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 Next Generation Science Standards in Practice

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Tools and Processes Used by the California NGSS Early Implementers

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Smarter Balanced Item Specifications and Achievement Level Descriptors

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Smarter Balanced Item Specifications and Achievement Level Descriptors

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ALDs are used to explain the knowledge, skills, and processes that students display at predetermined levels of achievement (e.g., Below Standard, Standard Met, and Standard Exceeded).
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3.) Administering the Summative Assessments

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2.) Preparing to Administer the Summative Assessments

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2.) Preparing to Administer the Summative Assessments

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Information from around the web to assist with preparation prior to the administration of the summative assessments

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1.) Understanding the ELA/Literacy, Math, and Science (CAST) Summative Assessments

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1.) Understanding the ELA/Literacy, Math, and Science (CAST) Summative Assessments

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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Channel

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How to Add Users One-By-One in the CAASPP Test Operations Management System (TOMS)

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Links to Quick Start Guides for the CAASPP Test Administrations.

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CAASPP Security Incidents and Appeals Procedure Guide

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CAASPP Security Incidents and Appeals Procedure Guide

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On November 8, 2017 the California State Board of Education voted to approve a revision to the high-level test design for the California Next Generation Science Standards General Summative Assessment - known as the CAST. The following table summarizes the operational CAST assessment plan for the first year:

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Go to: Video || Testing Materials || Practice Test Scoring Guides || Test Administrator Tutorial for General Assessments || Accessibility Resources || Estimated Testing Times || Reporting || Test Security

The California Science Test (CAST) is an online assessment based on the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) . All local educational agencies (LEAs) with eligible students in grades five and eight and in high school (grade ten, eleven, or twelve) administer the CAST. Every device used for testing must have the secure browser installed. Stable, high-speed Internet is required.

Who takes the CAST? The CAST is administered in grades five and eight and once to each student while that student is in high school. All students must take the CAST by the end of grade twelve, but have the option of testing in grade ten or grade eleven. Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAST. Students assigned to take an alternate assessment should take the California Alternate Assessment for Science.

Visit the California Department of Education (CDE) California Science Test web page for additional information.

Video

The California Science Test (CAST) and the Next Generation Science Standards video presents an opportunity to learn about the standards and how they are built into the CAST. The video has information about the structure of the CAST and the types of questions students can expect to see on the assessment.

Testing Materials

Administration Materials

Test Coordinator Resources

Paper-Pencil Test Administration Directions for Administration (DFAs)

Requests for CAST paper-pencil tests are reviewed and approved by the CDE.

Testing Notification Templates

Parent/Guardian notification templates that can be used to notify parents and guardians of the year's statewide assessments are available on the Parent/Guardian Notification web page.

Practice Test Scoring Guides

The CAST practice and training tests include all accessibility resources found in the operational assessments. Refer to the California Science Test Online Practice Test Scoring Guides and DFAs web page section for additional information.

Test Administrator Tutorial for General Assessments

The Test Administrator Tutorial is designed to prepare test administrators to administer the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts/literacy and mathematics, the CAST, and the California Spanish Assessment. This tutorial is optional and may be used in addition to the LEA's local training.

Participants can log on to the Moodle Training Site and use an assigned enrollment key to access the Test Administrator Tutorial. The online Certificate of Completion is generated after a participant views the required sections and related videos and answers the Checks for Understanding questions correctly.

Accessibility Resources

Once it has been determined that a student should receive an embedded or non-embedded designated support or accommodation, an LEA CAASPP coordinator or site CAASPP coordinator should assign the student's accessibility resource(s) in TOMS at least 48 hours prior to testing. More information about accessibility resources can be found on the CAASPP Accessibility Resources web page.

Desmos Calculators

A student taking the CAST can access to the embedded Desmos calculator during the entire test. The calculator that appears in the test delivery system is assigned on the basis of the student's grade level. The student can resize and reposition the calculator on the screen as needed.

The Desmos calculator is free and available all year via the Desmos website for the student to build familiarity with this resource. A student using Job Access with Speech (JAWS®) can use the Desmos calculator.

Translated Test Directions

Translated test directions are available as a non-embedded designated support. A biliterate student or adult can read these directions in conjunction with the CAST. Refer to the CAST Translated Test Directions web page to download a language-specific PDF.

