GMAS - Georgia Milestones Assessment System Special Populations and Accommodations Flashcards

What is the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) and who takes it?

Answer: An alternate GMAS for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

The Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) is administered instead of the standard GMAS to students with the most significant cognitive disabilities whose IEP teams determine the alternate assessment is appropriate.

What percentage of the total student population may take an alternate assessment like the GAA under federal guidelines?

Answer: No more than 1%

Federal regulations cap the number of students who may take an alternate assessment at no more than 1% of the total assessed student population.

Which of the following is an example of a 'response accommodation' for a GMAS student with a motor disability?

Answer: Allowing the student to dictate answers to a scribe

A response accommodation changes how a student provides answers — for example, dictating to a scribe is appropriate for students who cannot write due to a motor disability.

Extended time is classified as which type of GMAS accommodation?

Answer: Timing and scheduling accommodation

Extended time falls under timing and scheduling accommodations, which adjust the amount of time or schedule under which a student takes the assessment.

Which accommodation allows a student with a disability to take the GMAS in a separate, smaller room?

Answer: Setting accommodation

A setting accommodation changes where the student takes the test, such as a separate room with fewer distractions, which may benefit students with certain disabilities.

What must an IEP team consider before approving a GMAS accommodation for a student?

Answer: Whether the accommodation is used in the student's everyday instruction and classroom testing

Accommodations must be consistent with what the student uses in daily instruction and classroom assessments — GMAS accommodations should not be introduced only for testing.