Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments: Part II Interim Assessments: Part II 9–10 a.m. January 28, 2015 California Assessment of Student Performance and

Smarter Balanced Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments: Part IIInterim Assessments: Part II

9–10 a.m.

January 28, 2015

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

2015 Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments: Part II 2

Agenda

• Overview• Administering the Interim Assessments

− Test Administrator View− Student View

• Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System• Live Demonstration• Questions • Updates and Announcements


Purpose

To inform local educational agency (LEA) CAASPP Coordinators on how to administer the 2015 Smarter Balanced interim assessments and use the interim assessment hand scoring module.

OverviewOverview


Overview

Q: What are the Smarter Balanced Interim assessments?

A: The interim assessments are one component of the Smarter Balanced assessment system and are designed to support teaching and student learning throughout the year and provide information to inform instruction. The items are developed under the same conditions, protocols, and review procedures as those used in the summative assessments.


Overview

Q: Are students required to take interim assessments?

A: The interim assessments are optional, and are recommended. They enable teachers to check student progress throughout the year, providing actionable information to inform instruction and help students meet the challenge of college- and career-ready standards.


Overview

Two types of interim assessments:

1. Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs)– English language arts/literacy (ELA) test and

performance task– Mathematics test and performance task2. Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)– There are 5 to 17 IABs per grade and content

area


Overview

Interim Comprehensive Assessments:• Fixed form• Use the same blueprints and assess the same

standards as the summative assessments• Include the same item types and formats,

including performance tasks, as the summative assessments

• Yield overall scale scores, overall achievement level designations, and claim score information– Report on the same scale as the summative test


Overview

Interim Assessment Blocks• Fixed form• Focus on fewer sets of skills (e.g., Geometry) • Flexible; supports instruction and curriculum• Include the same item types and formats, including

classroom activities and performance tasks, as the summative assessments

• Yield overall information for each block• Results are reported as Below Standard, At/Near

Standard, and Above Standard


Overview

Q: At which grade levels are the interim assessments available?

A: Student

Grade LevelAvailable ICAs and IABs for the

2014–15 School Year

K–2 Grade 3

3 Grade 3–4

4 Grade 3–5

5 Grade 4–6

6 Grade 5–7

7 Grade 6–8

8 Grade 7–High School






Overview

Q: How can I administer an interim assessment?

A: Interim tests are administered in the same way as summative tests. The Test Administrator (TA) must use the TA Interface (linked on http://caaspp.org) and the student must log onto the test through the secure browser.

http://caaspp.org/


Overview

Q: How will the interim assessments be scored?

A: Most responses are machine scored. All open-ended responses are hand scored by a TA through the interim assessment hand scoring module. The machine-scored results are held until the open-ended portions of the test have been hand scored and submitted. The results are then combined to generate a student report.


Systems Used for the Interim Assessments

Data WarehouseData WarehouseReceive and view student interim assessment reports

TOMSTOMSVerify student demographic

data

Test Administrator Test Administrator Interface Interface

Administer assessments

Interim Hand Scoring SystemInterim Hand Scoring SystemHand score students’ constructed responses

Requires TOMS logon credentials

Requires same logon credentials used for the Digital Library

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Before you use the Interims:−Teachers will need TA access to TOMS to administer and hand score the interim assessments.

All TOMS users must sign and submit a security affidavit.

–Teachers will use their Digital Library logon credentials to access the Data Warehouse to view student interim assessment reports.

Systems Used for the Interims

Administering the Administering the Interim AssessmentsInterim Assessments


Administering the Interim Assessments

• Students must access the interim assessments through the secure browser installed on their testing device.

• TAs must access the TA Interface on a standard Web browser through http://caaspp.org.

http://caaspp.org/


1. Select the [Test Administrator Interface] button on the CAASPP portal at http://caaspp.org.

2. Log onto the TA Interface using your sign in credentials.

Administering the Interim Assessments: TA View

http://caaspp.org/


3. Select the test category or grade and content area.

Administering the Interim Assessments: TA View (cont.)


4. Select the test(s) for the test session.



5. Create a test session by selecting the [Start Session] button.



6. Inform students of the Session ID. – The system-generated Session ID appears in the

top-right center of the screen.– TAs should write the test Session ID on the board or

another place where students can clearly see it.

