Getting Ready for
Smarter Balanced Assessments
Spring 2014
Granby Public Schools
February 11, 2014
Tonight’s Presentation
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Provide information on the Smarter
Balanced Assessment Summative
Assessment
Outline our preparations
– District
– Schools
– Students
Highlight resources for parents and
answer any questions
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Smarter Balanced
The Next Generation of Assessments
Alignment to Common Core State Standards in
Mathematics and English language arts/Literacy
Rigorous assessments showing progress toward
“college and career readiness”
Common cut scores across all Consortium
states
Providing achievement and growth information
Valid, reliable, and fair for all students
Administered online
Operational in 2014-15 school year
Smarter Balanced Tests
PILOT
Feb – May
2013
FIELD
TEST
Mar – June
2014
STANDARD
SETTING
OPERATIONAL
USE
Summer 2014
2014 -15
Operational assessment will include a bank of
40,000 test items and performance tasks
administered to 9 million students across 21
states.
Testing for our students:
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Smarter Balanced on line testing in
ELA and Math - Grades 3-8, 10 and 11
March 18-April 4
April 7-25
April 28-May 16
May 19-June 6
CMT/CAPT Science Grades 5, 8, 10
Paper/Pencil tests administered in March
Summative Assessment:
Two-pronged Approach
Computer Adaptive Test
• Assesses the full range of Common
Core in English language arts/literacy
and mathematics for students in
grades 3-8 and 11 (interim
assessments can be used in grades 9
and 10)
• Measures current student
achievement and growth across time,
showing progress toward college and
career readiness
• Includes a variety of question types:
selected response, short constructed
response, extended construction
response, technology enhanced
Performance Tasks
• Extended projects demonstrate realworld writing and analytical skills
• May include online research, group
projects, presentations
• Require 1 to 2 class periods to
complete
• Included in both English language
arts/literacy and mathematics
assessments
• Applicable in all grades being
assessed
• Evaluated by teachers using
consistent scoring rubrics
Slide 6
Students
Score Reports for the Mathematics Summative
Assessment
Overall Claim for Grades 3-8
Overall Claim for Grade 11
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and career
readiness in mathematics.”
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in
mathematics.”
Claim #1 - Concepts &
Procedures
“Students can explain and apply mathematical concepts and
interpret and carry out mathematical procedures with precision and
fluency.”
Claim #2 - Problem Solving
“Students can solve a range of complex well-posed problems in pure
and applied mathematics, making productive use of knowledge and
problem solving strategies.”
Claim #3 - Communicating
Reasoning
“Students can clearly and precisely construct viable arguments to
support their own reasoning and to critique the reasoning of others.”
Claim #4 - Modeling and Data
Analysis
“Students can analyze complex, real-world scenarios and can
construct and use mathematical models to interpret and solve
problems.”
Score Reports for the ELA/Literacy Summative
Assessment
Overall Claim for Grades 3-8
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and
career readiness in English Language arts and literacy.”
Overall Claim for Grade 11
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in
English language arts and literacy.”
Claim #1 - Reading
“Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend
a range of increasingly complex literary and informational
texts.”
Claim #2 - Writing
“Students can produce effective and well-grounded writing
for a range of purposes and audiences.”
Claim #3 - Speaking and
Listening
Claim #4 - Research/Inquiry
“Students can employ effective speaking and listening
skills for a range of purposes and audiences.”
“Students can engage in research and inquiry to
investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present
information.”
Ongoing Work
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November 5th PD day- All teachers
experienced SBAC practice test
CCSS used to guide curriculum
revision/writing
Shifts in instructional practices supported
by coaches, administration, PD 360,
CC360
TEP plan aligned with CCSS shifts
SBAC District Preparations
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Technology Capacity
– Technology Readiness, Secure Browser
– Labs, Chrome Books, BYOD
Provide information and support to
principals and teams
Insure accuracy of student data base and
accommodations
Letters to parents from schools
School Site Preparations
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School testing teams
Test examiner training
Scheduling /Windows of Testing
March 18-April 4
April 7-25
April 28-May 16
May 19-June 6
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Preparing Students
Grades 3-8, 10 and 11
Implementing curriculum changes that
include performance assessments and
shifts to CCSS
Use of SBAC modules
– What is a Field Test?
– Let’s Talk Universal Tools?
Training Tests – shorter/software features
Practice Tests – longer/grade specific
Classroom Modeling of examples
Response Types
Smarter Balanced Response Types
MC with one correct response
Selected
Response
MC with multiple correct responses
Two Part multiple-choice
Matching Tables
Yes/No or True/False Tables
Fill-in Tables
Select or order text or graphics
Constructed
Response
Complex drag and drop
Graphing
Equation or numeric response
Short Text
Long Essay
Students
What is a Field Test?
http://smarterbalanced.articulateonline.com/7753293910
Students
Let’s Talk Universal Tools
http://smarterbalanced.articulateonline.com/7753246145
Resources for Parents
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/
www.smarterbalanced.org
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/
Thank You For Your
Participation!
Questions?