California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
2015 CAASPP Online Test Overview
Student Participation Q: Who will take the online Smarter Balanced summative assessments? A: All students in grades 3–8 and 11 are required to take the summative assessments.
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About the Summative Assessments • Content areas: – English language arts/literacy (ELA) – Mathematics
• Two components per content area: – Computer adaptive test (CAT) – Performance task (PT)
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About the Summative Assessments (cont.) Q: What is the CAT component of the online summative assessment? A: The computer adaptive portion of the online test includes a wide variety of item types. As students progress throughout a CAT, the computer program adjusts the difficulty of questions throughout the assessment based on their responses. For example, a student who answers a question correctly will receive a more challenging item, while an incorrect answer generates an easier question. 2015 CAASPP Online Test Administra6on Workshop
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About the Summative Assessments (cont.) Q: What is the PT component of the online summative assessment? A: The PT is designed to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge and higher-order thinking skills to explore and analyze a complex, real-world scenario. Prior to the PT, teachers or instructional staff conduct a Classroom Activity for all students to ensure that a lack of understanding of the context of the task does not interfere with a student’s ability to address the content of the task. 2015 CAASPP Online Test Administra6on Workshop
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High-level Technology Overview State hostedtest delivery servers
Student using Smarter Balanced California Secure Browser software application
TA using standard Web browser
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Practice Tests and Training Tests
Accessing the Practice and Training Tests 1
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Students and parents who wish to access the Practice Test and/ or Test via an Internet browser will select the button below
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Important Notes About Practice and Training Tests • Practice Tests and Training Tests do not: – Assess all of the standards that will be in the operational tests – Predict or gauge a student’s success on the operational assessments – Produce scores
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About the Practice Tests • Practice Tests are available in each grade level for grades 3–8 and 11 for English language arts/ literacy (ELA) and mathematics • Each Practice Test contains approximately 30 items • Performance tasks are available for both ELA and mathematics • Scoring rubrics and answers are available on the TA Resource Web page at http://caaspp.org/ta-resources/index.html • All universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations are available 2015 CAASPP Online Test Administra6on Workshop
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About the Training Tests •
Training Tests are available by grade bands for: – Grades 3–5 – Grades 6–8 – High school
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Each Training Test contains approximately 14–15 items – 6 ELA items – 8–9 math items
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There are no performance tasks included in the Training Tests No scoring rubrics or answer keys All universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations are available 2015 CAASPP Online Test Administra6on Workshop
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Test Administration
Scheduling Testing Time •
Estimated testing times:
Content Area
English Language Arts/ Literacy
Mathematics
Both
Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) items
Performance Task (PT)
Total
Classroom Activity (administered prior to the PT)*
Grades
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
3–5
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
6–8
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
11
2:00
2:00
4:00
:30
4:30
3–5
1:30
1:00
2:30
:30
3:00
6–8
2:00
1:00
3:00
:30
3:30
11
2:00
1:30
3:30
:30
4:00
3–5
3:00
3:00
6:00
1:00
7:00
6–8
3:30
3:00
6:30
1:00
7:30
11
4:00
3:30
7:30
1:00
8:30
Total
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