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Assessment
& Placement
Academic
Course Testing - Faculty Guide |
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Faculty may arrange
for students to take makeup, retake, and special-accommodations tests
in the Assessment Centers. With permission, students who have documented
disabilities or are enrolled in online courses may take all of their
tests in the Assessment Centers, if necessary.
Locations
and Hours of Operation
General Information
- Students take
makeup, retake, and special-accommodation tests in the Assessment
Center. However, if they have documented disabilities or are enrolled
in "distance-learning" courses, they may take all of their
tests in the Assessment Center.
- Inform your students
in advance as to when your tests will be available in the Assessment
Center (begin/end dates), how much time you have allotted, and what
aids (notes, calculators, diskettes, etc.) they should bring.
- Make sure your
students know how to contact you if they have questions about your
test(s).
- Current students must present their current MC photo ID. New students must present a US government issued photo ID, school ID or an international passport.
- Assessment Center
staff cannot accept homework assignments or special projects from
your students.
- For your protection and that of your students, all testing rooms are monitored by a surveillance system.
Submission
of Test Request Forms (TRFs) and Academic Tests
(Please note: the test drop-off and delivery instructions differ in
Germantown.
Please read the Faculty Guide for
Germantown below.)
- Test Request
Forms (TRFs) obtained at the Assessment Centers are in duplicate and
a copy will be returned to you. If you use a TRF printed from this
website, a copy will not be returned. The "fillable" TRFs
can be brought up and saved in Adobe Reader, then instructions and
students may be entered on the form and printed. You may also save
the Word or EXCEL versions to your computer to avoid re-typing instructions
from test to test each semester.
- Complete and
submit a Test Request Form (TRF) providing details about your test.
It is important to provide all of the information requested, particularly
the names and last four digits of the social security numbers of the
students who are eligible to take the test. Either record the names
and last four digits in the designated space on the form or attach
an official class roster with the students' names and last four digits
highlighted.
- Type/write your
name at the top of each test. Provide one copy for each eligible student.
- Assessment Center
staff will adhere strictly to your written test instructions. Make
sure they have all of the information necessary to provide your students
with timely and efficient service. For example, specify extended testing
time for students with disabilities and identify any assistive-technology
equipment they may require.
- If detailed testing
instructions are necessary, provide a separate copy of the instructions
for your students to read and follow.
- To help ensure
the integrity of the College's academic testing program, we ask that
you (or your authorized designee) personally deliver your tests to
the Assessment Center. We cannot ensure the security or timely receipt
of confidential test materials that are mailed to the Center.
- To avoid any
inconvenience to your students and to ensure Assessment Center staff
has sufficient time to process your TRF(s), we ask that you submit
your test(s) at least one workday in advance of the authorized "begin
date."
- When the Center
is closed or your time is limited, you can deposit your TRF(s) and
tests in the drop-box located outside our front doors.
- Please give
each student you refer to the Assessment Center for testing a copy
of the Student Guide
for Using the Assessment Center.
Retrieval of
Academic Tests
Procedures may vary
from one Assessment Center to the other, depending upon staffing and
space constraints. Check in advance with the staff at the center you
plan to use.
- To ensure the
integrity of the College's academic testing program, staff will ask
that you sign/initial for each test returned to you. If you are a
new faculty member or you do not use the Assessment Center regularly,
staff may not recognize you and will request photo ID. Please be prepared
at all times to honor this request.
- If a designee
will retrieve your tests, note the person's name on the TRF or call
the Assessment Center in advance. Make sure the designee has photo
ID.
Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
- Indicate on the
TRF the specific testing accommodations required and authorized in
the DSS Accommodation Letter.
- If students require
assistive technology or a private testing room, please remind them
that they should make a reservation at least two workdays in advance.
Academic Integrity
Please advise your
students to maintain the College's standards relative to academic honesty.
Assessment Center staff members are required to document and report
any evidence of, or the appearance of, academic dishonesty. Student
failure to follow the Student
Code of Conduct could result in disciplinary action.
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