7. Inform students of the test they are participating in.



Recommended: Launch secure browsers on testing devices before students sit down to test.

8.Upon the launch of the secure browser, a Sign In screen will appear. Students will log on.

– Confirmation Code: Student’s first

name as it appears in CALPADS.– State-SSID: “CA” followed by a hyphen

and the student’s Statewide Student

Identifier (SSID). – Session ID: Unique ID generated by

the TA on the TA Interface.

Administering the Interim Assessments: Student View


9. Upon logging on, students will see the Is This You? screen. Upon confirming the identification information, students will select [Yes].


(cont.)


10.Upon selecting [Yes], the student will see the Your Tests screen, which will display all grade-level tests that the student is eligible to take.– Note: Only the test(s) that the TA has activated in the

session will be selectable by the student.


(cont.)


11.Upon selecting a test, the student will see a message that indicates he or she is waiting for TA approval.


(cont.)


12.As students select tests, the tests will be displayed in the Approvals list.



13.Select the [Approvals (#)] button to access the Approvals and Student Test Settings screen. Ensure students have logged on to the correct test and review students’ test settings by selecting the [See/Edit Details] button.



14.Upon selecting the [See/Edit Details] button, the student’s test settings window will appear. Confirm and/or adjust the student’s test settings by making selections in the checkboxes and dropdown menus.– Note: Universal tools, designated supports, and

accommodations are modifiable on the TA Interface for the interim tests. However, only universal tools will be modifiable on the TA Interface for the summative tests.



Student test settings window on the TA Interface:



15.Upon confirming a student’s test settings, select [Set] to confirm and return to the list of students awaiting approval or select [Set & Approve] to confirm and approve students for testing.



16.Upon confirming that students have selected the correct test(s) and appropriate test settings have been set, approve students to begin testing.



17.After the TA has approved the student for testing, the student will need to verify the test information and settings on the Is This Your Test? screen


(cont.)

G03 Interim ELA Test (ICA)


18.To begin testing, the student will select [Yes, Start My Test] button.


(cont.)

G03 Interim ELA Test (ICA)

Interim Assessment Hand Interim Assessment Hand Scoring SystemScoring System


Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System Overview

• The Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System allows local scoring of responses requiring human scoring

• Two types of access to the system– Scorer (Test Administrators)– Score Manager (LEA CAASPP coordinators

and site coordinators)


• Scorer (Test Administrator)– Score, view, and reassign responses assigned to

them– Access to responses only from tests they have

administered or items that have been assigned to them

• Score manager (LEA CAASPP coordinators or site coordinators)– Score items, view, and reassign any response– Access to responses from tests within their assigned

LEA or school site

Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System Rules


Logging In

• The Interim Hand Scoring System is part of the connected suite of Single Sign-On systems (e.g., TOMS, TA Interface, Completion Reports, etc.)


Hand Scoring SystemHome Page


Response List TableColumn Description

Name Name of the studentItem Name of the hand-scored item

SessionID of the session in which the student completed the test containing this response

Status

“Not Scored” indicates the response still needs to be scored“Tentatively Scored” indicates the response was scored but still needs to be marked as complete

Assigned ToThe Test Administrator to whom the response is currently assigned

ScoreSelect the button in this column to enter a score for the response. If you are a Score Manager, you can only enter scores for responses that are assigned to you.


Filtering and Sorting


Scoring Responses


Scoring Responses (cont.)


Completing Item Responses


Reassigning Responses

Live DemonstrationLive Demonstration

Questions?Questions?

Updates and Updates and AnnouncementsAnnouncements


Updates and Announcements

• Next Webcast: 2015 Online Test Administration Workshop– Date: January 28, 2015– Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m.• All archived Webcasts are viewable on the

CAASPP Training Web page at http://caaspp.org/training/caaspp/index.html.

http://caaspp.org/training/caaspp/index.html

http://caaspp.org/training/caaspp/index.html

Resources and SupportResources and Support


Help Desk Support

The California Technical Assistance Center (CalTAC) is here to support all LEA CAASPP coordinators!

Monday–Friday from 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PTE-mail: [email protected]: 800-955-2954

Web site: http://caaspp.org

Documents

Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments: Part II Interim Assessments: Part II 9–10 a.m. January 28, 2015 California Assessment of Student Performance and