Transcript Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium
A Peek at the Assessment System
Rachel Eifler January 30 , 2014
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SBAC Timeline
• 2013/2014:
– Comprehensive field exams available
– Digital library created
• 2014/2015:
– Full implementation of SBA for Grades 3 – 8 and
11(EOC continues as graduation requirement)
• Computer Adaptive Testing
Administered by computer, a Computerized
Adaptive Test (CAT) dynamically adjusts to the
trait level of each examinee as the test is being
administered.
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A Balanced Assessment System
Common
Core State
Standards
specify
K-12
expectation
s for college
and career
readiness
Summative
assessments
Benchmarked to
college and career
readiness
Teachers and
schools have
information and
tools they need
to improve
teaching and
Teacher resources for
learning
Interim assessments
formative
assessment
practices
to improve instruction
(Optional)
All students
leave
high school
college
and career
ready
Flexible, open, used
for actionable
feedback
(Optional)
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How will these tests be different from
our current assessments?
• Smarter Balanced assessments will go beyond
multiple-choice questions and include short
constructed response, extended constructed
response, and performance tasks that allow
students to complete an in-depth project that
demonstrate analytical skills and real-world
problem solving.
Assessment Claims for Mathematics
Overall Claim (Gr. 3-8)
Overall Claim (High School)
Claim 1
Concepts and Procedures
Claim 2
Problem Solving
Claim 3
Communicating Reasoning
Claim 4
Modeling and Data Analysis
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and
career readiness in mathematics.”
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in
mathematics.”
“Students can explain and apply mathematical concepts and
interpret and carry out mathematical procedures with
precision and fluency.”
“Students can solve a range of complex well-posed problems
in pure and applied mathematics, making productive use of
knowledge and problem solving strategies.”
“Students can clearly and precisely construct viable
arguments to support their own reasoning and to critique
the reasoning of others.”
“Students can analyze complex, real-world scenarios and can
construct and use mathematical models to interpret and
solve problems.”
5th Grade Claim 1- Concepts and
Procedures
5th Grade Claim 2- Problem Solving
4th Grade Claim 3- Communicating and
Reasoning
Sample MSP 3rd Grade Item
Sample SBAC 3rd Grade Item
Sample MSP 5th Grade Item
Sample 5th Grade SBAC Item
Sample 6th Grade MSP Item
Sample 6th Grade SBAC Item
• http://www.smarterbalanced.org/
– More information
– Practice Tests
• Questions?