LAC 28:XI.5303. Definitions [Formerly LAC 28:CXI.303]

Access—physically handling secure test materials, including reading, reviewing, or analyzing test items or student responses, either before, during, or after testing, except where providing approved accommodations. Cheating—a test security violation committed by an educator in order to alter student or school assessment results by inappropriately accessing secure test materials in violation of Bulletin 118, LAX 28:XI. Chapter 53. Erasure—erasing answers on paper and pencil test, as well as changing answers online. Oath of Security—attestation that a test administrator has received required testing procedure training and vows to comply with all policies set forth. Secure Materials—test materials that contain test items or student responses and to which access is restricted. Secure test materials include: 1. student test booklets; 2. student answer documents; 3. student log-in information; and 4. any other materials that contain test items or student responses. Test Security Violation—actions(s) committed by an educator during the handling or administration of secure materials that compromises the validity of assessment results and may result in voiding test scores. Testing Irregularity—an error in test handling or administration that compromises reliability regarding the security of the test or the accuracy of the test data.