North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills
Reporting Testing Irregularities
All testing irregularities must be reported to the school system test coordinator no later than five days from the date of the test administration. The Report of Testing Irregularity:
Part 1,must be completed and filed with the school system test coordinator within five days of the test administration. Different incidents must be documented on separate reports of testing irregularities even when the incidents
occur during the same test administration in the same room. For example, if one student becomes off-line and another student becomes ill during the administration, two separate
reports of testing irregularity must be filed by either the test administrator or the proctor. If the superintendent or school system test coordinator declares a misadministration, the school system must
complete both sides of the Report of Testing Irregularity form prior to sending both sides of the form to the regional accountability coordinator (RAC). All requested information on the form must be completed.
Examples of testing irregularities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Failing to follow the procedures;
- Failing to administer the test on the test date or during the testing window designated by the NCDPI Division of Accountability Services/North Carolina Testing Program;
- Failing to follow the test schedule procedures designated by the NCDPI Division of Accountability Services/North Carolina Testing Program;
- Not testing all eligible students (16 NCAC 6D .0306);
- Interpreting, explaining, or paraphrasing the test directions, test items (16 NCAC 6D .0306) or answer choices;
- Leaving students unsupervised with access to secure test materials;
- Allowing students to review secure test materials prior to the test administration;
- Giving students instruction related to the concepts measured by the tests on the morning of the test or during the test administration session;
- Failing to cover or remove classroom displays that provide information regarding the content being measured by the test or test-taking strategies;
- Paraphrasing, omitting, revising, or rewriting the script or the directions;
- Providing students with extra test administration time beyond the designated time specified in the Test Administrator’s Manual (unless a student with a disability or identified as limited English proficient is to receive the accommodation Scheduled Extended Time or Multiple Testing Sessions);
- Cheating;
- Illness during testing;
- School district personnel reads or tampers with (e.g., alters, changes, modifies, or resets) student responses to the test questions;
- Testing students with disabilities and/or students identified as limited English proficient who have the appropriate documentation in accordance with state policies when they should not participate in the test administration;
- Providing accommodations to students who are not eligible to receive them;
- Failing to follow appropriate procedures for providing testing accommodations;
- Failing to provide approved accommodations to the appropriate students; and
- School or district personnel permit access to the tests by a person(s) who do not have a legitimate need.
Misadministrations
School systems must monitor test administration procedures. According to 16 NCAC 6D .0302, if school officials discover any instance of improper administration and determine
that the validity of the test results has been affected, they must notify the local board of education. If the school system discovers any instance of an improper administration and determines that the validity
of the test results has been affected, a misadministration is declared. Only the superintendent and the school system test coordinator have the authority to declare misadministrations at the local level. All
misadministrations must be reported to the local board of education and the Regional Accountability Coordinator (RAC) using the appropriate documentation and appropriate notification procedure.
This file was modified on Wednesday, August 29, 2007; at 2:48:06 PM