Science Reference Tools

The CAST assessments for grade eight and high school include a periodic table of the elements and a reference sheet of formulas that students may access during online testing as universal tools. The reference sheet provides all formulas that a student may need to use in responding to a test item; however, this does not imply that the student will receive a specific item type. The purposes of these reference tools are to signal that students do not need to memorize formula sheets and to ensure that students have equal access to the tools during testing. These reference tools are not meant to guide instruction.

Refer to the Printing Enlarged Science Reference Tools quick start guide if the student requires the science reference tools to be enlarged and printed on 11×17 paper.

Periodic Table

An updated and accessible periodic table of the elements is available for all students on the practice and training tests. This periodic table can be resized and moved within the item and is accessible for a student using JAWS.

A printable CAST periodic table has been provided as a resource intended for classroom use. This printable version closely resembles the online periodic table available in the CAST and can be downloaded and printed to give a student practice using the periodic table in a format similar to the online version. Students are encouraged to practice using both types of periodic table resources throughout the year.

Files that contain a periodic table and reference sheet of formulas-.brf and.prn files-are intended to be printed using a braille embosser.

Reference Sheet

Estimated Testing Times

Administration of the CAST is estimated to take approximately two hours. Note that the CAST is an untimed test.

The CAST is composed of six segments of test questions: two or three segments of discrete (stand-alone) questions followed by three or four PTs, where each PT is a segment. It is strongly recommended that a PT be started and completed in a single test session and that students only pause the test after the end of a segment.

Reporting

Once a student completes the CAST, the student's score is available in the California Educator Reporting System (CERS) . Student Score Reports (SSRs) are produced and available for download in TOMS and made available to parents and guardians through parent or student portals.

Typically, an LEA can access results in the CERS and SSRs in TOMS by June of the test administration year, after the CDE verifies and approves the data.

Each student receives an SSR in English and one in the student's primary language if that language is Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Filipino, or Cantonese (traditional Chinese). To view a sample SSR in each language, visit the CAASPP Sample Student Score Reports (SSRs) web page. If the student needs an SSR in one of the provided languages and that language is not the student's primary language, the LEA should change the language of the SSR in TOMS prior to student testing.

Test Security

LEA CAASPP coordinators and site CAASPP coordinators have the ability to submit STAIRS cases in TOMS as a means of reporting testing incidents. Refer to the CAASPP and ELPAC Security Incidents and Appeals Procedure Guide and the Test Security web page for more information.

Last Reviewed: February 16, 2022

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CDE CAASPP System (Smarter Balanaced, California Alternative Assessments, CAST)

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Program Overview

On January 1, 2014, the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System was established. The primary purpose of the CAASPP System is to assist teachers, administrators, students, and parents by promoting high-quality teaching and learning through the use of a variety of assessment approaches and item types.

The following links provide additional information about the program:

CAASPP - CalEdFacts web page provides a more detailed overview of the tests.

California Assessment Timeline (PDF) presents the assessment administration timeline for the 2019-2020, 2020-21, and 2021-22 school years.

Assessment System Chart (PDF) lists the tests of the 2019-20 California assessment system by subject content, test name, test type, student participant groups, grade levels, and testing window time frame.

Assessment Spotlight web page contains archives of all previous Assessment Spotlight emails. Send a blank email to subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov to receive regular updates on the latest information about the statewide assessment system.

Assessments

The CAASPP System (PDF) includes the following required assessments and additional resources:

Resources and Communication Materials
Resources for Communicating with Parents CAASPP Communications Archive
" CAASPP in Action" Report Series
CAASPP Key Messages Early Assessment Program Talking to Parents About the CAASPP (PPTX; 9MB) Talking to Educators About the CAASPP (PPTX; 11MB)
Test Administration
Notice of CAASPP Administration letter template Student Accessibility Resources Available Resources by Test
Scores and Results Reporting
CAASPP Student Score Report Information
CAASPP Results website - For directions on how to view results, go to Quick Reference Guides.
CAASPP and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California News Releases Average Scale Score Changes by Grade CAASPP Assignment of Designated Supports and Accommodations CAAs One Percent Threshold Data
Laws, Regulations, and Requirements
California Education Code Section 60640 Federal Listening/Speaking Waiver (PDF) Golden State Seal Merit Diploma
Assessment Apportionments

Technical Documents
CAASPP Technical Reports and Studies Implementation of CAASPP

Questions: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress | caaspp@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-8765

Last Reviewed: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System

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On January 1, 2014, the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System was established. The primary purpose of the CAASPP System is to assist teachers, administrators, students, and parents by promoting high-quality teaching and learning through the use of a variety of assessment approaches and item types.

