OSPI Assessment Update

Cindy KniselyBeth Simpson

9/11/14

Current Timelines

All components of Smarter Balanced will be operational in 2014-15 Digital Library available fall 2014

Preview began June 3 – sign-ups needed

Interim assessments available late fall 2014 (Dec?) Summative assessments administered in spring 2015

11th grade – last 7 weeks of year 3-8th grade – last 12 weeks of year (3rd gr ELA adjusted)

• Grade 3 ELA results must be returned in time for principals to meet with parents before the end of the year so window is short and early

• Student score reports available June 2015

Achievement Level Setting Timeline

• State chiefs approve plan/process for Achievement Level SettingApril 30

• Online Panel open to thousands of educators and other constituentsOctober 6-17

• In-Person panels convene to recommend grade-level performance standards October 13-19

• Vertical Articulation by subgroup of In-Person panels looks at across-grade coherenceOctober 20

• Technical Advisory Committee reviews proceedings October 30

• State chiefs vote to endorse achievement level recommendationsNovember 6

Understanding the Resources

• Practice Test• All item types and Performance Tasks• Available to all on Web since May 2013• Updated periodically with new features• http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

• Training Test• Shorter than Practice Test• Trains students on features and tools

Summative Assessments in 2014–15 and beyond

English/LA Mathematics Science (no change)

Grade 3 Smarter Smarter

Grade 4 Smarter Smarter

Grade 5 Smarter Smarter MSP

Grade 6 Smarter Smarter

Grade 7 Smarter Smarter

Grade 8 Smarter Smarter MSP

Grade10 (or below for EOCs) (until Class of 2019)

Comprehensive ELAexit exam

Year 1 or Year 2 EOC exit exam

EOC Biologyexit exam (until NGSS)

Grade 11 Smarter Smarter

Grade 11 or 12(class of 2015 & 2016)

HSPE Reading and/or Writing

RetakeSmarter=Smarter Balanced Assessment; MSP=Measurements of Student Progress;EOC=End of Course exams; HSPE=High School proficiency Exam

2014-15 Challenge• Due to delayed availability of Smarter Balanced

item bank for state use in exit exams, ELA exit exam for 10th graders won’t be ready until May 2015

• May 12-13 conflicts with AP testing, so we will offer schools an alternate date of May 19-20

• 11th -12th graders can retake HSPE in Reading and Writing in March (typical timeframe) since May is too late to get scores back for graduation (not for the classes of 2017 or beyond).

HS Testing for Graduation (new June 30, 2013 from HB 1450)

Graduation Assessment Requirements • Class of 2014

• HSPE Reading, HSPE Writing, 1 Math EOC

• Classes of 2015 – 2018 • ELA comprehensive exam, 1 Math EOC exit exam, Biology EOC

• Class of 2019 and beyond (this year’s 8th graders)• Smarter Balanced Assessments in ELA and Math, and a Science

assessment (EOC Biology until NGSS assessment)

High School Assessment Graduation Requirements by Class

Class of… English Language Arts Mathematics Science

2014 Reading HSPE

Writing HSPE

Either Algebra or Geometry EOC

2015 & 2016 HSPEs or ELA Exit Exam or

11th Smarter BalancedEither Algebra or

Geometry EOC or EOC Exit Exam or

11th Smarter Balanced

Biology EOC (until Next Gen

Science Standards)

2017 & 2018

ELA exit exam or 11th Smarter Balanced

2019 and beyond

11th Smarter Balanced ELA

11th Smarter Balanced Math

High School Assessment Graduation Requirements by Class• Assessments will continue to be available for students with IEPs at all

tested grade levels and include WA-AIM, Off-grade (DAPE), and Basic.

• Options for high school graduation will continue to be available to students who attempt the state assessment at least once. These options include GPA Comparison, AP, IB, ACT, SAT, and COE.

Assessments That Fulfill High School Graduation Requirements

Class of 2014

Class of 2015

Class of 2016

Class of 2017

Class of 2018

Class of 2019

ELA Rdg & Wtg HSPE X X XCCSS 10th ELA Exit

ExamX X X X

CCSS 11th Smarter Balanced ELA

X X X X X

Math Alg 1/Geom EOCs

X X X X X

CCSS Alg 1/Geom EOC Exit Exams

X X X X

CCSS 11th Smarter Balanced Math

X X X X X

Science Biology EOC X X X?NGSS Next Gen SS X? X X

So the 2015 HS test administration calendar… March April May June

12th – if retake is needed

16th 17th HSPE Wrt18th HSPE Wrt

Math EOC Exit Exams & Biology EOC (last 3 weeks – paper/pencil)

