Smarter Balanced Assessment
Spring 2014 Field Test
Informational Workshop
February 20, 2014
Agenda
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Field Test Details
Test Assessment Format
Scheduling
Performance Task
Student Database
Available Accommodations
Smarter Balanced Portal
Test Administration
Training and Practice Test
Resources
Questions
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Spring 2014 Field Test
• 22 member states are participating
• Includes 20% of WI students in grades 3-8
• Smarter Balanced asked for school
volunteers in Fall 2013
• A representative sample was drawn from the
school volunteers
Spring 2014 Field Test
Purpose and Benefits
• Provides Smarter Balanced the opportunity to:
– ensure assessments are valid, reliable and fair for all students
– Determine which questions work well and which need to be improved
– Evaluate the performance of more than 20,000 assessment items and
performance tasks
– Set preliminary achievement standards during the Summer of 2014
• Provides the district and schools the opportunity to:
– Interact with online system
– Preview online tests
– Gauge readiness for spring 2015
• Because the Field Test is a “test of a test”, schools will not receive
scores
Kenosha Unified
Field Test Participants
• Schools
– Brass, Ed Bain Creative Arts, Grewenow, Harvey, KTEC,
McKinley, Somers, Southport, Whittier, Lance, Lincoln
• Grade Levels 3 through 8
• Includes 2,252 students (23% of District 3-8 students)
• Content Areas
– English Language Arts/Literacy
– Math
Kenosha Unified
Field Test Schedule
Parent Notification
• Parent notification letter templates are provided by
Smarter Balanced Consortium (see handout)
• Letters can be customized to your school test window
• Available on KUSD website under Departments/
Educational Accountability/Smarter Balanced Field Test
• Also available on the Smarter Balanced website under
Resources
Assessment Format
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Non-Performance Task Items (selected response, technology
enhanced response)
– 2 sessions (can be more)
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Classroom Activity
– Led by teacher
– Does not have to be in computer lab
– Must be completed before Performance Task
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Performance Task (constructed response)
– 2 sessions for English/Language Arts/Literacy
Session 1: Read sources and answer 3 research questions
Session 2: Written response using the sources
– 1 session for Math
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Sessions are not timed; estimates are provided for scheduling
purposes
Assessment Timing
English Language Arts and Math
Content
Area
English
Language
Arts/
Literacy
Classroom
Non-performance
Activity
Grades
Task Items
(prior to PT)
Hrs:mins
Hrs:mins
Performance
Task
Hrs:mins
Total
Hrs:min
3-5
1:30
:30
2:00
4:00
6-8
1:30
:30
2:00
4:00
3-5
1:30
:30
1:00
3:00
6-8
2:00
:30
1:00
3:30
Math
Assessment Sequencing
English/Language Arts
Included in handout
Assessment Sequencing
Math
Included in handout
Scheduling Suggestions
• English Language Arts/Literacy
– Day 1: Non-Performance Task Session 1
– Day 2: Non-Performance Task Session 2
– Day 3: Classroom Activity
– Day 4: Performance Task Part 1
– Day 5: Performance Task Part 2
• Math
– Day 1: Non-Performance Task Session 1
– Day 2: Non-Performance Task Session 2
– Day 3: Classroom Activity
– Day 4: Performance Task
– Classroom and Performance Task(s) should be
completed in the same week if possible.
Scheduling Reminders
• A student must participate in the classroom activity prior to
the performance task. Track absent students.
• The classroom activity involves preparation. Activity details
must be downloaded from TIDE.
– Recommended that the building testing coordinator confirm the
download with the teacher 1 week prior to the activity date
• Block 1 begins on March 18 (Tuesday)
• Block 1 includes the end of Quarter 3
• Block 2 includes Spring break
• Block 2 has 9 possible testing days
• Attempts should be made to adjust for absent students, but
not to over extend your resources.
Performance Task – Math (Gr. 6)
Taking a Field Trip – Classroom Activity
• Setting Context
– Have you been on field trip?
– Things you liked about field trip?
– Where would you like to go on your next field trip?
• Modeling a Process
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Voting for first and second choices
Charting classroom results
Determining top choices
Reasons for choice (criteria)
Criteria for choosing a field trip
Introduce costs- transportation, admission, etc.
Included in handout
Classroom Activity and
Performance Task
• Students participate in the classroom activity
together. Class discussion is facilitated by teacher.
• The performance task following the classroom
activity is an individual student task
• After the classroom activity has been completed,
students should not discuss the topic with one
another.
Performance Task – Math (Gr. 6)
Taking a Field Trip
• Based only on the results of the class votes, where
would you recommend the class go on the field trip.
Show your work or explain how you found your answer.
Performance Task – Math (Gr. 6)
Taking a Field Trip
More facts about the trip.
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Aquarium
Science Museum
Zoo
Distance from School
(one way)
30 miles
10 miles
34 miles
Bus Charge
$6 per mile
$6 per mile
$6 per mile
Entrance Fee
$6 per person
$10 per person
$2.50 per person
The teacher and parent helpers do not pay an entrance fee.
There are 30 students in the class.
Only 1 bus is needed.
The bus charge is for the entire busload of students
(not each student).
• Each student will pay the same amount.
• The school will pay the first $200.00 of the trip.
Performance Task – Math (Gr. 6)
• Sample questions:
• Now we will think about the costs of the trip.
How much will each student pay to go on
each trip? Show your work or explain how
you found your answer.
• Daniel thinks that it will cost less to go to the
zoo because the entrance fee is only $2.50
per person. Explain why you agree or
disagree with Daniel’s thinking.
Classroom Activity –
Instructions for Download
• Access Portal at http://sbac.portal.airast.org
• Click Field Tests
• Click Classroom Activity
• Classroom activities are scheduled to be
released on March 10.
