Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

A Peek at the Assessment System

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Rachel Eifler January 30 , 2014

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

expectations for college and career readiness

All students leave

high school college

and career ready

Teachers and schools have

information and tools they need

to improve teaching and

learning Interim assessments

Flexible, open, used for actionable

feedback(Optional)

Summative assessments

Benchmarked to college and career

readiness

Teacher resources for formative

assessment practices

to improve instruction(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

“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.”

Overall Claim (Gr. 3-8)

Overall Claim (High School)Claim 1

Concepts and Procedures

Claim 2 Problem Solving

Claim 3Communicating

ReasoningClaim 4Modeling and Data

Analysis

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?