11th - Accountability

Smarter Balanced ELA and Math (last 7 weeks - online)

11th – if retake is needed

16th 17th HSPE Wrt18th HSPE Wrt

Math EOC Exit Exams & Biology EOC (last 3 weeks – paper/pencil)

10th – grad requirements

12th-13th or19th-20th ELA Exit Exam (PP)

9th & 10th – grad requirements

Math EOC Exit Exams & Biology EOC (last 3 weeks – paper/pencil)

Field Test Update• Field test completed by 186,800 students in

Washington, and 4,200,935 across the consortium

• Purpose of field test was to:• Help ensure assessments are valid, reliable, and fair for

all students• Provide teachers, schools, and students an opportunity to

participate in a practice run of the assessment system• Evaluate performance of 20,000+ assessment items and

performance tasks• Set preliminary achievement standards that help

determine student preparedness for college and career

Field Test Update, cont.’• Field testing was remarkably smooth

• Feedback regarding technology was very positive• Small glitches but nothing widespread.• Concurrent users not a factor• No major local network issues. Bandwidth seems to

not have been a problem.• Some device related problems.• Districts have a sense of relief that things worked out.• Challenge for next year seems to be ironing out glitches

as well as scheduling problems due to inadequate number of devices at some schools.

Field Test Update: What did we learn?

• Content stood out as a challenge rather than technology• Familiarity with keyboarding and digital tools (e.g.,

calculator) is important• Scheduling (longer sessions vs. several shorter sessions) is

worth a significant discussion• Consider having staff take practice test• Interim assessments will provide a run-through

opportunity• Rigor does not seem to be too shocking, but certainly some

sense of “harder”

Field Test Update- Think Abouts…

• Considering the districts and schools you work with, how would you rate their involvement in…

• Practice tests• Training materials • Technology readiness• Contingency planning

The Digital Library: By the Numbers

• Open review June 6 – Sept 25 for all K-12 teachers in member states• Currently 1,856 resources

• Forums available on every resource

• State-of-the-art tagging and search features can quickly find resources by CCSS and other topics

• After Sept 30: Access for teachers in subscribing states only

Digital Library Basics• The Digital Library will be accessed through a single sign-on with user

permission levels so educators have access to all of the instructional and professional learning resources for each grade band (Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12).

• There will be resources that educators can share or use with students and families, but students and families will not be able to access materials directly.

• All resources will have the formative assessment process embedded within them. But the Digital Library WILL NOT be a “bank” of formative assessment items alone.

• All submitted materials will be vetted through a Quality Criteria Review Process by reviewers across the nation.

• Each resource will be reviewed and rated by at least 3 trained educators

• If resources do not meet the quality criteria, they will not be included in the library

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Resources in the Digital Library

* Resources include the following file types: Video, HTML5, Audio, PPT, Excel, Word, and PDF.

• Commissioned professional development modules• Resources for students and families

• Frame formative assessment within a balanced assessment system

• Articulate the formative assessment process• Highlight formative assessment practices and tools

• Commissioned professional development modules• Instructional materials for educators • Instructional materials for students

• High-quality vetted instructional resources and tools for educators

• High-quality vetted resources and tools for students and families

• Reflect and support the formative process• Reflect and support the Common Core State Standards

for Mathematics and English Language Arts• Create Professional Learning Communities

Assessment Literacy Modules

Exemplar Instructional Modules

Education Resources

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• Demonstrate/support effective implementation of the formative process

• Focus on key content and practice from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts

Digital Library: Collaboration

Grounded in this Definition of Formative Assessment Process

• Formative Assessment is a deliberate process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides actionable feedback that is used to adjust ongoing teaching and learning strategies to improve students’ attainment of curricular learning targets/goals.

~ Compiled by the Digital Library National Advisory Panel

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All Resources are Grounded in the Four Attributes of the Formative Assessment Process and Reviewed using Quality Criteria

Clarify IntendedLearning

Elicit Evidence

Act onEvidence

Interpret Evidence

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Interim Assessment Design Principles• Administered through the same system as Summative• Can be administered at various points in the year• Optional for districts• Online administration• Adaptive as appropriate• Adhere to Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines• Items drawn from same pool as Summative; full array of item types• Not intended for accountability decisions

Interim Assessments Timeline

• Interim Assessments will be available in late fall of 2014• Items have to get through field testing, scoring, and standard setting

• Initial release will include a fixed form Interim Comprehensive Assessment (ICA) for each grade level and content area

• Adaptive forms will be available as the item pool allows

• Initial release will also include a fixed form Interim Assessment Block (IAB) for most blocks

• Adaptive IABs will be available as the item pool allows• All blocks will have adaptive IABs after 2014-15

A System of Assessments