GMAS GMAS - Georgia Milestones Assessment System Special Populations and Accommodations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) and who takes it?
- An alternate GMAS for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (Correct answer)
- A voluntary assessment for gifted students
- An optional test for homeschooled students
- A supplemental test for English Learners
Correct 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.
Question 2: What percentage of the total student population may take an alternate assessment like the GAA under federal guidelines?
- No more than 1% (Correct answer)
- Up to 5%
- Up to 10%
- Up to 15%
Correct 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.
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of a 'response accommodation' for a GMAS student with a motor disability?
- Allowing the student to dictate answers to a scribe (Correct answer)
- Giving the student extra test booklets
- Reading questions aloud to the student
- Providing a calculator on non-calculator sections
Correct 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.
Question 4: Extended time is classified as which type of GMAS accommodation?
- Timing and scheduling accommodation (Correct answer)
- Presentation accommodation
- Response accommodation
- Setting accommodation
Correct 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.
Question 5: Which accommodation allows a student with a disability to take the GMAS in a separate, smaller room?
- Setting accommodation (Correct answer)
- Timing accommodation
- Response accommodation
- Presentation accommodation
Correct 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.
Question 6: What must an IEP team consider before approving a GMAS accommodation for a student?
- Whether the accommodation is used in the student's everyday instruction and classroom testing (Correct answer)
- Whether the accommodation will raise the student's score significantly
- Whether the accommodation is available in other states
- Whether the accommodation has been used for at least three years
Correct 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.
GMAS GMAS - Georgia Milestones Assessment System Special Populations and Accommodations 2
What is the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) and who takes it?