smarter balanced field test march 2014 whittier city school district
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Smarter Balanced Field Test
MARCH 2014
WHITTIER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
New Assessments:Measuring Where Students are on their
Path to Success
• Will replace existing tests and are an improvement
• Provide an academic checkup by measuring real-world skills like critical thinking and problem solving
• Provide information during the year to give teachers and parents a better picture of where students are succeeding and where they need help.
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Field Test:A Practice Run of Our New
Assessments
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• Helps ensure assessments are valid, reliable, and fair for all students
• Provides teachers, schools, and students an opportunity to participate in a practice run of the assessment system
• Evaluates performance of 20,000+ assessment items and performance tasks
• Sets preliminary achievement standards that help track student preparedness for college and career
Field Test:A Practice Run of Our New
Assessments
• Each state determined how schools and students would be selected to take the Field Test
• Students in grades 3-8 will participate
• Test is not timed, and each subject area (ELA/literacy and math) is expected to take 2.5 to 4 hours to complete
• Because the Field Test is a “test of the test” that will result in some questions being revised or dropped, students will not receive scores.
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SBAC Testing Window2014
• Elementary– 3rd grade – April 7th – 10th
– 4th grade April 14th – 16th
– 5th grade April 22nd – 24th
– Make up dates April 17th and April 25th
• Middle School– 6th grade April 30th – May 2nd
– 7th grade May 5th – 7th
– 8th grade May 12th – 13th and May 15th
– Make-up dates May 14th and May 16th
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Students “What are Universal Tools?”
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Test Information and Distribution Engine (TIDE)
Student Information
• Student information has been uploaded from CALPADS to TIDE
• 2 weeks prior to testing we will send you the student information
• Please advise us about any changes, updates,
missing students etc.
• This information is SECURE
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Test Information and Distribution Engine (TIDE)
Accommodations and Modifications
• Accommodations and/or modifications that have been written in IEP’s will be selected in TIDE
• Embedded vs. Non-embedded
Accommodations and Modifications handout
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Testing ProceduresSBAC Field Test PORTAL
• On the day of testing…– Teachers will log into SBAC field test
portal
– They will use their username and password (e-mail)
– It is important that they REMEMBER their username and password on testing day!
– We recommend they write it down and give you a copy.
• SBAC PORTAL (Handout:Administering Practice and Training Tests to Students pgs. 11-16) 10
Website for SBAC Practice TEST
• Enable Block Pop-ups (handout)
• Turn up volume on iPad then adjust volume on headphones
• Enable Guided Access (Handout: Mobile Secure Browsers pgs.
4-8 in Secure Browsers Manual )
LET’S TRY IT!
• https://sbacpt.tds.airast.org/student/ • Handout (About the login Process: Logging in as a guest user)
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Assignment of Assessment
• Non–performance task (non–PT)
• Classroom Activity and Performance Task(PT)
• Assigned the week of March 10, 2014.
• Classroom activities and content area assignments will be the same for all students within a grade at each school
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School Test Coordinator Responsibilities
• Test security affadavits signed and returned to Angie Baltierra
• Train teachers in test administration
• Create and share testing Schedule
• Ensure secure browsers are installed
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Preparing the Devices
• Download the secure browser from the App Store (handout)
• iPads need to be upgraded to iOS 7
• Update button should be enabled (handout)
• Tech leads should be able to support you with this
Handout
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CA Online Field Test Administration Manual Directions for Administration (WIKI)
• All teachers should review the DFA prior to testing (pgs. 48-56)
• For testing script, print Appendix A (pgs. 58-62)
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SECURITYStudent Login Information
• First name ONLY
• SSID
• Considered Secure Material
• Must be destroyed after testing
• Recommend the list to be checked in and
checked out during testing
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Security of Test Environment
• Quiet Environment
• Students are actively supervised and are free from access to unauthorized electronic devices
• Post “Unauthorized electronic devices” sign
• Only students who are testing can observe assessment items
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SECURITYScratch Paper and Classroom
Activity
• All Scratch paper must be collected and destroyed
• Any notes students take during the classroom activity should be collected and destroyed
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Resources and Documents
• Online Administration Manuals
• Sample Schedules
• Parent Letters
• PowerPoint to share with teachers
• Links to student Videos
A link will be e-mailed to you directing you to the SBAC
WIKI by Friday, March 14th, 2014
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Sample Schedules
• If possible, log in at 15
minute intervals
• Non-PT ELA & MATH with
PT ELA or MATH
• Non-PT ELA with PT ELA
• Non-PT MATH with PT MATH
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