Smarter Balanced Assessment
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Smarter Balanced Assessment
Districts and schools in California are switching to a new statewide assessment system. The new assessments focus on California Common Core Standards and are administered through a computerized testing system developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Field Tests are being administered in Spring 2014.
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Understanding Performance Tasks
Performance tasks are a new area of assessment to many. They are designed to help teachers, administrators, students, and parents understand how students are integrating knowledge and skills across multiple content standards. This is important because the ability to integrate knowledge and skills is a key component of college and career readiness.
Performance tasks will challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills in response to complex, real-world problems. The tasks will include extended response and technology-enhanced items that allow students to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills. They are meant to measure capacities such as depth of understanding, writing and research skill, and complex analysis—capabilities that can’t be adequately assessed with traditional assessment questions. Students will complete the performance tasks on a computer. The task will take one to two class periods to complete.
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FAQs and Key Resources
CaliforniaTAC, new ETS website for 2014 testing
FAQ from Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
SBAC’s Summary of Core Components (pdf)
Smarter-Balanced-ELA-Literacy-ALDs Policy
Smarter-Balanced-Math-ALDs Policy
SBAC Parent & Student Information
Smarter-Balanced-Parents-Factsheet