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Summative Assessments - Smarter Balanced Assessment System (CA Dept of Education)

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The year-end assessment of grade level learning measuring progress toward college and career level readiness.

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Smarter Balanced (ELA & Math) Resources for Parents

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Smarter Balanced (ELA & Math) Resources for Parents

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Parent Guides (K - High School) to Student Success

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Parent Guides (K - High School) to Student Success

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California State PTA

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The Parents' Guides to Student Success were developed by teachers, parents and education experts in response to the Common Core State Standards that more than 45 states have adopted.

Created for grades K-8 and high school English, language arts/literacy and mathematics, the guides provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.

Overview Guide

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Parents' Guides to Student Success - Family Resources | National PTA

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The guides, developed by teachers, parents and education experts and created for grades K-8 and high school English, language arts/literacy and mathematics, provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.

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Student data flow through the CAASPP data systems

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Webcast

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ETS 21FEB2018: CAASPP 2017-18 Test Security Guidelines Webcast

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Test Operations Management System Pre-Administration (TOMS) CAASPP Pretest Manual

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Test Operations Management System Pre-Administration (TOMS) CAASPP Pretest Manual

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CAASPP Directions for Administration (DFA

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ELA, Math, and CAST Assessments

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CAASPP Online Test Administration Manual (TAM)

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CAASPP Online Test Administration Manual (TAM)

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Detailed manual and instructions for the administration of the CAASPP Online Assessments

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ETS 6OCT2017: TOMS-Configuring Online Student Test Settings by Batch File 2017-18

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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Channel

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How to Add Users by Batch File Upload in the CAASPP Test Operations Management System (TOMS)

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Video Tutorial

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ETS 20DEC2017: Setting Up a Test Session

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Setting-up your Test Administration Window

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Setting-up your Test Administration Window

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ETS 21AUG2017: Setting Up Your Test Administration Window

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Summative Assessments Videos and Archived Webcasts

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Summative Assessments Videos and Archived Webcasts

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Summative Assessment Videos and Archived Webcasts

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Training videos and other resources for administration of computer-based CAASPP assessments.

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Information about Scaled Scores and development of the 4 Achievement Levels

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After students take the Smarter Balanced assessments, their results are reported in two primary ways: scaled scores and achievement levels. On this page, you can learn more about scores, as well as how achievement levels were determined and how they are used by educators and parents.

Scaled Scores

A scaled score is the student's overall numerical score. These scores fall on a continuous scale (from approximately 2000 to 3000) that increases across grade levels. Scaled scores can be used to illustrate students' current level of achievement and their growth over time. When combined together across a student population, scaled scores can also describe school- and district-level changes in performance, as well as reveal gaps in achievement among different groups of students.
View Percentile Tables for overall English language arts (ELA)/literacy and mathematics scaled scores.
Achievement Levels

Based on their scaled scores, students fall into one of four categories of performance called achievement levels. The tables below show the range of scaled scores for each achievement level for mathematics and English language arts/literacy:

Achievement Level Descriptors

Achievement levels are defined by Achievement Level Descriptors, the specifications for what knowledge and skills students display at each level (i.e., Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4). We refer to these categories as Levels, but each Smarter Balanced member state refers to them in different ways, such as "novice, developing, proficient, and advanced." Students performing at Levels 3 and 4 are considered on track to demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary for college and career readiness. Detailed Achievement Level Descriptors were written by teachers and college faculty.

The Reporting ALDs document (PDF) describe students' overall achievement for the English language arts/literacy and mathematics summative assessments. Please note states may choose to alter the descriptions or name descriptors.

How were achievement levels determined?

Through a series of online and in-person activities, educators, parents, and community leaders helped ensure the assessments are based on fair and rigorous expectations for students. The process consisted of three phases:

1. An online Panel allowed thousands of K-12 educators, higher education faculty, parents, and other interested parties to participate virtually in recommending achievement levels.

2. An In-Person Panel with educators and other stakeholders working in grade-level teams deliberated and made recommendations for the threshold scores of the four achievement levels.

3. The Cross-Grade Review Committee, a subset of the In-Person Panel, examined recommendations across all grades to consider the reasonableness of the system of cut scores.

