DARIEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM

2014 FIELD TEST – MMS STUDENT TRAINING

State-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness

An assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards

THE FIELD TEST

8th Grade – March 17th to March 26th

7th Grade – March 31st to April 9th 6th Grade – April 22nd to May 1st Trial run of the assessment system that

helps ensure the assessments are valid, reliable, and fair for all students

Gives teachers and schools a chance to gauge their readiness in advance of their first operational assessment in spring 2015

All 22 Governing States will participate in the Field Test

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

Students in Grades 3 -8 and 11 are required to take both the English Language Arts (ELA)/Literacy and Mathematics Field Test assessments

The SBAC-FT will be administered on the computer. There are no paper and pencil versions of the tests.

TESTING INFORMATION

The SBAC-FT assessments are not timed. The suggested overall testing time is approximately 3.5 hours each for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics

Tests will be administered over multiple test sessions of about 60 or 90 minute sessions within the testing window.

All assessments will be administered on the computer with the exception of a 30 minute classroom activity each for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics

TESTING SEQUENCE – 8 DAYS PER GRADE

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Day 5 Day 6

Day 7 Day 8

Testing OrientationPractice Log-inTest Location 

ELA(60 min.) 

ELA(60 min.)

ELA (PT)Part 1(90 min.)

ELA (PT)Part 2(90 min,)

Math(60 min.)

Math(60 min.)

Math (PT)90 (min.)

Classroom

Activity Activity ELA (PT)(30 min.)

  Classroom

Activity Math (PT)(30 min.)

 

60 minute sessions will take 1.5 periods and 90 minute sessions 2 periods

SCHOOL SCHEDULETime Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:05 – 8:49 Period 1A Period 2A Period 3A Period 7A Period 8A8:27 Period 1B Period 2B Period 3B Period 7B Period 8B8:53 – 9:37 Period 2A Period 3A Period 7A Period 8A Period 1A9:15 Period 2B Period 3B Period 7B Period 8B Period 1B9:41 – 10:24 Period 3A Period 7A Period 8A Period 1A Period 2A

10:03 Period 3B Period 7B Period 8B Period 1B Period 2B10:28 – 11:12 Period 4A Period 4A Period 4A Period 4A Period 4A

10:50 Period 4B Period 4B Period 4B Period 4B Period 4B11:16 – 12:00 Period 5A

 Period 5A 

Period 5A 

Period 5A 

Period 5A 

11:38 Period 5B 

Period 5B 

Period 5B 

Period 5B 

Period 5B 

12:04 – 12:48 Period 6A 

Period 6A 

Period 6A 

Period 6A 

Period 6A 

12:26 Period 6B 

Period 6B 

Period 6B 

Period 6B 

Period 6B 

12:52 – 1:35 Period 7A Period 8A Period 1A Period 2A Period 3A

1:14 Period 7B Period 8B Period 1B Period 2B Period 3B1:38 – 2:22 Period 8A Period 1A Period 2A Period 3A Period 7A2:00 Period 8B Period 1B Period 2B Period 3B Period 7B

SMARTER BALANCED – THE FIELD TEST

SBAC Training video: Let’s Talk Universal Tools?

SBAC Training video: Student Interface