Classroom Activity –
Instructions for Download
• Click on Inbox
• Download Classroom Activity and Guidelines
Student Information
• Go to Smarter Balanced Portal at
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/
• Click on Field Tests
• Click on TIDE online system
Enter Username and Password
TIDE Home Page
View Student Information
Select grade or all grades
Click Search
Student Information
• DPI performed initial upload of students into
TIDE
• OEA verified data; deleted exited students
and added new students
• TIDE database is current as of 2/14/14
• Due to state and federal privacy laws,
student names are not included in TIDE
TIDE User Access to
Student Information
• Test administrators can view student information in
TIDE
• Only District Coordinators can add students to TIDE
– If new students enroll in your school, contact Renee
Blise to add them into TIDE
• School Coordinators can update accommodations in
TIDE
Student Database
• Each school will receive a student database with:
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Student name
Student ID
WI ID
Grade Level
IEP, 504, ELL Status
Exempt status
• A few students are exempt from field test
– Students that qualify for the WAA are exempt from ELA and math.
They will participate in the Dynamic Learning Maps instead.
– New students to US (< 1 year) are exempt from ELA portion only
• IEP, 504 and ELL status are provided to help with setting
accommodations in TIDE
View TIDE Student Information
Click view to see individual
student data
TIDE Student Information
Demographics
TIDE Student Information
Test Settings and Accommodations
Universal Tools
• Available to All Students
• Pages 6-7 in Usability, Accessibility & Accommodations Guidelines
• See Training Module “Let’s Talk Universal Tools”
Designated Supports
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Available to any student for whom the need has been indicated by an
educator
IEP or ELL status is not required
Designated Supports must be set in TIDE
See pages 9-12 in Accommodations Guidelines
Accommodations
• Need must be documented in an IEP or 504 Plan
• Accommodations must be set in TIDE
• See pages 13-17 in Accommodations Guidelines
TIDE: Manage Users
TIDE: Manage Users
• Principals, School Coordinators, Technology Support
Technicians were uploaded into TIDE
• Let Renee Blise know who should be included as Test
Administrators (classroom teachers, SE teachers, ESL
Teachers, etc.)
• Lance– all teachers with gr 6 students in schedule?
• Lincoln-any teacher with a schedule in Zangle?
• Email Renee by Monday, February 24 so test
administrators can be loaded by end of February
TIDE: Manage Users
• Remember only School Coordinators can
edit student test settings
• A School can have more than one School
Coordinator
• If you want to change a Test Administrator to
School Coordinator, please contact Renee
Blise at Information and Accountability
(rblise@kusd.edu or 359-7971)
Technical Requirements
• Go to Smarter Balanced Portal
• http://sbac.portal.airast.org/
Click on Field Tests
Field Test Home Page
Secure Browser Installation
Clink Link
Click Operating System
and Follow Directions
Bandwidth Checker
Click Diagnostic Tools
• Assess how many students can test simultaneously
through your school’s network
Other Technical Requirements
• Hardware Requirements
– Monitor Display
9.5” or larger
Resolution 1024 x 768 or better
– Printer access for Test Administrator
– Computer or Tablet with external keyboard
– Headphones
• ELA listening portion, some performance tasks
• Students with text to speech accommodation
• Disable Pop-up Blockers
• Disable Fast User Switching
Starting a Test Session
• Go to Smarter Balanced Portal at
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/
• Click on Field Tests
• Click on TA Interface
Login Script
• Test Administrators should follow Login Script
• Directions that are read to students are indicated by
the word “SAY”
• Script must be followed exactly and used each time
a test is administered
• Schools are responsible for making copies for their
test administrators.
• Script can be printed from the WI Test Administration
Manual, pages 45-49.
Student Login
• Click on Secure Browser
• Student must enter
• Confirmation Code (KUSD ID)
• State ID (WI-1234567890)
• Session ID (from Test Administrator)
Student Login Information
• Educational Accountability will provide schools an
electronic database of student login information along
with student names if desired
• Schools may use database to create student labels
for login process
• If you want to sort labels by teacher name
(homeroom/advisory) let Renee know and that
variable can be added in the database
Force Quit Commands
• If the secure browser becomes unresponsive and you
cannot pause or close the session, you may force quit
the secure browser
• These commands should be used if the Close Secure
Browser button does not work
Training and Practice Tests
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practicetest/
Training Test
• Available by grade band (grades 3-5, 6-8, High School )
• Approximately 15 items per grade band (6 ELA items and 8-9 math items)
• Only non-performance task items (selected response)
• Includes new items (matching tables, fill-in tables, evidence based selected
response)
• Includes all universal tools, designated supports and accommodations on the Field
Test
Practice Test
• Available by for each grade level (grades 3-8, 11)
• Approximately 30 ELA items and 30 math items per grade level
• Includes both non-performance tasks and performance tasks
• Most universal tools, designated supports and accommodations are included;
updates are scheduled for late April
Resources and Documentation
Resources and Documentation
KUSD Website Resources
• http://kusd.edu/departments/educationalaccountability/smarter-balanced-field-test
Field Test Checklist
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Design Test Schedule
Parent Communication
Schedule Installation of Secure Browser with TST
Review Class Lists
Determine which student needs designated
supports or accommodations; set these in TIDEs
 Determine how to provide students with State ID
 Provide time for students and teachers to review
training and/or practice tests
Questions?
Please contact the
Office of Information & Accountability
359-6259
Kris Keckler
Renee Blise
Lorien Thomas
Brienne Schreiber
Tonya Miller
Debbie Lupi
Karin Dorsey
Smarter Balanced Help Desk
1-855-833-1969
smarterbalancedhelpdesk@ets.org