About Achievement Level Setting

All Smarter Balanced members were actively involved in setting these new achievement levels. Teachers, parents, higher education faculty, business leaders, and other community members from all of the Smarter Balanced states took part in a highly inclusive, consensus-based process that asked participants to closely examine assessment content and detailed Achievement Level Descriptors to determine threshold scores for each achievement level. Educators who work with English language learners and students with disabilities also were included to help ensure that the achievement levels are fair and appropriate for all students. In addition to the nearly 500 in-person panelists, more than 2,500 people volunteered their time to participate in the online panel.

Approximations of Performance

Although Achievement Level Descriptors are intended to aid interpretation of the four categories, they are less precise than scaled scores for describing student growth or changes in achievement gaps among groups of students since they do not reveal changes of student scores within the four levels. Thus, achievement levels should be understood as representing approximations of levels at which students demonstrate mastery of a set of concepts and skills.

Not the Only Measure

There are other measures that students, teachers, and parents can also use to help evaluate academic progress.

Achievement levels are a reporting feature that is federally required under the No Child Left Behind Act, and one that has become familiar to many educators. However, characterizing a student's achievement solely in terms of falling in one of four categories is an oversimplification. Achievement levels should serve only as a starting point for discussion about the performance of students and of groups of students. There are other measures that students, teachers, and parents can also use to help evaluate the academic progress of students and schools, such as scaled scores, growth models, and portfolios of student work.

In other words, achievement levels should not be interpreted as infallible predictors of students' futures. They must be continuously validated and should be used only in the context of the multiple sources of information that educators have about students and schools.

College-Ready Scores

Achievement Level Descriptors are connected to the expectations high schools and colleges have for what students should know to be ready for college. In particular, a score at or above "Level 3" in grade 11 is meant to suggest conditional evidence that a student is ready for entry-level, transferable, credit-bearing college courses. Students may have to complete additional requirements in Grade 12. Explore the list of colleges that accept Smarter Balanced scores and read their policies for score use.

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Guide to knowing which grade level to test

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Program Overview

The statewide California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes federally required science assessments in grades five and eight and once in high school (i.e., grade ten, eleven, or twelve). Since the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (CA NGSS) in 2013, the California Department of Education developed the California Science Test (CAST), which is aligned with these standards.

High school students will have only one opportunity to take a science test (i.e., in grade ten, eleven, or twelve). Local educational agencies (LEAs) can elect to administer a science test to students in grade ten or eleven. Students in grade twelve, who have not yet taken a science test, will automatically be registered to test. Students repeating grade twelve are not eligible to test.

The following links provide additional information about the program.

Resources and Communication Materials
Resources for Communication with Parents/Guardians Talking to Parents About the CAASPP (PPTX; 5MB) CAST Informational Video CAST Assessment Fact Sheet flyer (PDF) Introducing CAST Item Specifications flyer (PDF) 2020-21 California Student Assessment Accessibility Graphic for Science (PDF) CAST Practice and Training Tests flyer (PDF)
Partner Organizations

Test Administration

CAST-How to Start a Training Test

CAST-How to Start a Practice Test

CAST-How to Start a Test Session (This resource is intended for California educators and requires district log-in credentials.)

Periodic table of elements

Reference sheets that include formulas and constants

Science Test Administration for High School Students (PDF) Student Accessibility Resources web page
Scores and Results Reporting

Test Results for California's Assessments Website -For directions on how to view results, go to the Quick Reference Guides.

The CAST Reporting Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs) (PDF) document provides descriptions of the four levels possible for a student's overall performance on the CAST and the three levels possible for a student's performance by science domain.

CAST Scale Score Ranges provides the scale score ranges by grade and achievement level.

CAST 2017-18 administration research files contain the results from the 2017-18 field test. CAST aggregated results are reported by the state, county, LEA, and school levels as well as by student groups. These research files are intended for use by educators or researchers to perform analyses and prepare customized reports. Caution should be used when interpreting the preliminary indicator results, given that these results are from an assessment that was not operational.

Laws, Regulations, and Requirements
California Education Code Section 60640 Assessment Apportionment Reimbursements to LEAs
Technical Documents

CAST Blueprint (PDF) was used to build the 2018-19 through 2020-21 administrations of the CAST.

Revised CAST Blueprint (PDF; 2MB) will be implemented with the 2021-22 administration of the CAST.
CAST Item Specifications CAST Range Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs) 2016 Science Framework Accessibility Supports for Operational Testing (PDF) CAASPP Technical Reports and Studies
CAST Interim Assessments

The CAST Interim Assessments (IA) in grades three, four, and five will each assess all three science domains. Middle school and high school will each have three interim assessments that assess a single science domain. Each CAST IA will consist of two segments: one discrete segment and one performance task (PT) segment. The PT consists of four to six items, including one constructed response item worth 2 points that must be hand-scored.

