TEA Assessment & Evaluation Methods 3

Question 1

A Texas principal must ensure that English Learners receive appropriate testing accommodations on STAAR. Which accommodation is specifically authorized for recently arrived EL students under TEA policy?

Accepted Answer

Use of a bilingual dictionary and extra testing time

Answer

TEA authorizes recently arrived ELs to use bilingual dictionaries (word-to-word) and extended time as standard linguistic accommodations on STAAR.

Question 2

A campus improvement team wants to use leading indicators rather than lagging indicators to monitor student progress throughout the year. Which measure is a leading indicator?

Accepted Answer

Six-week benchmark assessment results

Answer

Benchmark assessments administered during the school year are leading indicators because they provide actionable data before high-stakes outcomes are determined.

Question 3

When disaggregating STAAR data to fulfill the requirements of the Closing the Gaps domain, which student group must campuses report separately under Texas accountability?

Accepted Answer

Special education students, economically disadvantaged students, and ELs among others

Answer

The Closing the Gaps domain requires disaggregated reporting for student groups including special education, economically disadvantaged, ELs, and racial/ethnic subgroups.

Question 4

A principal is evaluating the technical quality of a new district benchmark assessment. Content validity is best established by:

Accepted Answer

Having curriculum experts verify that items align to assessed TEKS

Answer

Content validity requires expert review to confirm that test items adequately and accurately represent the intended content standards (TEKS).

Question 5

A special education student's IEP specifies assessment accommodations. Under IDEA and TEA guidelines, who is responsible for ensuring those accommodations are implemented during campus testing?

Accepted Answer

The campus principal, who ensures ARD decisions are implemented

Answer

The campus principal bears administrative responsibility for ensuring that all IEP accommodations, including those for assessment, are properly implemented on campus.

(TEA) Texas Education Agency Principal Certification Practice Test

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TEA Assessment & Evaluation Methods 3