Transitioning from STAR to CAASPP

2014 Smarter Balanced Field Test In-Service

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Grades 3 -8

CST/CMA Science

Identified Special Education Students

Math and English Language Arts

Components of 2014 State Tests

Grades 5&8

Grades 2-8

Math and English Language Arts

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2014 SBAC Field Test

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April 7 – May 16 Smarter Balanced Field Test Window

Field Test Purpose

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A field test is not designed to be a valid and reliable measure of student achievement; rather, it is designed to help the test developers evaluate whether the tests, individual items, and the technology platform work as intended before the first operational administration.

— Deborah S. Delisle

U.S. Department of Education

Benefits of Field Test Participation• Students will have hands-on experience with

the functionality of a computer-based assessment.

• Teachers and administrators will gain valuable exposure to administration logistics during a trial run.

• Local educational agencies (LEAs) will benefit from having learned where technology gaps may exist, and then can fully prepare for operational assessments.

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Smarter Balanced Spring 2014Participants

• Grades 3–8• All students except:

• CAPA • EL less than 12 months do not test in

ELA but do test in math • (R&E to provide translation of SAY

Boxes upon request)• Parent exemptions

• Signed parent letters

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CA TAM 7, 29-30

Smarter Balanced Spring 2014Logistics

• Test will be approximately 3.5-4.5 hours long though it is untimed

• No paper-and-pencil version will be available

• No student, school, or district score reports will be produced

• Results will not be factored into any state or federal accountability calculations

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Smarter Balanced Spring 2014Number of Items

Each participating student in Grades 3-8 willExperience:

• 25 ELA questions• 25 mathematics• 1 Performance Task (PT) in ELA or Math (TBD)

• Administering the PT:• Classroom activity should be completed within 3

days prior to starting the PT.• ELA: 2 parts; can be completed in 2 days.• Math: 1 part; can be completed in 1 day.

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CA TAM 37

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Smarter Balanced Question Format Samples

Roles and ResponsibilitiesTEST ADMINISTRATOR (TA)

• Read and sign new security affidavit.• Attend test administration training.• Confirm student information prior to testing, to ensure it is correct.• Ensure that appropriate designated supports and accommodations have been

set prior to testing.• Set up test sessions & proctor testing.• Report test security incidents to Site Coordinator• Encourage students to do their best.

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CA TAM 9-10

New Test Security Agreements 2013–14 School Year

• Sign and return the CAASPP Affidavit• Valid for Smarter Balanced and CST/CMA/CAPA administration

• Upon signing you agree:• Not to review, discuss, or analyze test items, read passages, or

write prompts at any time during between, or after sessions.

• Agree to not email, fax, or replicate items.

• No form or type of answer key may be developed for items

CA TAM 20-22

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Preparing for the Field Test: Training Test and Practice Test

TRAINING TEST

•Available by grade band(3–5, 6–8).

•Allow students to experience interface features and functionality.

PRACTICE TESTS

•Available for each grade (3–8) in ELA and mathematics.

•Approximately 30 items per test, including one PT and scoring guide

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CA TAM 30

Accessing the Practice and Training Tests

CDE Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/index.aspOR• California Smarter Balanced Portal:http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/practice-test-ca/

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For TA Interface option:Uncheck default “Guest User” to practice authentically creating session and student login.

For student Interface option:“Guest User” is defaulted and sign in

Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations

GuidelinesThree types of student support offered:

1. Universal tools are for all students

2. Designated Supports3. Accommodations (IEP/504)

Supports and Accommodations should be familiar and already in use during instruction.

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CA TAM 45-47

Establishing Appropriate Testing Conditions

• Remove or cover displayed information that might be used by students to help answer questions including: • Rubrics, vocabulary charts, student work, posters, graphs,

charts, etc.

• No Cell phones or other electronic devices allowed. • Post an “Unauthorized Electronic Devices May Not Be Used at

Any Time During the Testing Session”

• Place a “TESTING—DO NOT DISTURB” sign on the door.

