ADMINISTERING THE
SBAC FIELD TEST
An Overview for Teachers
SBAC FIELD TEST
 Purpose
 Ensure validity, reliability and fairness
 Accuracy of test questions
 Effectiveness of test questions
 Set preliminary standards
 Establish scoring and reporting scales
 Provide students a practice opportunity BEFORE it is high-stakes
 Test the online system
 Test administration logistics
 Work out the bugs BEFORE it is high-stakes
TEST ORGANIZATION
 Two Content Areas
 English Language Arts
 Mathematics
 Three Parts
 Non-performance (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, etc.)

Computer Aided Technology adjusts question difficulty
 Classroom Activity (teacher led – script provided by SBAC)
 Performance (following classroom activity, students research and apply knowledge)
 Administration
 Delivered via SBAC secure browser
 Untimed
TIME TO TEST
Content
Area
Grades
NonPerformance Total
Performance Task
Task items
In-Class
Activity
Total
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
2:00
2:00
4:00
:30
4:30
Mathematics 3-5
1:30
1:00
2:30
:30
3:00
6-8
2:00
1:00
3:00
:30
3:30
9-11
2:00
1:30
3:30
:30
4:00
3-5
3:00
3:00
6:00
1:00
7:00
6-8
3:30
3:00
6:30
1:00
7:30
9-11
4:00
3:30
7:30
1:00
8:30
English
3-5
Language
Arts/Literacy 6-8
9-11
Both
SCHEDULING
 Testing window
 April 1 – May 16
 School schedule
 Your school information
 School coordinator
 Your school coordinator
 Your school coordinator contact information
TEST ADMINISTRATORS
 Complete Test Administrator Training
 Today’s training
 Test Administrator Videos
 Test Administrator Checklist
 Review student information prior to testing to ensure the right student
is being given the right test and any specified accommodations
 Administer the assessment
 Report all potential test security incidents to the School Coordinator
PREPARING TO TEST
 D91 Smarter Balanced Assessment Training Resources
 http://www.d91.k12.id.us/sbac-training
 Testing Administrators watch
 TA Interface Video
 Student Interface Video
 Students watch
 What is a Field Test?
 Let’s Talk Universal Tools!
 Students practice
 Training tests
PREPARING TO ADMINISTER THE
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
 Classroom Activity Administration Guidelines
 Link to D91 Classroom Activities
 School specific plan
RULES FOR TESTING
 Test Security

Review Spring 2014 Security Agreement

Sign and return the agreement to the school coordinator.
 Testing Environment

Quiet, free from distractions

No access to cell phones, iPods, cameras, etc.

Students will use headsets or ear buds.

Information on the walls must be covered

Arranged appropriately to discourage “copying”

Students are actively supervised.
 Printing

Only to meet accommodations
 Securing materials

Under lock and key

Scratch paper etc.- shredded
 Computers – Secure Browser

Close external applications

No testing with dual monitors
THE SECURE BROWSER
 Desktop application used to “take the test”
 All other applications must be closed
 Error messages
 Secure Browser Not Detected
 Unable to Establish a Connection with the Test Delivery System
STUDENT LOG-IN INFORMATION
 Confirmation Code
 Student’s first name
 Student EDUID
 ID- _ _ _ _ _
 Session ID
 Generated the morning of the testing session
PROBLEMS LOGGING IN
TESTING IMPROPRIETIES, IRREGULARITIES &
BREACHES
 Impropriety – low risk of impacting student performance or test security
 A student logs in with another student’s EDUID
 The teacher answers a student’s question about a test item during the test
 The teacher leaves the testing room or puts a student in charge
 Irregularity – potentially affects student performance or test security
 Failure to monitor student behavior – teacher is reading email or doing other “teacher” work
 Failure to remove or cover classroom displays that provide information regarding the content
being tested
 Paraphrasing, omitting, revising or rewriting the script of directions contained in the test
administrator’s manual
TESTING IMPROPRIETIES, IRREGULARITIES &
BREACHES
 Breach – poses a threat to the validity of the test
 Test materials are stolen or missing
 Improprieties and Irregularities must be reported to your school coordinator
within 24 hours
 Breaches must be reported to your school coordinator IMMEDIATELY
QUESTIONS?