This manual provides procedural and policy guidance to prepare for and administer the smarter balanced summative assessments. When a student is unable to use texttospeech as an embedded designated support or embedded accommodation due to other learning needs, the student may be eligible to use the nonembedded read aloud designated support or nonembedded read aloud accommodation that requires a test reader for the smarter balanced assessments, hawaii state science assessments hsa science, and endofcourse. Sy 2015 2016 archived sy 2014 2015 archived digital library connections general information webinars workshops district administrators educator opportunities general information tools and documents for school leaders smarter balanced resources accommodations and special populations support documents and training test administration. Summative hs march 17, 2015 smarter balanced summative assessments estimated testing times 8. The test administration manual tam has been revised this year to include only the administration information for oregons statewide summative assessments. Disruptions to a test session such as a fire drill, schoolwide power outage, earthquake, or other acts. This manual provides information for test administrators tas administering the smarter balanced online summative assessments in english language arts ela and mathematics.
Removed the conditional school year 20142015 for the read aloud. Test administration manual this publication is available from. Smarter balanced summative assessments for english language artsliteracy and mathematics. A vast majority of respondents found smarter balanced testing to be extremely disruptive to teaching and learning. This parent information booklet pib in english was also available in 14 languages not archived. Assessment system chart pdf lists the tests of the 20192020 california assessment system by subject content, test name, test type, student participant groups, grade levels, and testing window. The smarter balanced practice tests, including scoring guides, are now available for grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 in englishlanguage arts ela and mathematics.
Resources vermont comprehensive assessment program portal. However, smarter balanced assessments are not timed tests. Smarter balanced is developing an assessment system that will provide educators with tools to improve teaching and learning. California assessment timeline pdf presents the assessment administration timeline for the 20192020, 20202021, and 20212022 school years.
Please tell us what you liked about the administration of the smarter balanced assessments. The oregon department of education ode wants its test administration manuals to match test purposes as oregon works toward a balanced assessment system. Smarter balanced district test coordinator workshop 1 january 2730 2015 aoe michael hock director of educational assessment frank gerdeman assistant director, secondary and adult education. The smarter balanced assessment consortium sbac is a stateled consortium working to develop nextgeneration assessments aligned to the common core state standards in english language arts elaliteracy and mathematics that ac curately measure student progress toward college and careerreadiness. Smarter balanced assessment design the smarter balanced assessment consortium has developed a system of valid, reliable, and fair nextgeneration assessments aligned to the ccss in english language arts elaliteracy and.
This manual provides information for test administrators and teachers administering the smarter balanced interim assessments in english language. The 20162017 test administration manual contains all final policies for the 2016 2017 statewide assessments. Students experiences with the test varied greatly from school to school, often due to inequitable resources to administer the new online assessment. Directions for administration of the smarter balanced assessments and cast these instructions apply to administration of the smarter balanced summative assessments for ela and mathematics and cast. Ode will publish the final 2015 16 test administration manual by october 1, 2015. Smarter balanced field test administration best practices.
Smarter balanced summative test administration manual 20152016. Test administration manual provides information about policies and procedures that govern secure and valid test administration. Please see the smarter balanced summative test administration manual for additional information on requesting this accommodation. Smarter balanced 2015 online test administration workshop last modified by. Smarter balanced district test coordinator workshop. Test administration manual oregon department of education.
The us department of education awarded a grant to the consortium on september 28, 2010. This manual provides an overview of the summative assessment paper test administration and supplements the online test administration manual. The sdsa interim window begins on january 22, 2020 adn runs through may 1, 2020. Smarter balanced cognitive labs, conducted in collaboration with the american institutes for research air in fall 20, consisted of 14 small thinkaloud studies that addressed topics pertaining to an automated test delivery system.
Accessibility supports for smarter balanced assessments. Smarter balanced 2015 online test administration workshop. Smarter balanced assessment system overview run time 8. The csde comprehensive assessment portal provides access to test administration resources for the smarter balanced assessment 2020 administration resources. The csde comprehensive assessment portal provides access to test administration resources for the smarter balanced assessment.
Smarter balanced resources montana office of public. Prior to test administration in 20142015, the american institutes for research air conducted simulations to evaluate and ensure the implementation and quality of the adaptive itemselection algorithm and the scoring algorithm. Following the instructions in this manual ensures similar testing conditions in all classrooms. California online field test administration manual all roles 1. Administrator or coordinator failing to ensure administration and supervision of the smarter balanced assessments by qualified, trained personnel.
A smarter balanced assessment badger exam in a uniform manner that is essential for the integrity of this testing program. Use this site to access resources and download the secure browser. Smarter balanced test security information for school. The smarter balanced test blueprints for ela and math describe the depth and breadth of the performance expectations of the common core state standards for each assessed grade 3 8, and 11, and contain critical information about the number of items, score points, and depth of knowledge for items associated with each assessment target. February 9 june 10, 2016 opens 1 month earlier than in 201415 schoollevel test window requirements for the smarter balanced math and ela assessments. Sy 20152016 archived sy 20142015 archived digital library connections general information webinars workshops district administrators educator opportunities general information tools and documents for school leaders smarter balanced resources accommodations and special populations support documents and training test administration. Smarter balanced assessment consortium application for the race to the top assessment program. Test administration creating a test session run time. Sdsa interim assessments are available for students enrolled in. Directions for administration of the smarter balanced online summative assessments and california science test posted 020420 directions for administration of the california spanish assessment posted 020420 data entry interface user guidefor use with smarter balanced paperpencil tests posted 041219. A full write is the second part of a performance task.
