Smarter Balanced (Required for DTCs, STCs, and Smarter Balanced TAs)

1. Smarter Balanced(Required for DTCs, STCs,and Smarter Balanced TAs)

2. Objectives • Administer the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics appropriately • Recognize key changes in the Smarter Balanced Assessments in terms of format, features, and testing procedures. • Prepare teachers/test administrators to provide students with the best testing experience possible.

3. Schedule 2015-16 Smarter Balanced Test Windows • Administration Window: February 9-June10 • Within that window, schools may set their own testing schedule. This may be done through TIDE. • Testing, including at the high school level, should occur after 66% of instructional days have been completed. (TAM: Appendix A)

4. Smarter Balanced Assessments • SB Retest Opportunity for Grade 12 this year • Only one opportunity in each content area • Each test opportunity is subject to a 45-day expiration period from the start date. • Each PT test opportunity is subject to a 20-day expiration period from the start date. • Classroom Activities have been discontinued as prequels to the Performance Tasks. (TAM: 5.1 Testing Time and Recommended Order of Administration)

5. Smarter Balanced Test Documents • Test Blueprints • Number of items • Score points (weighting) • Depth of knowledge • Content Specifications • List of all Assessment Targets • Identify which CCSS each Target assesses • Item Specifications • Broken out by grade level, Claim, and Target • Contains Task Models • Appropriate Stems http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/

7. Key Elements for Math • Smarter Balanced assesses content standards and standards for mathematical practice. • Resources formerly available during the test may no longer be (e.g., manipulatives, formula sheet, grades 3-5 calculator); check the Oregon Accessibility Manual for specific allowable supports. (http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487) • Students at ALL tested grades will be doing a Performance Task which will require them to demonstrate autonomous chains of mathematical reasoning.

8. Key Elements for ELA • Smarter Balanced combines four elements of English language arts into one test: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Research; there will be an overall score for ELA and sub-scores for each of those four elements. • Listening items will require each student to have headphones. • Resources formerly available during the test may no longer be (e.g., spelling lists, graphic organizers, scoring guides); check the Oregon Accessibility Manual for specific allowable supports. http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487 • Students at ALL tested grades will be doing a Performance Task which will require them to write an essay.

9. Before Testing • Identify students to be tested and determine their test settings • Make sure you have the correct SSID for each student • Identify students who would benefit from accessibility tools. • Provide students with opportunities to become familiar with the test format and technology; both the training and the practice tests contain the same features as the operational assessment: http://oaksportal.org/

10. Smarter Balanced Summative Components • CAT Test (Computer Adaptive Test) • Item Types: • Selected Response (Multiple Choice) • Technology-Enhanced/Enabled Items • Short Constructed Response • Performance Task • Two-day event in ELA; recommended single-day in Mathematics • ELA will access multiple resources • Short answer questions provide scaffolding (TAM: 7.1 Components of the Smarter Balanced Assessments)

11. Smarter Balanced Assessments • The CAT and the PT sections of the test should be given on separate days; finish one before starting the other. • It is recommended, but not required, that the CAT (or non-performance task items) be administered first. • ELA Performance Tasks may be given over multiple sessions; Math is recommended to be completed in one session. • Neither portion of the test is timed; students should be allowed to continue working as long as they are making progress. (TAM: 7.1 Components of the Smarter Balanced Assessments)

12. Pause Rules • Tests can be paused at any time; students get a warning message to verify they want to pause. • If a CAT test is paused less than 20 minutes, students may review questions already answered. • If a CAT test is paused more than 20 minutes, students may not review or change questions already answered. • When resuming after a pause, the student sees the first page that has unanswered questions. • If a test is idle for over 20 minutes, the system will automatically pause the test and log the student out. • There are no pause limits for the performance task portion of Smarter Balanced tests. (TAM: 5.1 Testing Time and Recommended Order of Administration; OAM: Table 1: SB Embedded Universal Tools)

13. Smarter Balanced Student Interface

14. Paginated Items

15. Print on Request OAM, Table 3: Embedded Designated Supports

16. ContextMenu

17. Scrubber for Embedded Audio Enables a student to drag to the desired position in the audio for pre-recorded audio (Note: does not apply to text-to-speech)

18. Volume Control: Text to Speech (OAM, Table 3 Embedded Designated Supports for Math or ELA items; Table 5: Embedded Accommodations for ELA stimuli) Click to adjust the volume Click to adjust the volume

19. ASL Video (OAM, Table 5: Embedded Accommodations)

20. Expanding Passages (OAM, Table 1: Embedded Universal Tools)

21. Streamlined Mode (OAM, Table 5: Embedded Accommodations)

22. English/Spanish Stacked Translations (OAM, Table 3: Embedded Designated Supports for Math)

23. Masking (OAM, Table 3: Embedded Designated Support)

24. Glossary (OAM, Table 1: Embedded Universal Tools for ELA items; Table 3: Embedded Designated Supports for Math Translations)

25. ELA Performance Tasks Embedded Tools • Dictionary • Notepad • Formatting features • Bold, italic, underline, remove format • Insert numbers or bullets • Indent, outdentfeatures • Cut, copy, paste • Undo, bring back • Spell Check (must click on icon to activate and again to exit.) (OAM, Table 1: Embedded Universal Tools)

26. Notepad in the ELA Performance Task (OAM, Table 1: Embedded Universal Tools)

27. Dictionary (OAM, Table 1: Embedded Universal Tools)

28. Math Performance Tasks Embedded Tools • Calculator (grades 6-11) • Digital notepad • Math tools Non-embedded Tools • Scratch Paper • Graph Paper (OAM, Table 1: Embedded Universal Tools)

29. Calculators (Scientific, Graphing, & Regression)

30. Smarter Balanced Practice Training Test • Organized by grade band 3-5, 6-8, and high school • 14-15 questions includes all item types • Includes all embedded universal tools, designated supports, accommodations, and language supports Practice Test • Organized by grade • Approximately 30 items of varying difficulty • Includes a Performance task • Includes all embedded universal tools, designated supports, accommodations, and language supports (OAKS Portal: http://oaksportal.org/)

31. Training Tests vs. Practice Tests Use the training test if • You want to familiarize students how to navigate the test and learn how to complete the different item types • Your intent is NOT to look at grade level content or items at the appropriate level of difficulty. Use the practice test if • You want students to see grade level items and practice responses to them. • You want students to experience items across all claim areas. • You want students to have practice on the Performance Task.

32. Online Resources • 2015-2016 Test Administration Manual http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=486 • 2015-2016 Oregon Accessibility Manual http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487 • OAKS Portal (Practice & Training Test) http://www.oaksportal.org • Test Specifications and Blueprints http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=496