CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bilingual Coordinator’s NetworkTransitioning to New Assessments
STAR and SBACSeptember 20, 2012
Patrick Traynor, Ph.D.Director, Assessment Development & Administration Division
Transitioning to New Assessments
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California Current Assessments
• Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR)• California Standards Tests (CSTs)• Early Assessment Program (EAP)• California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)• California Modified Assessment (CMA)• Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
• California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)• California English Language Development Test (CELDT)• General Educational Development Test (GED)• California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE)• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)• Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
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Transitioning to New Assessments
California Education Code Section 60604.5 requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) to:•Develop recommendations addressing 16 areas toward reauthorization of the assessment system•Develop a plan for transitioning to new “high quality assessments”•Consult with specific stakeholders:
• The State Board of Education• Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) Committee• Measurement experts from California’s private and public universities• Experts in assessing students with disabilities and English learners• Teachers, administrators, and governing boards from California’s local educational
agencies• Parents
•Recommendations and Plan due to the Legislature fall 2012
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“High-quality assessment”
• Means an assessment designed to measure a pupil’s knowledge of, understanding of, and ability to apply critical concepts through the use of a variety of item types and formats, including, but not limited to, items that allow for open-ended responses and items that require the completion of performance-based tasks
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16 Areas of Consideration
The recommendations shall consider including all of the following elements in the reauthorized assessment system:(1) Aligning assessments to standards(2) Implementing common assessments developed by state collaborative (3) Conform to ESEA reauthorization
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16 Areas of Consideration (Cont.)
(4) Measurement of achievement at a point in time and over time for groups and subgroups of pupils and for individual pupils.(5) Allow for comparison from one year to the next as a reflection of growth over time
(6) Valid, reliable, and fair for all students including English learners (ELs) and students with disabilities
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16 Areas of Consideration (Cont.)
(7) Assessments of ELs using primary language assessments
(8) Ensure no bias with respect to race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, or sexual orientation
(9) Incorporate a variety of item types including open-ended and performance-based tasks
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16 Areas of Consideration (Cont.)
(10) Generating multiple measures of pupil achievement, which, when combined with other measures, can be used to determine the effectiveness of instruction and the extent of learning
(11) Assess science and history–social science in all grade levels at or above grade 4
(12) Assess understanding and ability to use technology necessary for success in the 21st century classroom and workplace
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16 Areas of Consideration (Cont.)
(13) Formative and interim assessments that provide timely feedback for purposes of continually adjusting instruction to improve learning
(14) Use test administration and scoring technologies that will allow the return of test results to parents and teachers as soon as possible
(15) Minimizing testing time(16) Including options for diagnostic
assessments for pupils in grade 2
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Types of Assessment
• Diagnostic — for learning
• Formative — for learning
• Interim — for learning and of learning
• Summative — of learning
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Diagnostic Assessment• Ed Code 60603 defines diagnostic assessment as:
“ . . . assessment of the current level of achievement of a pupil that serves both of the following purposes:
1) The identification of particular academic standards or skills a pupil has or has not yet achieved.
2) The identification of possible reasons that a pupil has not yet achieved particular academic standards or skills.”
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Formative Assessment
Ed Code 60603 defines formative assessment as:
“Assessment tools and processes that are embedded in instruction and are used by teachers and pupils to provide timely feedback for the purposes of adjusting instruction and to improve learning.”
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Interim Assessments
Ed Code 60603 defines interim assessments as:“ . . . an assessment that is given at regular and specified intervals throughout the school year, is designed to evaluate a pupil’s knowledge and skill relative to a specific set of academic standards, and produces results that can be aggregated by course, grade level, school, or local education agency in order to inform teachers and administrator at the pupil, classroom, school, and local education agency levels.”
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Summative Assessment
Ed Code 60603 defines “achievement test” as:
“ . . . any standardized test that measures the level of performance that a pupil has achieved in the core curriculum areas.”
