SBAC:

UPDATE, RESOURCES, BEST PRACTICES

OCTOBER 6, 2014

SBAC: Preparing Students and Communities

Fall staff training day – all staff spend time reviewing SBAC website and training modules

Create a schedule for students to have an opportunity to take practice test

Letter to parents about SBAC and process

Articles in District newsletters about SBAC for community

Moving from MSP/HSPE to SBAC

Smarter Balanced is to measure high standards – not a high school diploma by tenth grade – but college and career readiness no sooner than eleventh grade.

Communicating Reasoning (Math Claim #3)Students can clearly and precisely construct viable arguments to support their own reasoning and to critique the reasoning of others.

Research/Inquiry (ELA Claim #4) Students can engage in research and inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information.

Smarter Balanced Assessment Claims

Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in mathematics.

Concepts and Procedures

Communicating Reasoning

Problem SolvingModeling and Data

Analysis

Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in English language arts and literacy.

ReadingWritingSpeaking and

ListeningResearch/Inquiry

What did the SBAC Field Test Districts Learn?

Scheduling Flexible schedules (i.e.

libraries and lab time) to handle varying testing times

Classroom Activity Testing over weeks – not

one and done Spring athletics, field trips,

competitions Other exams, Running

Start, and more mixed grade level classes

AccommodationsUniversal tools,

designated supports and accommodations

Students not familiar with functionality – what if tools are not used outside of testing

Start planning early

What did the SBAC Field Test Districts Learn?

StudentsNot using all the tools –

practice is not passiveNot familiar

manipulating screen panes

KeyboardingAre not reading

directionsLots of onscreen readingMath tools are clunkyEnter in 17 characters

from a ticket to start testStart practice earlier

AdultsProctors use portal to

manage tests onlineNeed to know how to

use tools – practice is not passive

Use dedicated staff to proctor tests

Training materials are numerous (SBAC website)

Start training earlier

What did the SBAC Field Test Districts Learn?

Technology/EnvironmentMeet the tech

requirementsEnsure enough wirelessLaptops, batteries, miceHeadphones and ear

budsLearning spaces versus

testing spaces Coordinated Tech

support (internal and external)

 

SBAC Field Testing Summary:

4.2 million students tested

12.2 million tests completed

16.5 thousand schools tested

1,100 Help Desk inquiries each day

It worked!

Similarities Differences

Online (for districts who gave MSP/HSPE online)

Selected responseShort answer and

constructed responseEssay writing

Computer adaptivePerformance task Classroom activityListening itemsText complexityBrief write, revise,

edit

SBAC – What is Assessed

SBAC is comprised of two separate assessments: the non–performance task (non-PT) items and the Classroom Activity/performance task (PT).

Smarter Balanced recommends that students take the PT and the non-PT items on separate days in the following sequence: 1. Non-PT items 2. Classroom Activity 3. PT items

If districts/schools elect to administer these in a different order, the Classroom Activity must always occur prior to the administration of the PT.

ELA (English Language Arts) Non–Performance Task – one day/time period Performance Task – one day/time period Classroom Activity – one day or time period prior to Performance Task exam

Math Non–Performance Task – one day/time period Performance Task – one day/time period Classroom Activity – one day or time period prior to Performance Task exam

Classroom Activity

The Classroom Activity introduces students to the context of a performance task, so they are not disadvantaged in demonstrating the skills the task intends to assess. Contextual elements include: an understanding of the setting or situation in which the task is

placed, potentially unfamiliar concepts that are associated with the

scenario, and key terms or vocabulary students will need to understand in order

to meaningfully engage with and complete the performance task.The Classroom Activity is also intended to generate

student interest in further exploration of the key idea(s). The Classroom Activity should be easy to implement

with clear instructions.

Who is Testing and What is being Tested in 2014 - 2015?

3rd Grade – SBAC (ELA & Math)4th Grade – SBAC (ELA & Math)5th Grade – SBAC (ELA & Math) and MSP Science6th Grade – SBAC (ELA & Math)7th Grade – SBAC (ELA & Math)8th Grade – SBAC (ELA & Math), MSP Science and Math EOC9th Grade – Math EOC and/or Biology EOC10th Grade – ELA Exit Exam (HSPE like; paper/pencil), Math

EOC and/or Biology EOC11th Grade – Needed Exit Exams and SBAC (ELA & Math) –

used for AYP purposes12th Grade – Needed Exit Exams

State Testing Dates / WindowSmarter Balanced 2015 Testing Windows

Grade 3 ELA March 9 to April 23

Grade 3 Math Last 12 weeks of school, but no earlier than March 9 and no later than June 15

Grades 4–8 ELA and Math Last 12 weeks of school, but no earlier than March 9 and no later than June 15

Grade 11 ELA and Math Last 7 weeks of school, but no earlier than April 6 and no later than June 15

Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) 2015 Testing Windows

Grades 5 and 8 Science May 12

High School Exit Exams (HSPE) (DAPE) (EOC) (ELA) 2015 Testing Windows

Grades 11 and 12 HSPE Retakeo Readingo Writing

 March 17March 18–19

Grade 10 ELA exit exam May 12–13 OR May 19 –20

Biology EOC exit exams May 26 – 30

Math EOC exit exam June 2 – 5

Developmentally Appropriate Proficiency Exam (DAPE)

Last 12 weeks of school, but no earlier than March 9 and no later than June 15 – online  

Smarter Balanced Practice Test

Smarter Balanced Assessment Resources

DEVELOP DISTRICTWIDE SCHEDULE

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

Students & Staff Members (proctors)

COMMUNICATION TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS

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