FAST - Florida State Assessment Readiness FAST Assessment Administration Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following actions is strictly prohibited for a Test Administrator during a live FAST testing session?
- Walking around the room to monitor student progress.
- Assisting a student with logging into the secure browser.
- Using a personal cell phone to time the test session. (Correct answer)
- Reading the general test script directions aloud to students.
Correct answer: Using a personal cell phone to time the test session.
Test security protocols strictly forbid the use of personal electronic devices, including cell phones, by Test Administrators in the testing room to prevent potential security breaches. All other listed actions are standard and appropriate duties for a Test Administrator.
Question 2: A student with an IEP is approved for the text-to-speech accommodation for their FAST ELA Reading assessment. When the student begins the test, the Test Administrator notices the accommodation is not enabled in the testing platform. What is the most appropriate first step for the Test Administrator to take?
- Tell the student to continue without the accommodation to avoid a disruption.
- Read the test passages and questions aloud to the student.
- Pause the student's test, stop the session for that student, and immediately contact the School Assessment Coordinator. (Correct answer)
- Allow the student to use a separate text-to-speech software on their device.
Correct answer: Pause the student's test, stop the session for that student, and immediately contact the School Assessment Coordinator.
If a prescribed accommodation is not available or functioning correctly, the Test Administrator must pause the test and contact the School Assessment Coordinator. The coordinator is responsible for ensuring accommodations are correctly assigned before testing continues. Reading the test aloud without authorization or using unapproved software would be a security violation.
Question 3: Before students can log in to a FAST assessment using their test tickets, what is the required action a Test Administrator must complete in the Test Administrator Interface?
- Administer a practice test to all students.
- Start the specific test session that students will be joining. (Correct answer)
- Verify each student's home address and phone number.
- Submit the final scores for the previous testing window.
Correct answer: Start the specific test session that students will be joining.
The Test Administrator must first log into the Test Administrator Interface and explicitly start the testing session. This action 'opens' the session, allowing students' login credentials from their test tickets to be authenticated so they can begin the test.
Question 4: During a FAST Mathematics assessment, a proctor observes a student using a smartwatch with a calculator function. The Test Administrator is notified, secures the device, and reports the incident to the School Assessment Coordinator. This situation will most likely result in which outcome for the student's test?
- The student's test score will be invalidated. (Correct answer)
- The student will be given extra time to compensate for the disruption.
- The student's test will be paused and resumed the next day.
- The student will be moved to a different room to finish the test.
Correct answer: The student's test score will be invalidated.
Using an unapproved electronic device, such as a smartwatch, is a form of cheating and a severe breach of test security. The standard procedure for such an incident is to invalidate the student's test for that administration.
Question 5: A student is taking a FAST assessment when their computer freezes. The student raises their hand to notify the Test Administrator. What should be the Test Administrator's immediate course of action?
- Tell the student to wait quietly until all other students have finished their tests.
- Invalidate the student's test due to a technical malfunction.
- Instruct the student to write down their answers on paper until the issue is resolved.
- Attempt to resolve the issue by rebooting the computer or moving the student to a new workstation to resume the test. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Attempt to resolve the issue by rebooting the computer or moving the student to a new workstation to resume the test.
For technical issues like a frozen computer, the Test Administrator's manual outlines procedures for troubleshooting. This typically involves restarting the device or moving the student to a functional computer. The test is designed to be resumed from the point of interruption once the student logs back in.
Question 6: According to the Florida Department of Education's standard procedures, which of the following materials must be provided to all students for a computer-based FAST Mathematics assessment?
- Scratch paper. (Correct answer)
- A handheld four-function calculator.
- Graph paper.
- A printed multiplication table.
Correct answer: Scratch paper.
Test administration policies state that scratch paper must be provided to all students taking a FAST Mathematics test. While some grade levels are permitted to use online or handheld calculators, it is not a universally provided material for all grades, whereas scratch paper is.
FAST - Florida State Assessment Readiness FAST Assessment Administration Questions and Answers
Which of the following actions is strictly prohibited for a Test Administrator during a live FAST testing session?