Professional Standards and Ethics Flashcards

A student becomes ill partway through a MAP session. What is the appropriate action?

Answer: Follow the manual's procedures for pausing and resuming the test

The manual provides standardized procedures for emergencies and interruptions.

Posting an 'Inspirational Math Formulas' poster during a math MAP test is:

Answer: An irregularity, because displayed content that could help students must be covered or removed

Instructional materials that could help students answer items must be covered or removed during testing.

Which action best shows professional integrity in reporting assessment data?

Answer: Reporting results accurately even when they are unfavorable

Ethical educators report data honestly and completely.

Excluding a low-performing student from MAP testing to raise school averages is:

Answer: Unethical and against participation requirements

Eligible students must be included, and manipulating who participates distorts accountability data.

An English learner is eligible for an allowable language support on MAP. The teacher should make sure the support:

Answer: Is used consistently with district policy and MAP guidelines

Allowable EL supports must follow established guidelines so the tested construct stays the same.

After testing ends, secure MAP paper materials should be:

Answer: Counted and returned to the building coordinator following chain-of-custody procedures

Chain-of-custody procedures make sure every secure document is accounted for.

A teacher reviews the content of a test item while monitoring students in order to adjust next year's instruction. This is:

Answer: A security violation, because test administrators should not study secure items

Test administrators should monitor students without reading or studying secure item content.