California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Smarter Balanced
Interim Assessments: Part II
9–10 a.m.
January 28, 2015
Agenda
• Overview
• Administering the Interim Assessments
− Test Administrator View
− Student View
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Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System
Live Demonstration
Questions
Updates and Announcements
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Purpose
To inform local educational agency (LEA) CAASPP
Coordinators on how to administer the 2015
Smarter Balanced interim assessments and use
the interim assessment hand scoring module.
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Overview
Overview
Q: What are the Smarter Balanced Interim
assessments?
A: The interim assessments are one component of
the Smarter Balanced assessment system and
are designed to support teaching and student
learning throughout the year and provide
information to inform instruction. The items are
developed under the same conditions,
protocols, and review procedures as those used
in the summative assessments.
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Overview
Q: Are students required to take interim
assessments?
A: The interim assessments are optional, and are
recommended. They enable teachers to check
student progress throughout the year, providing
actionable information to inform instruction and
help students meet the challenge of collegeand career-ready standards.
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Overview
Two types of interim assessments:
1. Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs)
– English language arts/literacy (ELA) test and
performance task
– Mathematics test and performance task
2. Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)
– There are 5 to 17 IABs per grade and content
area
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Overview
Interim Comprehensive Assessments:
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Fixed form
Use the same blueprints and assess the same
standards as the summative assessments
Include the same item types and formats,
including performance tasks, as the summative
assessments
Yield overall scale scores, overall achievement
level designations, and claim score information
– Report on the same scale as the summative test
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Overview
Interim Assessment Blocks
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Fixed form
Focus on fewer sets of skills (e.g., Geometry)
Flexible; supports instruction and curriculum
Include the same item types and formats, including
classroom activities and performance tasks, as the
summative assessments
Yield overall information for each block
Results are reported as Below Standard, At/Near
Standard, and Above Standard
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Overview
Q: At which grade levels are the interim assessments
available?
A:
Student
Grade Level
Available ICAs and IABs for the
2014–15 School Year
K–2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Grade 3
Grade 3–4
Grade 3–5
Grade 4–6
Grade 5–7
Grade 6–8
Grade 7–High School
Grade 8–High School
Grade 8–High School
Grade 8–High School
Grade 8–High School
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Overview
Q: How can I administer an interim
assessment?
A: Interim tests are administered in the same way
as summative tests. The Test Administrator (TA)
must use the TA Interface (linked on
http://caaspp.org) and the student must log onto
the test through the secure browser.
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Overview
Q: How will the interim assessments be
scored?
A: Most responses are machine scored. All openended responses are hand scored by a TA
through the interim assessment hand scoring
module. The machine-scored results are held
until the open-ended portions of the test have
been hand scored and submitted. The results
are then combined to generate a student report.
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Systems Used for the
Interim Assessments
Requires TOMS logon
credentials
TOMS
1
Verify student
demographic data
Requires same logon
credentials used for the
Digital Library
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Test Administrator Interface
Administer assessments
Interim Hand Scoring System
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Hand score students’
constructed responses
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Data Warehouse
Receive and view student
interim assessment reports
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Systems Used for the Interims
Before you use the Interims:
− Teachers will need TA access to TOMS to
administer and hand score the interim
assessments.
 All TOMS users must sign and submit a security
affidavit.
– Teachers will use their Digital Library logon
credentials to access the Data Warehouse to
view student interim assessment reports.
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Administering the
Interim Assessments
Administering the Interim
Assessments
• Students must access the interim assessments
through the secure browser installed on their
testing device.
• TAs must access the TA Interface on a standard
Web browser through http://caaspp.org.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View
1. Select the [Test Administrator
Interface] button on the CAASPP
portal at http://caaspp.org.
2. Log onto the TA Interface
using your sign in credentials.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
3. Select the test category or grade and content
area.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
4. Select the test(s) for the test session.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
5. Create a test session by selecting the [Start
Session] button.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
6. Inform students of the Session ID.
– The system-generated Session ID appears in the
top-right center of the screen.
– TAs should write the test Session ID on the board or
another place where students can clearly see it.
7. Inform students of the test they are participating
in.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: Student View
Recommended: Launch secure browsers on testing
devices before students sit down to test.
