GMAS GMAS - Georgia Milestones Assessment System Special Populations and Accommodations

Question 1

Which document outlines the testing accommodations a student with a disability may receive on the GMAS?

Accepted Answer

Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan

Answer

Gifted Education Plan

Answer

Student Growth Plan

Answer

Personal Learning Plan

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an allowable GMAS testing accommodation for a student with a visual impairment?

Accepted Answer

Large-print test booklet

Answer

Having another student read aloud answers

Answer

Substituting an alternative assessment

Answer

Skipping certain test sections

Question 3

What accommodation may be provided to English Learners (ELs) taking the GMAS?

Accepted Answer

Access to an approved bilingual word-to-word dictionary

Answer

Full test translation into the student's native language

Answer

Exemption from all GMAS testing

Answer

Extended time equal to double the standard time

Question 4

How long may a recently arrived English Learner (EL) be exempt from GMAS ELA assessments?

Accepted Answer

Up to one year after first enrolling in a US school

Answer

Three years

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They are never exempt

Answer

For their entire time in EL services

Question 5

Which Georgia document guides schools on providing GMAS accommodations to English Learners?

Accepted Answer

LIEP (Language Instruction Educational Program) plan or EL Plan

Answer

IEP

Answer

504 Plan

Answer

Gifted Education Plan

Question 6

Which of the following best describes a 'presentation accommodation' on the GMAS?

Accepted Answer

Changing how test content is delivered to the student, such as text-to-speech

Answer

Allowing the student to skip questions

Answer

Changing what content is tested

Answer

Giving the student extra days to complete the test