Connecticut Assessment of Student Performance and Progress

Smarter Balanced Smarter Balanced Spring 2014 Field Test Spring 2014 Field Test Workshop for StudentsWorkshop for Students

Greenwich Public Schools March, 2014

Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Learning

Purpose of the Smarter Balanced Field Test

• “Test the test”

• Evaluate testing software

• Ensure quality of test questions

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the test administration and training materials

• Establish scoring and reporting levels

• “Dress rehearsal” for operational assessments in 2015− “Stress test” the school and district technology − Familiarize educators, administrators, and students with online

testing

Watch “What is a Field Test?”

Field Test Format Note: The Field Test is computer-based, not computer

adaptive. Need to try out the test questions during the Field Test

before tests can be made adaptive for the first operational administration in 2015.

Two components: Performance task (PT)

A set of complex questions that is centered on a common theme or problem; requires classroom activity

Non–performance task (non-PT) E.g., Selected Response, Drag and Drop, Matching

Tables

Preparing for the Field Test

Field Test Item Types• Selected response

– one correct response– multiple correct responses– two-part

• Matching tables– yes/no – true/false

• Fill-in tables• Select or order text or graphics• Drag and drop• Graphing• Equation or numeric response• Short text• Long essay

Performance Task

• The purpose of the Performance tasks will be to better measure depth of understanding, research skills, and complex analysis.

• The performance task is an individually administered, computer- generated task. The PT requires students to answer a set of complex questions that are centered on a common theme or problem.

• Performance Tasks have three component: • Stimulus presentation – Reading • Information processing• Scorable product or performance – final answer in written

form• Students must work independently on their PT responses;

instructions will be delivered through the computer.

Performance Task: Classroom Activity (CA)

There will be a classroom activity with your teacher to prepare you

for the online computer Performance Task.

You may take notes during the classroom activity. However, they will

be collected at the end of the CA.

GPS Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/index.asp

ORConnecticut Smarter Balanced Portal:http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2748&Q=334488

Take the Training and Practice Tests

Screenshot of Practice Tests and Training Tests

Field Test AdministrationField Test Administration

Unauthorized electronic devices MAY NOT be used

at any time during the testing

session.

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

• Students may not return to a test segment once it has been completed and submitted.

• Students must answer all test items before the test can be submitted.

• Students may not return to a test once it has been completed and submitted.

• There is a difference between “segment” and “session.”• Pause rules are different between PT and non-PT.

General Rules During the Field Test

Test Breaks

Pause Rules forNon–Performance Task

• During the non-PT test, 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.

• 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.

• Students may use any notes recorded in the digital notepad.

Pause Rules for Performance Task

• 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.

Test Timeout Due to Inactivity

• 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.

Test Timeout Due to Inactivity (cont.)

Student View of Testing

When the secure browser is launched, it opens to this page.

Student View of Testing: Verifying Information

Student View of Testing: Test Selection

Student View of Testing: Test Administrator Approval

• The student will see the display above while waiting for the Test Administrator to approve the request for entry into the session.

Student View of Testing: Is This Your Test?

Student View of Testing: Sound Check

Keyboard Commands

During the Test Instructions, you will have a chance to review the keyboard commands. This information is available anytime throughout the test by clicking the HELP button.

Student View of Testing: Test Instructions

Universal Tools

All students have the ability to:• Highlight text in passages and test questions• Zoom in and out of test pages (affects all

item content)• Mark specific items for review• Strikethrough (cross out answer options)• Use the Notepad or Calculator (depending on

the test)• Use the [Expand] button to display a

reading passage or a science simulation

Context Menus

Context Menu for Questions

Context Menu for Answer Options

Note: On PC right click on mouse. On Mac press both control and click.

Global Menu

Proceeding Through the Test

• To answer Selected Response (multiple-choice items), students must select the desired answer option or select the circle with A, B, C, or D.

• To answer machine-scored constructed-response items, students need to carefully follow the instructions given for each question.

Interactive Items

You will need to drag and drop

Reviewing Items

Ending the Test

QuestionsQuestions