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Smarter Balanced Update
Assessment Claims
• Assessment claims are broad evidence-based
statements about what students know and
can do as demonstrated by their performance
on the assessment. Grades 3–8 and Grade 11
each have one overall claim encompassing the
entire content area for ELA/literacy and one
for mathematics. For each content area, there
are four specific content claims. Students will
receive a score on each overall claim and
scores for the specific content claims.
Assessment Targets
• Assessment targets connect the CCSS to
evidence that will be collected from the
assessment. The targets map the standards in
the CCSS onto assessment evidence that is
required to support the content categories
and claims. Assessment targets are used to
guide the development of items and tasks that
will measure the CCSS.
Preliminary Test Blueprints
• The Smarter Balanced preliminary test blueprints describe the content of
the English language arts/literacy and mathematics summative
assessments for grades 3–8 and high school—and how that content will be
assessed. Developed with broad input from member states, partners, and
stakeholders, the preliminary test blueprints reflect the depth and breadth
of the performance expectations of the Common Core State Standards.
Smarter Balanced Governing States adopted the preliminary summative
test blueprints in November 2012.
• The test blueprints include critical information about the number of items,
score points, and depth of knowledge for items associated with each
assessment target. They will guide the development of items and
performance tasks, the Pilot and Field Tests, score reporting, standard
setting, and ongoing research. These blueprints are “preliminary”
because they establish assessment design features that may be subject to
refinement and revision after the analysis of the Pilot and Field Tests.
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/
Grades 6-8
Writing Rubric
Math Grades 3-5
Grade 5
Grade 5
Grade 5
Proposed ALDs
Achievement level descriptors (ALDs) articulate
the knowledge, skills, and processes expected of
students at different levels of performance on
the Smarter Balanced assessments. Smarter
Balanced is developing an integrated suite of
ALDs aligned with the Common Core State
Standards and the Smarter Balanced assessment
claims in English language
arts/literacy and mathematics.
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/achievem
ent-level-descriptors-and-college-readiness/
Proposed ALDs
• The Level 4 student demonstrates deep command of the
knowledge and skills associated with college and career
readiness.
• • The Level 3 student demonstrates sufficient command of
the knowledge and skills associated with college and career
readiness.
• • The Level 2 student demonstrates partial command of the
knowledge and skills associated with college and career
readiness.
• • The Level 1 student demonstrates minimal command of
the knowledge and skills associated with college and career
readiness.
Grade 5
Table Discussion
• What did you notice about the preliminary
blueprint and the ALDs?
• How does this inform us as we begin thinking
about CCSS assessment? What are the
considerations as we begin revising district
assessment systems?