Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium SBAC Pilot Testing Sample

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Pilot Testing, Sample Items, and Timeline

Objectives • Implement plans to meet SBAC expectations for both pilots and operational testing • Analyze SBAC Sample Items and Performance Tasks • Locate additional resources to share with teachers and staff

Agenda • SBAC Timeline and Pilot Testing Presentation • • (10 min) Review Sample Items and Performance tasks in teams (10 min) Site teams to share findings (14 min)

SBAC Nitty Gritty • SBAC will assess grades 3 -8 and 11 in ELA and • • Math in the 2014 -15 school year 12 week window at the end of the year Optional Interim assessments November SBE presentation thematic in regards to future of assessment for California Preliminary resources recently posted o Blueprints, Achievement Descriptors, and Sample Items

SBAC Item Types • Selected Response • Constructed Response (short/extended) • Technology Enhanced • Performance Task

Selected Response (Enhanced)

Scoring Rubric

Constructed Response The table below shows the number of students in each thirdgrade class at Lincoln School. Students in Third-Grade Class Mrs. Roy Mr. Grant Mr. Harrison Ms. Mack Number of Students 24 21 22 25 There are 105 fourth-grade students at Lincoln School. How many more fourth-grade students than third-grade students are at Lincoln School? Show or explain how you found your answer.

Performance Tasks • • • Multiple content standards or strands Depth of understanding, research skills, complex analysis Management of information and ideas Production of extended responses such as oral presentations Reflect a real-world task and/or scenario-based problem 21 st-century skills such as critically analyzing and synthesizing information presented in a variety of formats, media, etc Source: SBAC Peformance Tasks Specifications

Estimated Timeframe and Preliminary Blueprints

Test Delivery • Students will use computerized machines to demonstrate their knowledge of the common core standards!

Implications of testing with computerized machines • Active Proctoring • Classroom management including technology • Hardware and facilities • Student use of technology • Teacher use of technology

SBAC Timeline

Pilot Testing • Testing Window is from 2/25 to 3/22 • “ 105 to 315 minutes” • Minimum of 3 classes • Most accommodations “built in” • Tablets and i. Pads • Site Coordinator Training 1/17/12 (tentative) • Teacher trainings to follow

Test Examiner Monitoring System

Student Page

Locate Resources • RCOE Common Core Page • District Website o Ed Services o Assessment/Accountability

Sample Items Review your sample performance task and discuss with your team (10 min) Be prepared to share the following (2 minutes) • Brief description of Performance Task and what is • • required of students Teacher Responsibilities during the administration 2 Ideas on how to support classroom teachers during and/or in preparation for testing