NYSTCE ATAS Assessment Skills 3

Question 1

When reviewing a student's portfolio, the TA should understand that the PRIMARY purpose of a portfolio is to:

Accepted Answer

Show a collection of student work that demonstrates growth over time

Answer

Portfolios compile student work samples across time to illustrate progress and learning rather than serve as a single snapshot.

Question 2

A student with an IEP receives extended time on assessments. The TA administering the test should:

Accepted Answer

Provide the extended time as specified in the IEP without requiring the student to request it

Answer

IEP accommodations are legally mandated and must be consistently implemented as written, not left to student discretion.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of informal assessment?

Accepted Answer

Observation of a student during a small group activity

Answer

Informal assessments like observation, questioning, and discussion occur naturally during instruction without formal scoring procedures.

Question 4

A TA is asked to record how many times a student calls out without raising their hand during a 30-minute lesson. This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

Event recording (frequency count)

Answer

Event recording counts each occurrence of a specific behavior, making it suitable for discrete, countable behaviors like calling out.

Question 5

Norm-referenced tests are PRIMARILY designed to:

Accepted Answer

Compare an individual student's performance to a larger reference group

Answer

Norm-referenced tests rank students relative to a normative sample, showing how a student performs compared to peers.

NYSTCE ATAS - NYSTCE Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills Practice Test