2. OBJECTIVES
1) Review GA DOE Testing Code of Conduct
2) CRCT (criterion)Testing Ethics
3) CogAT (standardized) Testing Ethics
4) Discussion about the difference of the
two
5) A quick look at how the current testing
culture has impacted Forsyth County’s
Gifted Education Testing
6. Erasures on
Student Answer
Sheets are NOT
Unethical!
Clean up of stray marks and
smudges is a requirement for
accurate scoring!
7. ACTUAL CASES
The educator was in and out of the
classroom, leaving student CRCT test
booklets unsecured in the classroom.
Students were present in the classroom
at the time and CRCT material was
compromised during the time frame in
question.
20 Day Suspension
7
8. The educator deviated from the script when
she administered the CRCT reading exam to 2nd
grade students. The educator reread each test
question more times than was authorized,
paraphrased the script, and provided hints to
the students.
30 Day Suspension
8
9. RECENT TESTING INVESTIGATIONS
Look no further than the recent events
involving 178 (teachers, paraprofessionals,
administrators in Atlanta Public Schools
(APS) as reported by the Atlanta Journal
Constitution. Numerous PSC sanctions are
anticipated.
11. A MAJOR CONCERN OF THE PSC
Testing violations will initiate a comprehensive
investigation by the PSC.
For specific information, please refer to the Georgia
Department of Education’s current Student Assessment
Handbook located at the GA DOE. Any school employee
involved in any form of testing should read this
handbook.
GA Student Assessment Handbook 2012-2013
12. UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE NEWS…
Would you pay someone to take a teacher
education exam like the PRAXIS or the
GACE?
It does happen!
Teachers Embroiled in Test-Taking Fraud
13. WHAT ABOUT THE COGAT?
So far, we have learned about ethical
practices on State Assessments.
What are the ethical practices when giving a
standardized test such as the CogAT?
GAE The Code of Ethics on Standardized
Testing
14. DISCUSSION
Parent: “I want my child in the gifted
program. How can I teach my child the
test?”
Let’s look at…
(Drum roll please…)
16. IN TODAY’S TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD…
Can testing of any kind truly be immune
from…
Unethical behavior?
Cheating?
Bias?
17. HOW HAS THE CURRENT TESTING
CULTURE IMPACTED GIFTED
TESTING IN FORSYTH COUNTY?
In other words, why is it taking so long to
get kids qualified for the gifted program?
18. OLD WAY NEW WAY
Multiple testing windows. Three testing windows.
G/T teachers had direct School Test Coordinator (STC)
access to test materials. must order specific quantities of
tests from the CO.
G/T Lead Teacher was STC must go to RAC to pick up
responsible for test tests. They must be secured
security and accountability. upon arrival to the school.
G/T teachers could score Tests are sent to Riverside to be
and norm tests in school and scored and normed. This usually
shortly after students took takes at least three weeks.
tests. The Torrance Test of Creative
Thinking takes approximately 7
The testing process was weeks to return.
fluid. This means that the If a Tier 2 test is needed, the
G/T teacher could STC must submit a required
administer all four tests form to the County Gifted
within a month or two. Coordinator and the County Test
Coordinator as proof and
reasoning for a Tier 2 Test.
20. POWER POINT MADE BY LISA K. STARK
Valdosta State University
Leadership Program
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