Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

(SBAC)

Pilot Testing, Sample Items, and Timeline

Objectives

• Implement plans to meet SBAC expectations for both pilots and operational testing

• Analyze SBAC Sample Items and Performance Tasks

• Locate additional resources to share with teachers and staff

Agenda

• SBAC Timeline and Pilot Testing Presentation (10 min)

• Review Sample Items and Performance tasks in teams (10 min)

• Site teams to share findings (14 min)

SBAC Nitty Gritty

• SBAC will assess grades 3-8 and 11 in ELA and Math in the 2014-15 school year

• 12 week window at the end of the year

• Optional Interim assessments

• November SBE presentation thematic in regards to future of assessment for California

• Preliminary resources recently postedo Blueprints, Achievement Descriptors, and Sample Items

SBAC Item Types

• Selected Response

• Constructed Response (short/extended)

• Technology Enhanced

• Performance Task

Selected Response (Enhanced)

Scoring Rubric

Constructed ResponseThe table below shows the number of students in each third-grade class at Lincoln School.

There are 105 fourth-grade students at Lincoln School. How many more fourth-grade students than third-grade students are at Lincoln School? Show or explain how you found your answer.

Students in Third-Grade

Class Number of Students

Mrs. Roy 24Mr. Grant 21Mr. Harrison 22Ms. Mack 25

Performance Tasks• Multiple content standards or strands • Depth of understanding, research skills, complex analysis• Management of information and ideas • Production of extended responses such as oral presentations • Reflect a real-world task and/or scenario-based problem• 21st-century skills such as critically analyzing and synthesizing

information presented in a variety of formats, media, etc

Source: SBAC Peformance Tasks Specifications

Estimated Timeframe and Preliminary Blueprints

Test Delivery

• Students will use computerized machines to demonstrate their knowledge of the common core standards!

Implications of testing with computerized machines

• Active Proctoring• Classroom management• Classroom management

including technology• Hardware and facilities• Student use of technology• Teacher use of technology

SBAC Timeline

Pilot Testing

• Testing Window is from 2/25 to 3/22

• “105 to 315 minutes”

• Minimum of 3 classes

• Most accommodations “built in”

• Tablets and iPads

• Site Coordinator Training 1/17/12 (tentative)

• Teacher trainings to follow

Test Examiner Monitoring System

Student Page

Locate Resources

• RCOE Common Core Page

• District Websiteo Ed Serviceso Assessment/Accountability

Sample Items

Review your sample performance task and discuss with your team (10 min)

Be prepared to share the following (2 minutes)

• Brief description of Performance Task and what is required of students

• Teacher Responsibilities during the administration

• 2 Ideas on how to support classroom teachers during and/or in preparation for testing