Professional Standards and Ethics Flashcards

Which body can discipline a Missouri educator's certificate for serious professional misconduct, including test fraud?

Answer: The Missouri State Board of Education

The State Board of Education has authority to suspend or revoke educator certificates.

A teacher reminds students to 'double-check your work' using only the scripted directions in the manual. This is:

Answer: Allowed because it follows the standardized script

Reading approved scripted language to all students is standardized and permitted.

Which situation is a conflict of interest during MAP administration?

Answer: A teacher administering the test to their own child without following district policy

Testing a relative can create bias, so districts often limit or require additional oversight for it.

When a teacher learns a student may have seen test content ahead of time, the best first step is to:

Answer: Document it and notify the building or district test coordinator

Suspected breaches should be documented and reported so DESE procedures can be followed.

Using MAP results as the only factor for a high-stakes decision about an individual student is discouraged because:

Answer: Sound practice uses multiple measures for important decisions

Professional testing standards recommend using multiple sources of evidence for consequential decisions.

A teacher posts students' individual MAP scores on a classroom bulletin board by name. This mainly violates:

Answer: Student privacy protections under FERPA

Publicly displaying identifiable student scores breaks student record privacy.

Which statement best describes the purpose of test security procedures for MAP?

Answer: To protect the validity and fairness of results for all students

Security keeps results accurate, comparable, and fair.