Understanding
SBAC Results
CAASPP – California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
Tran Keys, Ph.D.
Research & Evaluation, Santa Ana USD
DAC DELAC– September 21, 2015
V6-20150916-3pm
Thank you for having us back!
• DAC DELAC presentation “Testing ABC’s” on March 30, 2015
• Today’s focus is understanding the Student Score Report (Parents will receive in the mail)
2
A Balanced Assessment
System
Summative
assessments
Benchmarked to
college and career
readiness
Common
Core State
Standards
specify
K-12
expectations
for college
and career
readiness
Educator resources
for
formative
assessment
practices
to improve instruction
Teachers and
schools have
information and
tools they need to
improve teaching
and learning
All
students
leave
high
school
college
and
career
ready
Interim
assessments
Flexible, open, used
for actionable
feedback
Source: 2014 Assessment & Accountability Information Meeting/Smarter Balanced Assessments,
Linda Hooper, 10/6/14
3
How the Online Smarter Balanced
Assessments Are Different from
Previous California Tests
The new Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments are very different from
previous California tests in several ways:
 They are aligned with California’s new content standards for English
language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics.
 They reflect the critical thinking and problem solving skills that students
will need to be ready for college and the 21 st century job market.
 They are taken on a computer and are adaptive, which means that during
the test, the questions will become more or less difficult based on how the
student performs. If the student answers a question correctly, the next
question may be more challenging; if the student answers it incorrectly,
the next question may be less difficult.
 They provide many more supports for students who need them, including
students learning English and students with disabilities.
4
New Standards and Tests:
Challenging for Schools to
Teach and Students to Learn
California is raising the bar for good reason―students need
strong math and reading skills to graduate ready for college and
a 21st century career.
These new tests are more rigorous than the old, multiple choice
exams. Students must now:
 Explain how they solve problems
 Think critically
 Write analytically
5
How Student Performance is
Reported on the Smarter
Balanced Assessments
Overall Score and Achievement Level
For each grade level and subject area, students receive a score from 2000 to
3000. The overall score falls into one of four achievement levels:
 Standard Exceeded: The student has exceeded the achievement standard and
demonstrates advanced progress toward mastery of the knowledge and skills
needed for likely success in future coursework.
 Standard Met: The student has met the achievement standard and
demonstrates progress toward mastery of the knowledge and skills needed for
likely success in future coursework.
 Standard Nearly Met: The student has nearly met the achievement standard
and may require further development to demonstrate the knowledge and skills
needed for likely success in future coursework.
 Standard Not Met: The student has not met the achievement standard and
needs substantial improvement to demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed
for likely success in future coursework.
6
Achievement Level
Descriptors
Standard Exceeded
Standard
Met
Standard
Nearly Met
Standard
Not Met
Needs substantial
improvement for
success in future
coursework.
Demonstrates
advanced
progress toward
mastery.
Demonstrates
progress
toward
mastery.
May require further
development for
success in future
coursework.
7
Find more information about Achievement Level Descriptors on the CDE Smarter
Balanced Assessment System Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/index.asp.
8
Claims
Within English
Language
Arts/Literacy:
Within
Mathematics:
Reading
Concepts &
Procedures
Writing
Problem Solving
& Data Analysis
Speaking and
Listening
Communicating
Reasoning
Research/In
quiry
8
How Reports Are Used
Results from the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments
provide one piece of information about a student’s academic
performance that can:
 Help facilitate conversations between parents/guardians and
teachers about student performance.
 Serve as a tool to help parents/guardians and teachers work
together to improve student learning.
 Help schools and school districts identify strengths and areas
that need improvement in their educational programs.
 Provide the public and policymakers with information about
student achievement.
9
CAASPP Baseline Results
Web Site
 Complete statewide, county, district and school baseline results
 Drop-down search functions
 Common graphics and result displays for ease of use
CAASPP results are located on the CDE Web page at http://caaspp.cde.ca.gov/.
10
SAUSD Overall Results:
Both Graphics and Tables
*Preliminary Results
11
SAUSD Claim Results:
English Language Arts/Literacy
*Preliminary Results
12
SAUSD Claim Results:
Mathematics
*Preliminary Results
13
A comprehensive online
resource: CAASPP Parent Guides
•
Subject by subject, grade by grade sample questions.
•
Sample items explain academic standards being addressed.
•
Examples note the kinds of questions students must answer correctly to
reach each achievement level.
The Parent Guides are posted on the CDE CAASPP Web page at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/index.asp?tabsection=3#ssr.
*Currently, no Spanish language version
14
Parent Guide: Sample Grade 3
Mathematics Question
15
Understanding Baseline
CAASPP Scores
• Grading and Reporting
• Score reports will be mailed to parents in End of September to Mid-October 2015
•
•
•
Overall Scores: Each student will receive an overall score for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics,
expressed as a number between 2000 and 3000
Achievement Levels: Each overall score falls into one of four achievement levels: standard not met, standard nearly
met, standard met, and standard exceeded
• ELA: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Research/Inquiry
• Math: Concepts and Procedures, Problem Solving and Data Analysis, Communicating Reasoning
SBAC scores cannot be compared to the previous CST/CMA scores because they are different tests
FORMER TEST
Levels: 5 levels
Score: 150 600
SBAC TEST
Levels: 4 levels
Score: up to
3000
16
SBAC – Sample Score
Report
17
SBAC – Student Score
Report Guide - English
18
SBAC – Student Score
Report Guide - Spanish
19
SBAC – Student Score
Report Guide - Vietnamese
20
SBAC – Understanding Your
Child’s Score Report
Videos in English and Spanish have been posted on the
California Department of Education’s website
The videos will help you and your child learn about California’s new Student Score
Report of year-end standardized test results
Click on the picture to access either the English or Spanish
video
English Video
Spanish Video
21
A Test Score is Just One
Part of a Larger Picture
• CAASPP scores provide a key measure of how students
are doing—whether they need more help or should be
accelerated.
• Yet as important as they are, ultimately tests are just one
way to assess the progress of students—like a report
card or grades on class assignments. An academic
check-up, these tests are simply one tool for teachers to
gauge what students know.
22
SAUSD - CAASPP/SBAC
Parent Webpage (1 of 3)
23
SAUSD - CAASPP/SBAC
Parent Webpage (2 of 3)
24
SAUSD - CAASPP/SBAC
Parent Webpage (3 of 3)
http://www.sausd.us/Page/31468
25
Other Resources and
Information
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/
CAASPP: http://caaspp.org/
SBAC Parent Information Page: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/parents-students/
Helpful Links:
• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/sbvideo.asp: a short video (2:56) from CDE explaining
how the SBAC fits into the CAASPP System
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQi4qlOCrmk&feature=youtu.be: a short video
(3:38) from CDE explaining the Individual Student Score Report
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZPqZeHXs6k&feature=youtu.be: Spanish version of
the video above (4:35)
• http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sampleitemsandperformancetasks/: view sample SBAC
questions in ELA and math
• http://www.smarterbalanced.org/practicetest/: practice taking the practice/training
tests (this is also on our R&E page on the public website)
• http://www.sausd.us/Page/29626: link to access the practice/training tests from our R&E
page on the public website
26
THANK YOU
Questions?
Research and Evaluation
Santa Ana Unified School District
(714) 558-5850
27