SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
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Governing States
Advisory StatesCT, HI, ID, KS, ME, MI,MO, MT, NC, NM, NV, OR, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV
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AL, CO, DE,GA, IA, KY, NH, NJ, ND, OH,OK, PA SC, SD
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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Theory of ActionGoal
To ensure that all students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or a career through increased student learning and improved teachingSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium
Summative assessments using online computer-adaptive technologies
Efficiently provides accurate measurement of all students, better than a one size fits all approach
Assesses full range of CCSS in English language arts and math
Describes both current achievement and growth across time, indicating progress toward college- and career-readiness
Scores provide reliable state-to-state comparability, with standards set against national and international benchmarks
States and districts have option of giving the summative tests twice a year
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Optional interim and formative assessments
Aligned to and reported on the same scale as the summative assessments
Helps identify specific needs of each student, so teachers can provide appropriate, targeted instructional assistance
Teachers involved in item and task design and scoring, with interim/formative assessments being non-secure and fully accessible
Provides students with clear examples of the expected performance on common standards
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Online, tailored reporting system
Supporting educator access to information about student progress toward career and college readiness
Student performance history can be transported across districts and states
Although the backbone of the reporting system is provided by the Consortium, individual states retain jurisdiction over access permissions and front-end look of online reports
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Benefits and efficiencies from economies of scale due to a multi-state consortium
Cost savings: SMARTER English language arts/Math estimated at ~$21 per student (compared to current ~$43 for WA)[Interim/formative an additional ~$7 per student]
Shared interoperable software platforms: Item generation, item banking, and adaptive testing no longer exclusive property of vendors
Agreed-upon protocols for accommodations for students with disabilities and ELL students
Assessment DesignThe Consortium will provide the following by the 2014-15 school year:3. Formative tools and resources4. Responsible flexibility5. Distributed summative assessmentContent clusters throughout a courseMost appropriate time for each studentScores rolled upSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Assessment Design
Through course option reflects the greatest flexibility for States and allows for differentiated instructionSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Assessment DesignSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Grade/ ELAType of ComponentType of Data producedFrequencyNumber of itemsAdministration ModeScoring Method3-8Summative assessing Common CoreScale score for achievement and growthOnce annually 1-2 opportunities30 Selected response3 Extended constructed response7 Technology enhanced1 Performance eventComputer Adaptive, SR, ECR, TE
Computer Delivered: teacher administered performance eventComputer Adaptive: automated computer scoring
Performance EventCombination of AI and teacher
Assessment Design
Grade/ ELAType of ComponentType of Data producedFrequencyNumber of itemsAdministration ModeScoring MethodHSSummative assessing Common CoreScale score for achievement and growthOnce annually 1-2 opportunitiesMust be administered at grade 11, may administer in grades 9 & 1030 Selected response3 Extended constructed response7 Technology enhanced3 Performance eventComputer Adaptive, SR, ECR, TE
Computer Delivered: teacher administered performance eventComputer Adaptive: automated computer scoring
Performance EventCombination of AI and teacher
Research and EvaluationDistributive Summative Assessment as an alternative to the summative fixed window:Content clusters/through courseRoll up scores plus performance eventsComparabilityTechnical adequacyFairnessSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Research and EvaluationItem development ( use of technology, performance assessments, internet domain)Artificial Intelligence ScoringEffective, Efficient and Valid ScoringTeacher Effectiveness and EvaluationText ComplexitySmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Research and EvaluationAccessibility and AccommodationsSetting StandardsVertical ScalingImpact of the Assessment System on teaching, learning and students readiness for college and careersImpact of the system on student achievementSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Updates and copies of application materials available at:
www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER
Creating a policy environment that supports: innovation systems,high expectations and increased opportunities for students Aligned to the Common Core Standards: clearly defined college and career expectations, learning progressions content/curricular frameworks, test maps, and instructional processes
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