GMAS GMAS - Georgia Milestones Assessment System Special Populations and Accommodations 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document outlines the testing accommodations a student with a disability may receive on the GMAS?
- Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan (Correct answer)
- Gifted Education Plan
- Student Growth Plan
- Personal Learning Plan
Correct answer: Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan
Testing accommodations for students with disabilities are specified in the student's IEP or 504 Plan, which must be followed during GMAS administration.
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of an allowable GMAS testing accommodation for a student with a visual impairment?
- Large-print test booklet (Correct answer)
- Having another student read aloud answers
- Substituting an alternative assessment
- Skipping certain test sections
Correct answer: Large-print test booklet
Large-print test booklets are a standard allowable accommodation for students with visual impairments taking the GMAS.
Question 3: What accommodation may be provided to English Learners (ELs) taking the GMAS?
- Access to an approved bilingual word-to-word dictionary (Correct answer)
- Full test translation into the student's native language
- Exemption from all GMAS testing
- Extended time equal to double the standard time
Correct answer: Access to an approved bilingual word-to-word dictionary
English Learners may use an approved bilingual word-to-word dictionary as an accommodation during GMAS testing.
Question 4: How long may a recently arrived English Learner (EL) be exempt from GMAS ELA assessments?
- Up to one year after first enrolling in a US school (Correct answer)
- Three years
- They are never exempt
- For their entire time in EL services
Correct answer: Up to one year after first enrolling in a US school
Under federal and state policy, newly arrived ELs may be exempt from taking the GMAS ELA assessment for up to one year after first enrolling in a US school.
Question 5: Which Georgia document guides schools on providing GMAS accommodations to English Learners?
- LIEP (Language Instruction Educational Program) plan or EL Plan (Correct answer)
- IEP
- 504 Plan
- Gifted Education Plan
Correct answer: LIEP (Language Instruction Educational Program) plan or EL Plan
The Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP) or EL Plan documents the accommodations that English Learners are entitled to receive on state assessments including GMAS.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes a 'presentation accommodation' on the GMAS?
- Changing how test content is delivered to the student, such as text-to-speech (Correct answer)
- Allowing the student to skip questions
- Changing what content is tested
- Giving the student extra days to complete the test
Correct answer: Changing how test content is delivered to the student, such as text-to-speech
A presentation accommodation changes how test content is delivered — for example, using text-to-speech so a student hears questions read aloud.
GMAS GMAS - Georgia Milestones Assessment System Special Populations and Accommodations 1
Which document outlines the testing accommodations a student with a disability may receive on the GMAS?