TEST ETHICS AND SECURITYJanuary 30, 2015

Session Goals

Overview of Kansas Assessment Program (KAP)

Review test security and ethical practices related to the KAP.

Develop an understanding of what is new and what has changed with KAP.

Housekeeping

In order to receive credit for training (and be eligible to participate in administering the assessments), you must sign the agreement and return it to your principal.

I will check with principals because the district must also have a list approved to help with testing

High school test for math and ELA moves to 10th grade

Multidisciplinary Performance Task (MDPT)

Performance Task in math Performance Task in history/government

will be MDPT, even if prompts are science

Changes for 2015

Math, ELA, Science, MDPT, History/Government March 9 to May 8 District deadline is 1 week before the hard close date of May

15 DLM

November 10 to December 20 January 5 to March 16 March 16 to May 15

KELPA-P February 3 to May 1

cPass October 1 to May 15

Plan early – more days to schedule

Testing Window

Math, ELA, Science, History/Government, MDPT Students entering on or after March 7 need

not test DLM

Students entering on or after December 31 need not test

KELPA-P All students must test, regardless of entry

date

“Need Not Test” Date

Math, Science No exemption; arrival after March 9, 2014 (last school

year) counts for participation only ELA, History/Government

Arrival after March 9, 2014 (last school year) need not take ELA or H/G; must take KELPA-P

DLM Follows rules for content areas

KELPA-P All ELL students must take

Newcomers Exceptions

Purpose

Test security is essential to obtain reliable and valid scores for accountability purposes. Accordingly, KSDE must take every step to assure the security and confidentiality of the state test materials.

It is the responsibility of individuals who develop the tests, who administer the tests, and those who use the results to follow test security laws, regulations, and procedures.

Theme

Do not do or say anything that will give any student or students an advantage in testing.

District Test CoordinatorResponsibilities

Oversee test security for the entire district. Establish and implement test security and ethics

procedures for the district. Train building-level personnel annually before testing

begins. Establish procedures to document which individuals

have received the training. Keep documentation and entry procedures on

accommodations. Documentation must also be kept at the building level.

Establish procedures to determine who has access to the Educator Portal (KITE).

Establish local reactivation procedures. Report any breach of test security to KSDE.

Educator Portal Roles

Different user roles are available. The district test coordinator determines role assignments.

Per state policy, teachers may not print tickets or reactivate student tests.

When logging into the Portal you are agreeing to “follow rules and protocols for test security and ethics.”

www.ksassessments.org

Accommodations

Accommodations are entered in the Personal Needs Profile

They apply to all tests the student takes They must be documents with a formal

plan and be a regular part of instruction

Materials

Except where explicitly allowed in the Test Administration Manual, electronic materials used during the assessment may not be printed or created.

Therefore, each building has established procedures for obtaining materials necessary for test administration, distributing them to teachers, and establishing procedures for returning and shredding test materials (i.e. tickets, braille, large print, etc.) upon completion of the test.

Storage/Reproduction

No one may store or save any test items on computers or any other storage device.

Test items may not be shared via email or other file sharing systems.

They may not be reproduced by any means.

Reactivation

Reactivation of students is allowed in the district in the following circumstances: Reactivation may be done by the building

principal or test coordinator There must be a witness Per KSDE, teachers may not reactivate at any

time Record the reactivation in the building log.

Principals will receive the reactivation log in early March.

Logs will be periodically emailed to the district test coordinator

Reactivation, Cont.

Once a student has completed all test parts, only the district test coordinator can reactivate

Students will not be reactivated when all test parts are complete unless there are unanswered questions

Teachers should require that students show them the End Review Screen to avoid this problem

Students will not be reactivated in order to try to improve a score

Reactivation After Viewing Scores

Not an issue this year because we will not get scores until fall

Once scores are viewed, KSDE permission is required in order to reactivate. District test coordinator would initiate this conversation

If you feel there are circumstances that do not allow the collection of valid assessment data, notify your principal, who will contact me.