Test administration and systems manuals resources vermont. Preparing for 2015 smarter balanced summative assessments. For both grades 3 8 and grade 11, testing shall not begin until at least sixtysix percent 66% of a schools annual. Ode has made a few important changes to the 201617 test administration manual compared to the 201516 test administration ma nual. For 20192020, this manual provides information for test administrators tas on procedural and policy guidance to prepare for and administer the smarter balanced assessment in english language artsliteracy ela and mathematics.
Smarter balanced online test administration manual 201516 administration smarter balanced online summative assessments for english language artsliteracy and mathematics updated january 2016. For both grades 3 8 and grade 11, testing shall not begin until. Smarter balanced digital library overview and tour run time 6. Online test administration manual major changes in smarter balanced test administration from spring 2015 to spring 2016 this table identifies major changes that have been made to the spring 2015 smarter balanced test administration manual for test administration in spring 2016. Additional technical documentation smarter balanced. Microsoft word smarter balanced oregon memo dec 2015. This document is designed to help test administratorsproctors tas administer the badger exam 38. Verify the security of the testing environment prior to beginning a test session.
Smarter balanced english language artsliterary and. Ode wants its test administration manuals to match test purposes as oregon. Manuals and instructions for test administration caaspp. Ode has made several important changes to the 2015 16 test administration manual compared to the 201415 test administration manual. Resources hawaii smarter balanced assessment portal. Smarter balanced assessment system testing ca dept of. Smarter balanced district test coordinator workshop 1 january 2730 2015 aoe. Test administration manual tony evers, state superintendent 2015 badger exam 38. The administration of classroom activities has been cancelled. Please tell us how the administration of the smarter balanced assessments.
The summative smarter balanced ela assessment, smarter balanced mathematics assessment, and wcas are used for federal and state accountability. School districts will be using the american institutes for research air services to administer the south dakota assessments program. Prepared by the smarter balanced assessment consortium. This manual provides procedural and policy guidance to prepare for and administer the. Smarter balance will adhere to all federal and state privacy laws. Addition of elpa21 section 9 anticipated by october 1, 2015 streamlined organization of. Please tell us how the administration of the smarter balanced assessments could be improved. Responsibilities the principal authorized representative for a. Smarter balanced practice and training test user guide 2015 2016 published september 2, 2015. Math, reading and writing portions of the msp in grades 38 10th grade math, reading and writing hspe replaced by. Printed copies of one english pib per student were delivered to each school in september 2015. The smarter balanced practice tests provide an opportunity for teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders to experience the features of online testing and gain insight into how smarter. Executive numbered memorandum 003201516 exemption from. Smarter balanced assessment design the smarter balanced assessment consortium has developed a system of valid, reliable, and fair nextgeneration assessments aligned to the ccss in english language arts elaliteracy and mathematics for grades 38 and 11.
A short smarter balanced braille tam insert for summative assessments is also available. Refer to the online test administration manual to find information on test policies, including how to prepare for online tests. This report describes a study by cresst, simulating the adaptive administration of the smarter balanced. The smarter balanced assessment consortium sbac is a nonprofit. View student roster and update student test settings preparing for 2015 sbac. Review smarter balanced test administration manual tam. Directions for administration for the smarter balanced online summative assessments prior to administering a test session before you administer a test session, check to see if the following has been completed. Any updates to test administration protocols for smarter balanced section 7 and elpa21 section 9 will be included in the final 20162017 test administration manual. The parent information booklet pib includes information for the grades 38 and 11 smarter balanced elaliteracy and mathematics assessments and the grades 4 and 8 hawaii state science assessments. Administered online no paperpencil administration same teacher registration process and test delivery interface as the summative assessment. Descriptions of the operation of the test information distribution engine, test delivery system, and related systems are property of the american institutes for research air and are used with the permission of air. Developed by cresst for smarter balanced smarter balanced assessment consortium. Representatives, key information for the smarter balanced test administration and test security training, and instructions for using the online program for test security agreements after testing.
Assessment consortium 201415 and 201516 technical report, available at. The elaliteracy and mathematics performance tasks that will continue to be. The summative ela and mathematics assessments are also used for meeting graduation requirements. Smarter balanced assessment consortium colorin colorado.
Use this document to familiarize yourself with what your students will experience in participating in the assessment, how to prepare for the assessment, and general rules for testing. Smarter balanced summative assessments for english language. Administrator giving incorrect instructions that are not corrected prior to testing. Apr 22, 2014 smarter balanced field test administration best practices. The directions for administration of the caas for ela and mathematics and the. Tests, field tests and 2015 and 2016 spring summative assessments.
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