Transitioning from STAR to CAASPP
DATE
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Math and
English Language
Arts
CST/CMA Science
Grades
3 - 8
Identified Special
Education Students
Math and English
Language Arts
Grades
5 & 8
Grades
2- 8
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April 7 – May 16 Smarter Balanced Field Test Window
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A field test is not designed to be a valid and reliable measure of student achievement; rather, it is designed to help the test developers evaluate whether the tests, individual items, and the technology platform work as intended before the first operational administration.
— Deborah S. Delisle
U.S. Department of Education
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• Students will have hands-on experience with the functionality of a computer-based assessment.
• Teachers and administrators will gain valuable exposure to administration logistics during a trial run.
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Local educational agencies (LEAs) will benefit from having learned where technology gaps may exist, and then can fully prepare for operational assessments .
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CA TAM 7, 29-30
• Grades 3–8
• All students except:
• CAPA
• EL less than 12 months do not test in
ELA but do test in math
• (R&E to provide translation of SAY
Boxes upon request)
• Parent exemptions
• Signed parent letters
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• Test will be approximately 3.5-4.5 hours long though it is untimed
• No paper-and-pencil version will be available
• No student, school, or district score reports will be produced
• Results will not be factored into any state or federal accountability calculations
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CA TAM 37
Each participating student in Grades 3-8 will
Experience:
• 25 ELA questions
• 25 mathematics
• 1 Performance Task (PT) in ELA or Math (TBD)
• Administering the PT:
• Classroom activity should be completed within 3 days prior to starting the PT.
• ELA: 2 parts; can be completed in 2 days.
• Math: 1 part; can be completed in 1 day.
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CA TAM 9-10
TEST ADMINISTRATOR (TA)
• Read and sign new security affidavit.
• Attend test administration training.
• Confirm student information prior to testing, to ensure it is correct.
• Ensure that appropriate designated supports and accommodations have been set prior to testing.
• Set up test sessions & proctor testing.
• Report test security incidents to Site Coordinator
• Encourage students to do their best.
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CA TAM 20-22
• Sign and return the CAASPP Affidavit
• Valid for Smarter Balanced and CST/CMA/CAPA administration
• Upon signing you agree:
• Not to review, discuss, or analyze test items, read passages, or write prompts at any time during between, or after sessions.
• Agree to not email, fax, or replicate items.
• No form or type of answer key may be developed for items
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TRAINING TEST PRACTICE TESTS
• Available by grade band
(3–5, 6–8).
• Available for each grade (3–8) in
ELA and mathematics.
•Allow students to experience interface features and functionality.
•Approximately 30 items per test, including one PT and scoring guide
CA TAM 30
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CDE Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/index.asp
OR
• California Smarter Balanced Portal: http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/practice-test-ca/
For student Interface option:
“Guest User” is defaulted and sign in
For TA Interface option:
Uncheck default “Guest User” to practice authentically creating session and student login.
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Three types of student support offered: CA TAM 45-47
1. Universal tools are for all students
2. Designated Supports
3. Accommodations (IEP/504)
Supports and Accommodations should be familiar and already in use during instruction.
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Establishing Appropriate Testing Conditions
CA TAM 28,
48-51
• Remove or cover displayed information that might be used by students to help answer questions including:
• Rubrics, vocabulary charts, student work, posters, graphs, charts, etc.
• No Cell phones or other electronic devices allowed.
• Post an “Unauthorized Electronic Devices May Not Be Used at
Any Time During the Testing Session”
• Place a “TESTING—DO NOT DISTURB” sign on the door.
• Plan quiet activities for students who finish early
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CA TAM 32
• Students must answer all test items on a page before moving on to next page.
• Within each test there may be segments. A student may not return to a segment once it has been submitted.
• Students must answer all test items before ending their test.
• Students may not return to a test once it has been submitted.
• Students may flag a response and return to it before ending their test.
• Students may use scratch paper but it must be collected and shredded at the end of each test session.
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http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/
• TA: go to website
• Select [Field
Tests].
• Select [TA
Interface for
California Users].
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CA TAM 17-18
Time TA Students Module
Test Administrator Interface
(Start on “Portal”)
9:00 X
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• Click Secure Browser icon on desktop
• All other applications must be closed
• Prior to Student Login: TAs must follow the “DFA
SAY” script exactly each time a test is administered.
Refer to the DFA section of the CA TAM page 51.
• Please contact R&E for Spanish Translation of
“DFA SAY” boxes
• Student will need:
− Confirmation Code: Student’s legal first name as spelled in CALPADS
− State-SSID: State abbreviation (CA) followed by a hyphen and the student’s Statewide
Student Identifier
− Session ID
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CA TAM 17-18
Module
Student Interface
(Start on “Student Login”)
Time
14:00
TA
X
Students
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R & E will provide a Sign-In Card with Student Login Data
Students will type information EXACTLY as printed
Collect students cards after each administration and keep secure
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• Through the Test Administrator Interface:
CA TAM 33
• Stop an entire session; or
• Pause individual student tests.
• Users should exit or log out of the Test Administrator Interface only after stopping the test session.
• If there is a technical issue (i.e. power outage or network failure), students will be logged out and the test will automatically be paused.
• Regardless of when or how users log out or navigate away from the Test Administrator Interface, student data will NOT be lost.
Note: If a test is paused for any reason or length of time, the student must log in again to resume testing. Highlighted text and item notes will not be preserved.
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• During the Non-Performance Task, if testing is paused for more than 20 minutes, the student is:
• Presented with the test page containing the test item he or she was last working on (if page contains at least 1 unanswered item) OR
• Presented with the next test page (if all items on the previous test page were answered);
• NOT permitted to review or change any test items on previous test pages.
• There is no pause rule for the Performance Task.
• Even if a test is paused for 20 minutes or more, the student can return to the current section and continue.
• ELA PTs are divided into 2 parts. After a student completes Part 1, he or she cannot return to it.
Note: If a test is paused for any reason or length of time, the student must log in again to resume testing. Highlighted text and item notes will not be preserved.
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• As a security measure, students are automatically logged out of the test after 20 minutes of inactivity.
• Activity means: CA TAM 34
• Selecting an answer
• Using a navigation option in the test (i.e. selecting [Next] or [Back], using the Past/Marked
Questions drop-down list)
• NOTE: Moving the mouse or selecting an empty space on the screen is NOT considered activity.
• Before the system logs out, a warning message will be displayed.
• If a student does NOT select [Ok] within 30 seconds, the student will be logged out.
• Selecting [Ok] will restart the 20 minute inactivity timer.
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Two Components:
Whole Class Activity
Student Independent
Response
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CA TAM 49-50;
Checklist TAM 81
• Classroom Activity Purpose: To provide students with important context, concepts, and key terms prior to taking the
PT.
• All students need to actively participate.
• Designed to fit into a 30-minute window.
• Provide the appropriate accommodations for students who normally use them during instruction.
• Recommended: No more than a 3-day lapse between the classroom activity and the PT administration.
• May be administered in a classroom or any other appropriate space.
• Students may take notes during the classroom activity, but the notes must be collected before proceeding to the PT.
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CA TAM 17-18
Module
Performance Task Overview
Time
11:13
TA
X
Students
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