The CAST IAs will be available for preview in mid-September 2023, with full access to administer in mid-October 2023.

Questions: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress | caaspp@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-8765

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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California’s statewide science assessment for students in grades five and eight and once in high school.

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California Science Test (CAST) Test Blue Print

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Smarter Balanced: Prueba Formativas, Interinas, Sumativas

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Smarter Balanced (WA): Prueba Formativas, Interinas, Sumativas

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Cómo ayudar a Todos los Estudiantes a que tengan Éxito

En todo el país, las escuelas están implementando nuevos estándares académicos diseñados para preparar a todos los estudiantes para una carrera universitaria y profesional. Los Estándares académicos fundamentales establecen metas consistentes de aprendizaje independientemente de su origen o lugar de residencia. Para ayudar a los estudiantes a cumplir con estos objetivos, los estados están desarrollando nuevas evaluaciones que dan a los padres de familia y maestros una mejor información sobre dónde están teniendo éxito los estudiantes y dónde se les puede ayudar.

Evaluaciones para la preparación de una carrera universitaria y profesional

El sistema de evaluación de Smarter incluye pruebas en artes del lenguaje en inglés y matemáticas del tercer al octavo grado y el onceavo grado (3-8 y 11). Los estudiantes tomarán las evaluaciones por internet y las pruebas incluirán preguntas que permiten a los estudiantes demostrar sus habilidades analíticas, de investigación y de escritura. Además de la prueba sumativa de fin de año, los maestros serán capaces de administrar evaluaciones interinas durante el año escolar para supervisar el progreso del estudiante y hacer los ajustes a la enseñanza.

Smarter es un consorcio de estados financiado por una subvención del Departamento de Educación de EEUU para desarrollar evaluaciones estudiantiles alineadas a los estándares para la preparación de una carrera universitaria y profesional. Veintitrés estados y territorios son miembros del consorcio.

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Recursos en español - Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

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Smarter Balanced: A Complete Assessment System

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What Parents Should Know about the Smarter Balanced System

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What Parents Should Know about the Smarter Balanced System

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A Complete Assessment System

With new state standards, students are working harder, thinking more critically, and applying their learning to the real world. To measure these new standards, educators from states using Smarter tests have worked together to develop new, high-quality tests in English and math for grades 3-8 and high school.

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Smarter Balanced: What Parents and Students Should Know

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Quick Start Guide

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How to Start a Summative (ELA & Math) Test Session

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How to Start a Summative (ELA & Math) Test Session

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Quick Start Guide

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Sample Letter to Parents

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2017-18 Notice of CAASPP Administration - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System (CA Dept of Education)

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Sample letters for local education agency may use to notify parent or guardian of assessment administration.

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English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) Summative Test Blue Print

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English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) Summative Test Blue Print

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Distinct colors help differentiate between the assessments and identify which test is being administered and taken

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Sample Test Items

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Home Page - Smarter Balanced Sample Items

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Information about the development and design of the Smarter Balanced Assessments

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Smarter Balanced tests are built to provide verifiable, accurate, and representative data that helps states, districts, and schools see learning trends from multiple vantage points. Our goal is to provide educators and families with the information they need to make decisions about next steps in a student's learning journey. Learn more about our technical research, reports, and research efforts to better understand how the test works to deliver valuable information about student learning.

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Development and Design - SmarterBalanced

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SMARTER ASSESSMENTS > DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN Development and Design Smarter Balanced is committed to an unprecedented level of transparency, so that anyone who is interested can see exactly how tests are developed and designed. Smarter Content Explorer Assessing the range of knowledge and skills is important for college and career readiness.

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What are the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments?

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What are the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments?

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A short video introducing the Smarter Balanced Assessments

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General overview of how to communicate information about the Summative Assessments

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CAASPP Communications Toolkit - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System (CA Dept of Education)

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The toolkit provides links to key communications about the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System (CAASPP) and the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments.

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(Submitted by the CAASPP LEA Coordinator & Test Site Coordinator)

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CAASPP Test Security Agreement for 2017-18 - Formstack

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Formstack Form - CAASPP Test Security Agreement for 2017-18

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(Submitted by the Test Administrators, Test Examiners, and all other staff that may encounter/view an assessment)