M-STEP Test Administration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student arrives 45 minutes late to the M-STEP session. What should the test administrator do?
- Allow the student to begin immediately and give full remaining time
- Deny entry since the student missed more than 30 minutes
- Allow the student to begin but only with the remaining scheduled time (Correct answer)
- Send the student to the office and reschedule for a makeup session
Correct answer: Allow the student to begin but only with the remaining scheduled time
Late-arriving students may be admitted but only receive the remaining scheduled testing time, not additional time.
Question 2: Which of the following materials must be collected from all students BEFORE the M-STEP session begins?
- Pencils and erasers
- Cell phones and electronic devices (Correct answer)
- Student ID cards
- Permission slips
Correct answer: Cell phones and electronic devices
Cell phones and all personal electronic devices must be collected or secured before testing begins to prevent cheating.
Question 3: During online M-STEP testing, the testing platform freezes on a student's screen. What is the FIRST action the test administrator should take?
- Restart the student's computer immediately
- Note the issue and contact the technology coordinator (Correct answer)
- End the test session for that student
- Allow the student to use a paper-based test instead
Correct answer: Note the issue and contact the technology coordinator
The test administrator should document the issue and contact the technology coordinator rather than attempting to fix it independently.
Question 4: A student with a documented accommodation for extended time is in a room with students who do not have extended time. What is the best practice?
- Allow all students extra time so no one feels singled out
- Separate the student with extended time into an appropriate accommodation setting (Correct answer)
- Have the student finish when the other students finish
- Provide extended time only if the student requests it during the test
Correct answer: Separate the student with extended time into an appropriate accommodation setting
Students with extended time accommodations should be placed in a separate setting where the accommodation can be properly administered.
Question 5: What must an M-STEP test administrator do if they suspect a student is cheating during the test?
- Immediately invalidate the student's test and remove them from the room
- Quietly observe and document the behavior, then report to the building test coordinator (Correct answer)
- Warn the student verbally and allow them to continue
- Stop the entire session and inform all students
Correct answer: Quietly observe and document the behavior, then report to the building test coordinator
Administrators should observe and document suspected cheating and report it to the building test coordinator rather than taking immediate punitive action.
Question 6: Which statement about the M-STEP test administrator's role regarding answer choices is CORRECT?
- Administrators may clarify the meaning of answer choices if a student asks
- Administrators may reread questions but must never discuss answer choices (Correct answer)
- Administrators may point to the correct answer if a student is clearly confused
- Administrators must direct all questions to the district assessment coordinator
Correct answer: Administrators may reread questions but must never discuss answer choices
Test administrators may reread test questions as an accommodation but must not interpret, explain, or discuss answer choices.
Question 7: How should scratch paper be handled at the end of an M-STEP testing session?
- Allow students to keep it as a study resource
- Shred it immediately in the testing room
- Collect and securely destroy all scratch paper after the session (Correct answer)
- File it with the student's test record for the year
Correct answer: Collect and securely destroy all scratch paper after the session
All scratch paper must be collected from students and securely destroyed after each testing session to protect test security.
M-STEP Test Administration 2
A student arrives 45 minutes late to the M-STEP session.
What should the test administrator do?