Breach of Test Security

Report any breach of test security, loss of materials, failure to account for materials, or any other deviation to district test coordinator

Together, we will report the breach to KSDE

Lee Jones, Assessment Coordinator, KSDE, 785-296-4349

Building Test Coordinators

Building test coordinator may not be a classroom teacher Responsible for test security within the building Follow procedures established by the district for all

aspects of testing Distribution and collection of all testing materials Store test materials (i.e. tickets, large print, braille) in a

secure, locked area before and between each test session and after testing

Distribute test materials immediately before each test session and collect materials immediately following each test session

Follow guidelines to destroy materials after the test Report any breach of security or other deviation

Test Proctors

Before testing begins, attend training and sign an agreement to abide by KSDE test security, ethics of testing, and regulations

Follow procedures outlined by district/building test coordinators

Follow test procedures outlined in examiner’s manual and from training

District expectation is two proctors in the room Remove or cover bulletin board displays and other

instructional material which may give assistance or advantage during testing

Follow district/building procedures for collecting and destroying tickets, students notes, scratch paper, etc. upon completion of each test part

Test Proctors

Actively monitor the testing environment by moving around the room

Teacher/proctor may not say or do anything that would let a student know whether an answer is correct

Teacher/proctor may not ask students how they got an answer

Teacher/proctor may not tell students to redo a specific item or to review any specific part of the test

Verify the End Review Screen upon completion of the test. Teacher/proctor may not go back and review questions with students

May not store or save test items or materials Report any breach of test security or any other deviation

Appropriate Testing PracticesFact Sheet

Verify that students are arranged so they are not sitting next to someone with the same test form and/or adequate spacing between test takers* *Note: Until we complete the 2014-15 tests,

arrangements to avoid students sitting next to each other with the same form are not possible for all sections of the test.

Therefore, it is important to be up and moving around the room to monitor students

Seating

iPad Security

We will pilot iPad testing this year Do not purchase the $0.99 app – it is not

the right one Coordinate with sysop and technology

department if you are in this situation

State Monitor Visits

State will monitor (visit) 5-10% of buildings

Combination of volunteers and random selections

We always volunteer 80% of visits are unannounced

Text-to-Speech

Again this year, no human readers. Read aloud must be done using the audio feature of the KITE system and headphones

Students must be registered for this feature in the PNP based on formal plans and use of read-alouds in regular classroom instruction

For students with this accommodation, you may not read anything to students except the directions

Calculator Policy – Revised October 1

Students taking the mathematics assessment will be required to use the online TI-84 calculator provided by KITE

Handheld calculators will not be permitted except as an accommodation documented on an IEP or 504.

In high school, a few items will require the use of functions on the graphing calculator to solve. The majority of items, however, for which a calculator is allowed, are items that could be done on scratch paper

Calculator

TI-84 is for grades 8 & 10 only Grades 6 & 7 will have access to a TI-30X

IIS Grades 3-5 – no calculator allowed Calculators must be cleared before and

after each testing session

Formula Sheets

Printed formula sheets are no longer allowed

Formulas and/or conversion factors will be available in items that are not directly assessing the knowledge of the formula or conversion factor

Manipulatives

Manipulatives routinely used in the classroom may be used by students on state assessments

The manipulative must be chosen by the student. Teacher many neither suggest a manipulative nor insist it be used

Students are allowed graph paper, blank paper Textbooks, dictionaries, other curricular

materials are not allowed Graphic organizers generated solely by student

on blank paper during the assessment are allowed

Aids During the MDPT

Commercially-made, teacher-made, or teacher-generated graphic organizers permitted under the following conditions: Individual students are selecting the use these graphic organizers

of their own volition (i.e. educators cannot require their use or coerce students to use them)

The graphic organizers are a tool used frequently during instruction

No content specific to the prompt is including in the graphic organizer

Students are permitted to use writing reference materials (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.) if they are typically made available during writing instruction, are selected by the student, and contain no content specific to the prompt

Note: Students currently not allowed to hand write answers and then key in.

Reporting Item Issues

If there are problems with testing items, report to district test coordinator, who will contact KSDE

It remains a secure item – do not email information or take a picture

Collect the following State ID number of student (not name – FERPA

violation) Content area and grade level of the test Form number or type (appears on student ticket) Test part and sequence number of the item (for

reading tests there might also be a passage number) Procedure is outlined on the Fact Sheet

Ethical Tests

The Golden Rule Test: Would I want people to do this to me? The Truth Test: Does this action represent the whole truth

and nothing but the truth? The What-If-Everybody-Did-This Test: Would I want

everyone to do this? Would I want to live in that kind of world? The Parents Test: How would may parents feel if they found

out I did this? What advice would they give me if I asked them if I should do it?

The Conscience Test: Does this go against my conscience? Will I feel guilty afterwards?

The Consequences Test: Might this action have bad consequences, such as damage to relationships or loss of self-respect, now or in the future? Might I come to regret doing this?

The Front Page Test: How would I feel if my actions were reported on the front page of the newspaper?

Test Security Resources

More test security resources are posted on KSDE’s website

Darren Dennis 805-7150 ddennis@gckschools.com