8.Upon the launch of the secure browser, a Sign In
screen will appear. Students will log on.
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Confirmation Code: Student’s first
name as it appears in CALPADS.
State-SSID: “CA” followed by a hyphen
and the student’s Statewide Student
Identifier (SSID).
Session ID: Unique ID generated by
the TA on the TA Interface.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: Student View
(cont.)
9. Upon logging on, students will see the Is This You?
screen. Upon confirming the identification
information, students will select [Yes].
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: Student View
(cont.)
10. Upon selecting [Yes], the student will see the Your Tests
screen, which will display all grade-level tests that the
student is eligible to take.
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Note: Only the test(s) that the TA has activated in the
session will be selectable by the student.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: Student View
(cont.)
11.Upon selecting a test, the student will see a
message that indicates he or she is waiting for
TA approval.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
12.As students select tests, the tests will be
displayed in the Approvals list.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
13.Select the [Approvals (#)] button to access the
Approvals and Student Test Settings screen.
Ensure students have logged on to the correct test
and review students’ test settings by selecting the
[See/Edit Details] button.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
14.Upon selecting the [See/Edit Details] button, the
student’s test settings window will appear. Confirm
and/or adjust the student’s test settings by making
selections in the checkboxes and dropdown menus.
– Note: Universal tools, designated supports, and
accommodations are modifiable on the TA Interface
for the interim tests. However, only universal tools
will be modifiable on the TA Interface for the
summative tests.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
Student test settings window on the TA Interface:
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
15.Upon confirming a student’s test settings, select
[Set] to confirm and return to the list of students
awaiting approval or select [Set & Approve] to
confirm and approve students for testing.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: TA View (cont.)
16.Upon confirming that students have selected the
correct test(s) and appropriate test settings have
been set, approve students to begin testing.
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: Student View
(cont.)
17.After the TA has approved the student for testing,
the student will need to verify the test information
and settings on the Is This Your Test? screen
G03 Interim ELA Test (ICA)
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Administering the Interim
Assessments: Student View
(cont.)
18.To begin testing, the student will select [Yes,
Start My Test] button.
G03 Interim ELA Test (ICA)
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Interim Assessment Hand
Scoring System
Interim Assessment Hand Scoring
System Overview
• The Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System
allows local scoring of responses requiring
human scoring
• Two types of access to the system
– Scorer (Test Administrators)
– Score Manager (LEA CAASPP coordinators
and site coordinators)
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Interim Assessment Hand Scoring
System Rules
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Scorer (Test Administrator)
– Score, view, and reassign responses assigned to
them
– Access to responses only from tests they have
administered or items that have been assigned to
them
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Score manager (LEA CAASPP coordinators or site
coordinators)
– Score items, view, and reassign any response
– Access to responses from tests within their assigned
LEA or school site
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Logging In
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The Interim Hand Scoring System is part of the
connected suite of Single Sign-On systems (e.g.,
TOMS, TA Interface, Completion Reports, etc.)
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Hand Scoring System
Home Page
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Response List Table
Column
Name
Item
Session
Status
Assigned To
Score
Description
Name of the student
Name of the hand-scored item
ID of the session in which the student completed the test
containing this response
“Not Scored” indicates the response still needs to be
scored
“Tentatively Scored” indicates the response was
scored but still needs to be marked as complete
The Test Administrator to whom the response is
currently assigned
Select the button in this column to enter a score for the
response. If you are a Score Manager, you can only
enter scores for responses that are assigned to you.
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Filtering and Sorting
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Scoring Responses
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Scoring Responses (cont.)
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Completing Item Responses
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Reassigning Responses
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Live Demonstration
Questions?
Updates and
Announcements
Updates and Announcements
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Next Webcast: 2015 Online Test Administration
Workshop
– Date: January 28, 2015
– Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m.
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All archived Webcasts are viewable on the
CAASPP Training Web page at
http://caaspp.org/training/caaspp/index.html.
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Resources and Support
Help Desk Support
The California Technical Assistance Center
(CalTAC) is here to support all LEA CAASPP
coordinators!
Monday–Friday from 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PT
E-mail: caltac@ets.org
Phone: 800-955-2954
Web site: http://caaspp.org
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