• Plan quiet activities for students who finish early

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CA TAM 28, 48-51

Field Test Administration

Basic Test Rules During the Field Test

• Students must answer all test items on a page before moving on to next page.

• Within each test there may be segments. A student may not return to a segment once it has been submitted.

• Students must answer all test items before ending their test.• Students may not return to a test once it has been submitted.• Students may flag a response and return to it before ending

their test.• Students may use scratch paper but it must be collected and

shredded at the end of each test session.

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CA TAM 32

Accessing the Field Test: http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/

• TA: go to website

• Select [Field Tests].

• Select [TA Interface for California Users].

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TA Login

Module Time TA Students

Test Administrator Interface(Start on “Portal”)

9:00 X

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CA TAM 17-18

Student Login: Joining TA’s Session• Click Secure Browser icon on desktop

• All other applications must be closed

• Prior to Student Login: TAs must follow the “DFA SAY” script exactly each time a test is administered. Refer to the DFA section of the CA TAM page 51.• Please contact R&E for Spanish Translation of

“DFA SAY” boxes

• Student will need:− Confirmation Code: Student’s legal first name

as spelled in CALPADS− State-SSID: State abbreviation (CA) followed

by a hyphen and the student’s Statewide Student Identifier

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Student LoginModule Time TA Students

Student Interface(Start on “Student Login”)

14:00 X

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CA TAM 17-18

Student Login Data Cards R & E will provide a Sign-In Card with Student Login Data

Students will type information EXACTLY as printed

Collect students cards after each administration and keep secure

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Pausing/Stopping• Through the Test Administrator Interface:

• Stop an entire session; or • Pause individual student tests.

• Users should exit or log out of the Test Administrator Interface only after stopping the test session.

• If there is a technical issue (i.e. power outage or network failure), students will be logged out and the test will automatically be paused.

• Regardless of when or how users log out or navigate away from the Test Administrator Interface, student data will NOT be lost.

Note: If a test is paused for any reason or length of time, the student must log in again to resume testing. Highlighted text and item notes will not be preserved.

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CA TAM 33

Pause Rules• During the Non-Performance Task, if testing is paused for

more than 20 minutes, the student is:• Presented with the test page containing the test item he or she was last working on (if

page contains at least 1 unanswered item) OR• Presented with the next test page (if all items on the previous test page were

answered); • NOT permitted to review or change any test items on previous test pages.

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• There is no pause rule for the Performance Task.• Even if a test is paused for 20 minutes or more, the student can return to the

current section and continue. • ELA PTs are divided into 2 parts. After a student completes Part 1, he or she

cannot return to it.

Note: If a test is paused for any reason or length of time, the student must log in again to resume testing. Highlighted text and item notes will not be preserved.

Student Test Timeout Due to Inactivity

• As a security measure, students are automatically logged out of the test after 20 minutes of inactivity.

• Activity means: • Selecting an answer• Using a navigation option in the test (i.e. selecting [Next] or [Back], using the Past/Marked

Questions drop-down list)• NOTE: Moving the mouse or selecting an empty space on the screen is NOT considered activity.

• Before the system logs out, a warning message will be displayed. • If a student does NOT select [Ok] within 30 seconds, the student will be logged out.• Selecting [Ok] will restart the 20 minute inactivity timer.

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CA TAM 34

Performance Task

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Two Components:

Whole Class Activity

Student Independent Response

Classroom Activity Administration Guidelines

• Classroom Activity Purpose: To provide students with important context, concepts, and key terms prior to taking the PT.

• All students need to actively participate.

• Designed to fit into a 30-minute window.

• Provide the appropriate accommodations for students who normally use them during instruction.

• Recommended: No more than a 3-day lapsebetween the classroom activity and the PT administration.

• May be administered in a classroom or any other appropriate space.

• Students may take notes during the classroom activity,but the notes must be collected before proceeding to the PT.

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CA TAM 49-50; Checklist TAM 81

Performance Task

Module Time TA Students

Performance Task Overview 11:13 X

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CA TAM 17-18