Questar Test Accommodations 3

Question 1

Which accommodation allows a student with dyslexia to hear test questions read aloud?

Accepted Answer

Text-to-speech (TTS) or oral reading of items

Answer

Text-to-speech technology or a human reader reads test content aloud, helping students who struggle to decode written text.

Question 2

What is the purpose of a 'read-aloud' accommodation restriction on ELA reading passages?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the accommodation from measuring a skill the test is designed to assess

Answer

Reading aloud an ELA reading passage would undermine the measurement of the student's own reading comprehension ability, which is a tested skill.

Question 3

A student with ADHD is allowed to take movement breaks during the Questar Test. This accommodation is classified as which type?

Accepted Answer

Scheduling/timing accommodation

Answer

Movement breaks relate to how the test session is timed and scheduled, making this a scheduling/timing accommodation.

Question 4

Which professional is responsible for ensuring that accommodations listed in a student's IEP are correctly implemented on test day?

Accepted Answer

The test administrator or proctor assigned to that student

Answer

The test administrator is directly responsible for implementing all approved accommodations during the test session.

Question 5

If a student's accommodation is accidentally omitted on test day, what should the test administrator do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Document the error and immediately contact the district testing coordinator

Answer

Documenting and reporting the error to the district coordinator preserves the integrity of the process and allows the issue to be addressed appropriately.

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Questar Test Accommodations 3