Reauthorization of the Statewide Pupil Assessment System

andSMARTER Balanced Assessment

Consortium (SBAC) Update

Transitioning to New Assessments

California Current Assessments

• Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR)• California Standards Tests (CSTs)• Early Assessment Program (EAP)• California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)• California Modified Assessment (CMA)• Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)

• California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)• California English Language Development Test (CELDT)• General Educational Development Test (GED)• California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE)• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)• Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

Reauthorization of STAR

AB250 -- Requires the State Superintendent of Instruction to make recommendations for changes to STAR that reflect an assessment system that would meet the requirements of the current ESEA.

Plan : http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/ab250.asp

January 8th, 2013 -- presented to the legislature

January 16th, 2013 -- presented to the SBE as aninformation item

STAR in 2013-14 (requires new legislation)

ELA (CST, CMA, CAPA)

-Grades 3 – 8, 10 (CAPA only), 11 (CST only)

Math (CST, CMA, CAPA)

-Grade level exams in Grades 3 – 7

-Algebra in Grades 7 & 8, if applicable

-General Math in Grade 8 in no Algebra

-Alg. II or H.S. Summative Math for Grade 11

Science (CST, CMA, CAPA)

-Grades 5, 8 & 10

What will be eliminated?

Grade 2 (CST, CMA, CAPA) Grade 9 ELA (CST, CMA, CAPA) Grade 10 ELA (CST, CMA) Grade 11 ELA (CMA & CAPA) Grade 8 & 11 History World History (9, 10 or 11) EOC Math (except Alg. CST/CMA in 7 & 8, Alg. II & H.S. Math CSTs in Gr. 11) EOC Science--all Grades 2 - 11 STS (Standards Test in Spanish)

Pilot Testing

Current Pilot: – 10,000+ items and performance tasks – Two million students – LBUSD: Burcham K-8, Cleveland, Garfield, Henry K-8,

Lafayette, Monroe K-8, Muir K-8, Robinson, Cubberley

Past LBUSD Pilots:– CAMS: Technology Enabled (on computer)– Newcomb, Holmes, Hudson: Technology Enabled– CORE 8 Pilot: Performance Tasks

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The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

Assessments for grades 3 - 8 and 11 aligned to the Common Core State Standards (ELA and Math)

Operational in the 2014–15 school year

Meets ESEA assessment requirements

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What’s Different?

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Six Item Types

• Selected Response• Short Constructed Response• Extended Constructed Response• Performance Tasks• Technology-Enabled• Technology-Enhanced

Which LBUSD assessments have these types of items?

Common Assessment Formats

Paper and pencil testing

Computer based testing (CBT)– Uses fixed form but is administered using a computer

Computer adaptive testing (CAT)– Presents harder or easier questions, depending on how

the student performs as the test proceeds– Can provide greater accuracy with fewer questions

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Computer Adaptive Testing

• The system will adjust the difficulty of items throughout the assessment

Correct or Incorrect

Difficulty of Next Item

Correct More Difficult

Incorrect Easier

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Computer Adaptive Testing20 Items

To Take a Closer Look…

Access items on the Smarter-Balanced website

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/