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GRASP THE CAASPP:California's New Assessments & Your Child

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THE NEW TESTS IN PERSPECTIVE:EDUCATION IS CHANGING INCALIFORNIA

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New learning standards in math, English language arts, and (soon) science

New local school district planning, made with community input (LCAP—Local Control and Accountability Plan)

New funding distribution (LCFF—Local Control Funding Formula)

New assessments

TRANSITIONS IN TESTING

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California Standards Tests-

Math & ELA

SUBJECTS TESTED IN THE SMARTERBALANCED SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT*

Mathematics

English/Language Arts/Literacy

*A summative assessment is given at the endof the year as an academic check-up that sumsup what a student has learned during the year.

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AREAS OF CONTENT WITHINMATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH STANDARDS

FEATURES OF THE SMARTER BALANCEDSUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Computer-based – It is taken online.

Computer-adaptive – Questions shift in difficulty based on student performance.

Untimed – Students have as much time as they need to complete each part of the test.

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TYPES OF TEST ITEMS IN THE SMARTERBALANCED SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Selected Response Includes traditional multiple choice and nontraditional multiple choice such as multi-part questions, questions with more than a single answer, etc. (computer adaptive; machine scored)

Constructed Response Short response items (computer adaptive; auto-scored using artificial intelligence)

Performance TaskApplication of the student’s knowledge and skills; uses a range of information sources (not computer adaptive; hand-scored)

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YOUR CHILD’S TESTSCORESHow to read the new score report8

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WHEN YOU VIEW SCORES, KEEP IN MIND…

The new scores are just one measure of how your child is doing.

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SCORING SCALE

The Smarter Balanced summative scores in mathematics and English language arts are in this range: 2000-3000. Scores are based on both how many items

are correctly answered and what thedifficulty level was for those items.

This is an entirely different scale than was used with the California Standards Tests used in the STAR program. They cannot be compared.

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2016SCOREREPORTSAMPLE

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Last year’s score next to this year’s score.

Breakdown of the subject into content areas.

2016 SCORE REPORT DETAIL

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Science scores for students in grades 5 and 8

2016GRADE 5SCOREREPORT

2016 GRADE 11 SCORE REPORT DETAIL:EARLY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (EAP)

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SMARTER BALANCED RESULTS AT THE STATE, COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND SCHOOL LEVEL:

15http://caaspp.cde.ca.gov/sb2015/

NOW WHAT?Open up dialog to improve learning.Find out more.

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QUESTIONS TO ASKABOUT TEST SCORES

Ask Your Child: “What areas do you think you should focus on going

forward, based on your test results? What do you see as your strengths to build on?”

Ask Your Teacher: “How will these test results be used to guide instruction?

How can I help my child be successful?”Ask Your Principal:

“Are the scores being used for school decision-making? What did you learn from the overall results?”

Ask Your Superintendent: “Are the district assessment scores helping guide

professional development? What is the district doing toimplement the new state standards?”

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WHEN YOU VIEW SCORES, KEEP IN MIND…

Early scores are a starting point as our students grow in college and career readiness.

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California’s education system is still being remodeled in many ways. Stay informed and involved.

RESOURCES FOR YOU:www.CAPTA.org/assessments

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PTA in California 2015-16Education Edition (Eng/Sp + more)

PTA single-page fliers “WhatScores Mean” and “What Questionsto Ask”(Eng/Sp)

California Department ofEducation’s “Parent Guide to theSmarter Balanced Assessments” in three grade-level versions. Includessample questions & scoringexplanations. (Eng/Sp)

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