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Relationship of Assessments
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• Summative Assessments• Information for student, parent, teacher• Information for school and district • State and Federal Accountability
• Interim Assessments• Information for student, parent, teacher• Information for school and district
• Formative Processes and Tools• Information for student, parent, teacher
Sharing Assessment Information
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Common Assessment Formats
• Paper and pencil testing– Most common type of format– Used for all assessments
• Computer based testing (CBT)– Uses fixed form but is administered using a
computer
• Computer adaptive testing (CAT)– Presents harder or easier questions, depending on
how the student performs as the test proceeds– Can provide greater accuracy with fewer questions
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Computer Adaptive Testing
• The system will adjust the difficulty of items throughout the assessment
Correct or Incorrect
Difficulty of Next Item
Correct More Difficult
Incorrect Easier
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Computer Adaptive Testing20 Items
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Six Item Types
• Selected Response• Short Constructed Response• Extended Constructed Response• Performance Tasks• Technology-Enabled• Technology-Enhanced
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The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
(SBAC)
• Area of Consideration 2 (of 16): Implementing common assessments developed by state collaborative
• Assessments for grades 3 - 8 and 11 aligned to the Common Core State Standards (ELA and Math)
• Operational across Consortium states in the 2014–15 school year
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25 states educating approximately 20 million of the nation’s public K to 12 students
21 governing, 4 advisory states
An Ever Changing Landscape
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SBAC Procurements*
RFP ID RFP Name Contractor RFP Work Released Start DateRFP-00 Project Management Partner WestEd 06/04/2010 10/01/2010 RFP-01 Communications Services Provider GMMB 02/25/2011 06/03/2011 RFP-02 Technology Readiness Tool Pearson 05/20/2011 12/07/2011 RFP-03 IT Systems Architecture Measured Progress 05/27/2011 09/15/2011 RFP-04 Item Specifications Measured Progress/ETS 07/27/2011 12/01/2011 RFP-05 Psychometric Services ETS 10/07/2011 02/06/2012 RFP-06 Accessibility and Measured Progress 09/22/2011 01/04/2012 Accommodations Policy Guidelines RFP-07 Item Authoring/Item Pool Pacific Metrics 12/09/2011 04/03/2012 RFP-08 Item/Task Materials Development Measured Progress 10/14/2011 02/06/2012 RFP-09 Test and CAT Specifications ETS 10/25/2011 02/06/2012 RFP-11/ Test Engine Development for Pilot 03/07/2012 08/20/2012 and Field TestRFP-18/ and CAT SimulationsRFP-20 RFP-12 Initial Achievement Level CTB/McGraw-Hill 03/14/2012 07/13/012 Descriptors*Status current as of 8/22/12
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SBAC Procurements (cont.)
RFP ID RFP Name Contractor RFP Work Released Start Date RFP-13 Translations 06/15/2012 07/15/2012 RFP-14 Item/Task Writing/Review — Pilot CTB/McGraw-Hill 12/13/2011 03/28/2012 RFP-15 Report Development 04/18/2012 Sept. 2012 RFP-16 Item/Task Development — Field Test Sept. 2012 Jan. 2013 RFP-17 Scoring Nov. 2012 Feb. 2013 RFP-19 Test Administration 04/13/2012 Sept. 2012 RFP-21 Standard Setting Jan. 2014 Apr. 2014 RFP-22 Sustainability Task Force 04/12/2012 Sept. 2012 RFP-23 Formative Assessment Practices Aug. 2012 Nov. 2012 and Professional Learning
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Logical Components
Re-take option
Optional Interim assessment system—
Summative assessment for accountability
Last 12 weeks of year*
DIGITAL CLEARINGHOUSE of formative tools, processes and exemplars; released items and tasks; model curriculum units; educator training; professional development tools and resources; scorer training modules; and teacher collaboration tools.
Scope, sequence, number, and timing of interim assessments locally determined
* Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions.
Source: http://www.ets.org
Computer AdaptiveAssessment andPerformance Tasks
PERFORMANCETASKS
• Reading• Writing• Math
END OF YEARADAPTIVE
ASSESSMENT
English Language Arts and Mathematics, Grades 3–8 and High School
Computer AdaptiveAssessment andPerformance Tasks
BEGINNING OF YEAR
END OF YEAR
INTERIM ASSESSMENT INTERIM ASSESSMENT
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School-level Technology Issues
• Technology-enhanced test items will require compatibility with latest browser technologies
• Test security will require device to run in “kiosk mode”
• Devices must support text-to-speech software
• Test items with multimedia content will require sufficient internal and Internet network bandwidth
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Technology Readiness Tool• Assesses current capacity and compares
to the technology that is expected to be required for new SBAC assessments
• Areas evaluated: devices, devices to tester ratio, network infrastructure, and staff and personnel
• Performs inventory, gap analysis and recommended areas where LEAs will need to upgrade technology
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Technology Readiness Tool Data Collection
• First data collection window was from March 20, 2012 to June 30, 2012
• Subsequent data collections will occur each spring and fall through 2014
• Input information for computers expected to be available for online testing in 2014.
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Technology Readiness Tool Stats (Cont.)
• 600,000 devices entered into system• Operating systems inventory
– Windows XP: 52%
– Windows 7: 20%
– Mac OS X: 20%
– iOS 5.x: 3%
– Others (Vista, Linux, Windows – Other, iOS 4.x, Google Chrome, Android)
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Technology Readiness Tool Stats (cont.)
