Cambium Test Incident Reporting and Testing Irregularity Procedures

Question 1

Which event during a live testing session would be classified as a testing irregularity requiring formal documentation and reporting?

Accepted Answer

A proctor reads a test item aloud to a student who does not have a read-aloud accommodation

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Pause the student's test session in the Test Administrator Interface and contact the School Test Coordinator to determine whether responses were captured

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The District Test Coordinator, after receiving the incident details from the School Test Coordinator

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Collect the device, dismiss the student from the testing room per local policy, and document the incident for irregularity reporting

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

To allow the state education agency or coordinator to reconstruct what happened and make an informed decision about score validity

Answer

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.

Cambium Practice Test

Cambium Practice Test

Cambium Test Incident Reporting and Testing Irregularity Procedures