DRC DRC Accessibility and Accommodations 2

Question 1

Which accommodation involves a trained adult reading test questions aloud to a student during a DRC assessment?

Accepted Answer

Read-aloud accommodation

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Scribe accommodation

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Braille accommodation

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Response accommodation

Question 2

What is a 'scribe' accommodation in the context of DRC testing?

Accepted Answer

A trained adult records the student's verbally dictated or indicated responses

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A student writes answers on behalf of another student

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A software program auto-completes answers for the student

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A teacher explains questions to the student during testing

Question 3

Why must accommodations used on state assessments align with accommodations used in daily classroom instruction, according to best practices endorsed by DRC and state agencies?

Accepted Answer

To ensure the student is familiar with the accommodation and it reflects genuine instructional need

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To reduce the cost of providing accommodations

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To allow all students to use the same accommodations

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To satisfy federal reporting requirements for accommodation expenditures

Question 4

Which population, in addition to students with IEPs or 504 Plans, may qualify for accommodations on DRC assessments?

Accepted Answer

English Learners (ELs) as defined by federal and state policy

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Students who scored below average on the prior year's test

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Students who missed more than 10 days of school

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Students whose parents have requested extra time

Question 5

What is a 'setting accommodation' in the context of DRC-administered assessments?

Accepted Answer

Administering the test in a separate room or with reduced distractions

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Changing the content of the test based on where the student goes to school

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Allowing the student to set their own testing schedule over multiple weeks

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Providing a different scoring rubric for students with disabilities

Question 6

When a DRC assessment includes an embedded zoom/magnification tool, which students is it primarily designed to support?

Accepted Answer

Students with low vision who need to enlarge text or images on screen

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Students with hearing impairments

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Students with cognitive disabilities

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Students who are gifted and need enrichment content

Question 7

Which term describes the process DRC uses to review and verify that submitted accommodation codes for a student match authorized documentation before testing begins?

Accepted Answer

Pre-administration eligibility verification

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Item calibration

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Content mapping

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Score equating