• Hardware types– Desktops: 67%
– Laptops: 19%
– Netbooks: 6%
– Tablets: 4%
– Thin Clients: 4%
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Guidelines for Purchasing New Hardware
• Inform current and future purchases
• Covering the vast majority of commercially available computers and tablets
• Full guidelines: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/technology
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California Work with SBAC: Opportunities for Teacher
Involvement• Feedback on draft content and item
specifications• Writing and reviewing of test items and tasks
(2012-13 pilot test; 2013-14 field test)• Range-finding and score validation• Collaborate on designing score reports and
Web tools for digital libraries (2013-14)• Scoring of performance tasks (2014-15 and
beyond)
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Current CDE Participation in SBAC Work Groups
• SBAC Work Groups
– Assessment Design: Item Development
– Assessment Design: Performance Tasks
– Assessment Design: Test Design
– Accessibility and Accommodations
– Technology Approach
– Formative Assessment Practices and Professional Learning
• Deputy Superintendent Deb Sigman executive committee member
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SBAC Resources• California Department of Education/SBAC
presentations be found on the CDE SBAC Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/smarterbalanced.asp
• Join the SBAC CDE electronic mailing list by sending a blank e-mail to: [email protected]
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Assessments to Consider (by content area and grade level)
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Transitioning to New Assessments
California Education Code Section 60604.5 requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) to:•Develop recommendations addressing 16 areas toward reauthorization of the assessment system•Develop a plan for transitioning to new “high quality assessments”•Consult with specific stakeholders:
• The State Board of Education• Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) Committee• Measurement experts from California’s private and public universities• Experts in assessing students with disabilities and English learners• Teachers, administrators, and governing boards from California’s local educational
agencies• Parents
•Recommendations and Plan due to the Legislature fall 2012
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Statewide Assessment Reauthorization Timeline
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March 21–22: Work Group
Meeting
April 17–18: Work Group
Meeting
May 22–23: Work Group
Meeting
June 12–14: Work Group
Meeting
July 25–26: Work Group
Meeting
Regional Public Meetings: 5 meetings between
March and April
Launch of Online Survey
Focus Groups: July -
September
Recommendations to the Legislature in
fall 2012
September 6: Work Group
Meeting
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
Online Survey closes August
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State Board of Education Meeting
Report writing and review
E-mail Account opened
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Common Developing Themes• Diagnostic assessments: ELA and Math in grade 2 and
grades 3-12 as needed.• Formative Assessment Tools:
– SBAC: ELA and Math– Explore the state providing formative tools and processes for science and
History/Social-Science
• Interim assessments:– SBAC: ELA and Math Grades 3-8, 11– ELA and Math for all students in grade 2, 9-10– Science/HSS – state provided computerized interim assessments similar
to summative
• Summative: – SBAC assessments in grades 3-8 and 11 (ELA and Math). – Summative assessments for science and HSS in grades 3-12, for ELA
and math in grade 12, and writing in grades 3-12
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Common Themes (Cont.)• Matrix sampling in some grades/subjects, specifically
science and history–social science (HSS)• Reduce linguistic complexity of assessments to more
accurately measure what students know and can do• Items that evaluate critical thinking, problem solving,
communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation• Other measures: student engagement survey, parent
survey, graduation rates, attendance• Multiple measures: within classroom, (e.g., tests,
quizzes, projects, essays, journaling, class work, portfolios)
• Using results to satisfy the high school graduation requirement
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SBAC TimelineField testing of
summative assessment,
training school- and district-level staff in formative
tools
Teams of teachers evaluate formative
assessment practices and
curriculum resources
Full implementatio
n of assessment
system
Formative Processes, Tools, and Practices Development Begins
Pilot Testing of Summative and Interim Items/Tasks Conducted
Writing and Review
Items/Tasks for Field Testing
(throughout the school year)
Technology readiness
tool available
Formative tools available
to teachers
Content and Item
Specifications Development
Writing and Review of Pilot Items/Tasks (including Cognitive
Labs and Small-Scale Trials)
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Contact Information• Patrick Traynor, Director
Assessment Development and Administration Division – E-mail: [email protected]
• Jessica Barr, Education Programs ConsultantAssessment Development and Administration Division– Phone: 916-319-0364– E-mail: [email protected]
• Kristen Brown, Education Programs Consultant (SBAC Coordinator)
Assessment Development and Administration Division– Phone: 916-319-0334– E-mail: [email protected]
• Reauthorization E-Mail Account – [email protected]
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