Cambium Test Incident Reporting and Testing Irregularity Procedures — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which event during a live testing session would be classified as a testing irregularity requiring formal documentation and reporting?
- A proctor reads a test item aloud to a student who does not have a read-aloud accommodation (Correct answer)
- A student pauses their test to use the restroom with proctor permission
- A student uses the online calculator tool on a calculator-permitted section
- A student's test session times out after the allowed session time expires
Correct answer: A proctor reads a test item aloud to a student who does not have a read-aloud accommodation
Reading a test item aloud to a student who does not have an authorized read-aloud accommodation constitutes improper proctor assistance — a testing irregularity that may compromise the validity of the student's score and must be reported through the appropriate state or district channels.
Question 2: When a student's testing device crashes mid-test and the student's responses may not have been saved, what is the correct immediate action for the proctor?
- Pause the student's test session in the Test Administrator Interface and contact the School Test Coordinator to determine whether responses were captured (Correct answer)
- Have the student immediately log back in and continue without reporting the incident
- Void the student's test and schedule a makeup session without notifying the coordinator
- Manually transcribe the student's remembered answers into a paper form for later entry
Correct answer: Pause the student's test session in the Test Administrator Interface and contact the School Test Coordinator to determine whether responses were captured
Device failures are a reportable irregularity. The proctor should pause the session via the TAI to prevent timeout, then escalate to the School Test Coordinator. Cambium's platform typically saves responses in real time, but the STC must verify this and document the incident regardless.
Question 3: Which party is typically responsible for submitting a formal testing irregularity report to the state education agency?
- The District Test Coordinator, after receiving the incident details from the School Test Coordinator (Correct answer)
- The individual proctor who witnessed the irregularity
- The student's classroom teacher
- The Cambium platform automatically submits irregularity reports when anomalies are detected
Correct answer: The District Test Coordinator, after receiving the incident details from the School Test Coordinator
In most Cambium-administered state assessment programs, the formal irregularity report flows up the chain: the proctor reports to the School Test Coordinator, who investigates and reports to the District Test Coordinator, who then submits the formal report to the state education agency within the required timeframe.
Question 4: A student is caught with an active cell phone during a testing session. According to standard Cambium testing security procedures, what must the proctor do?
- Collect the device, dismiss the student from the testing room per local policy, and document the incident for irregularity reporting (Correct answer)
- Issue a verbal warning, allow the student to continue testing, and make a note in the gradebook
- Immediately invalidate the test within the Cambium platform without further documentation
- Allow the student to finish the test but reduce their score by a standard penalty
Correct answer: Collect the device, dismiss the student from the testing room per local policy, and document the incident for irregularity reporting
An active cell phone during testing is a potential test security breach. Standard protocol requires the proctor to remove the device, stop the student's participation per local or state policy, and document the incident through the formal irregularity reporting process — the decision about score invalidation is made by the Test Coordinator or state agency, not the proctor.
Question 5: What is the purpose of documenting the exact timestamp and sequence of events in a testing irregularity report?
- To allow the state education agency or coordinator to reconstruct what happened and make an informed decision about score validity (Correct answer)
- To calculate how many minutes of testing time must be added to the student's session
- To automatically trigger a score appeal in the Cambium reporting system
- To identify which version of the Cambium Secure Browser was running at the time of the incident
Correct answer: To allow the state education agency or coordinator to reconstruct what happened and make an informed decision about score validity
Detailed documentation — including timestamps, room conditions, student and proctor names, and the exact sequence of events — gives reviewers the information needed to determine whether the incident affected test validity and whether a score should be suppressed, invalidated, or allowed to stand.
Question 6: If a School Test Coordinator realizes after the testing window closes that an irregularity was never reported, what should they do?
- Report the irregularity to the District Test Coordinator immediately, explaining the delay, so it can be escalated to the state if needed (Correct answer)
- Take no action, since the testing window is closed and the student's score has already been processed
- Amend the student's TIDE record to flag the test as invalid without contacting the state
- Notify the classroom teacher to adjust the student's grade to compensate for the irregularity
Correct answer: Report the irregularity to the District Test Coordinator immediately, explaining the delay, so it can be escalated to the state if needed
Late discovery of an unreported irregularity must still be reported through the proper chain. States typically require documentation of any incident that may have affected test validity, even if discovered after the window closes, because score invalidation decisions can still be made during the review period.
Cambium Test Incident Reporting and Testing Irregularity Procedures
Which event during a live testing session would be classified as a testing irregularity requiring formal documentation and reporting?