AB 484: Changes to State Testing and Accountability

1

AB 484: Changes to State Testing and Accountability

2The Setting of a STAR…

3

CalMAPP

California Measurement of

Academic Performance and

Progress

AB 484: Assessment

4

Required

2013-14

CAHSEE

Gr. 10-12

CAPA Gr. 2-11

Science

Gr. 5, 8, 10

PFTGr. 5, 7,

9

CELDT Gr. K-12

SBAC Field Test

Gr. 3-8,11

AB 484: Assessment

5

Eliminated

2013-14

STAR Writing Gr. 4, 7

CST/CMA Gr. 2-11

End of Course History, Science,

MathSecondary

AB 484: Assessment

6

Optional 2013-

14

EAP EssayGr. 11

EAP Multiple Choice

Gr. 11

STS—ELAGr. 2-11

AB 484: Accountability

7

The main components of the legislation that impact accountability: Replaces the Standardized Testing and

Reporting (STAR) Program with the California Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (CalMAPP)

Prohibits the use of the 2013–14 field test results for accountability purposes

Prohibits the comparison of results from the consortium summative assessments and California Standards Tests (CSTs)

AB 484: Accountability

Provides the State Superintendent, with the approval of the SBE, the authority to determine if API scores would be a valid measure of school and district performance in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 school years only

8

AB 484: Accountability

API for Elementary and Middle Schools:

The State Superintendent will take a recommendation to the SBE regarding whether or not to suspend elementary and middle school API reports in spring 2014

9

AB 484: Accountability

API High Schools:

Since the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) will be administered during 2013–14, the CDE could produce API reports for high schools. The API could be based on:

Grade 10 CAHSEE and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) English-language arts (ELA) and mathematics

Grade 10 CST, CMA, and CAPA Life Science10

AB 484: Accountability

The change to the calculation methodology of the high school API is pending a recommendation by the State Superintendent and approval by the SBE

11

AB 484: Accountability

Provides alternatives for schools and districts that do not receive an API to meet legislative requirements in one of the following ways: Use the most recent API Use an average of the three most recent annual

API calculations Use alternative measures that show increases

in pupil academic achievement schoolwide and for all student groups

12

AB 484: Accountability

AYP for Elementary and Middle Schools:

Determination flexibility allows the 2014 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports to reflect the 2013 AYP results. Schools currently in Program Improvement (PI) will maintain their current status and will not be required to implement any new PI activities. (New schools will not be identified for PI.)

13

AB 484: Accountability

AYP for High Schools:

2014 AYP determinations will be made for high schools based on the 2014 CAHSEE and CAPA ELA and mathematics results

High schools may be identified or advanced in PI based on 2014 AYP results 14

SBAC Field Test – Spring 20142014

▪ Required for grades 3-8 and 11* at all schools

▪Grades 3–8: All students are expected to participate.

▪Grades 9 and 10: Only students selected for the scientific sample are expected to participate.

▪Grade 11: * Students selected for the scientific sample are

expected to participate; all others may participate. * All grade 11 students may participate in

the Early Assessment Program.

15

16

SBAC Field Test – Spring 2014Content Area Assessed

EITHER Math or ELA (Grade level assignment)

Testing Window March 18 – June 6, 2014(assigned by CDE)

Amount of Time Needed

3 – 4 hours

Format Computer-based (not adaptive, no paper-pencil option)

Results NO student, school or district reports will be produced

SBAC Field Test – Spring 2014 2014

▪Purpose(s):▪Try out items and testing system

▪Develop adaptive algorithm▪Set initial performance level scores

▪Further define support tools17

Depth of

Knowledge

DOK

Common Core Big IdeasDepth of Knowledge (DOKs)

  Mathematics ELA/Literacy

DOK3 DOK4 DOK3 DOK4

 Current Assessments

 <2%

 0%

 20%

 2%

 New SBAC Assessments

 49%

 21%

 43%

 25%

Yuan & Le (2012); Herman & Linn (2013) from Linda Darling-Hammond, Assembly Hearing, 3.6.13

Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines

Approved by governing states on September 10, 2013

Describes three types of student supports available

21

SBAC Online Practice Tests

• Released May 29, 2013; enhancements added in August 2013

• Purpose: to give students, parents, teachers, administrators the opportunity to become familiar with the online testing environment

• Should not be used to guide instructional decisions regarding individual students

• A practice test is available in ELA and math for each of grades 3-8 and grade 11 (Approximately 30 questions per test)

SBAC Online Practice Tests

• Tests provide preview, but do not encompass the full range of content that students may encounter

• No secure login or password required

• Work cannot be saved

• Scoring guides available for ELA and math

SBAC Online Practice Tests

• As you look at the items, notice…• Content Skills needed • Process Skills needed• Technology Skills needed

• What are the implications for instruction?• This year?• In the future?

Questions?

26

CDE Transition Office sbac@cde.ca.gov916-445-8517

Technology Readiness Coordinatorsbac-itreadiness@cde.ca.gov

CDE Smarter Balanced Web Pagehttp://www.cde.ca.gov/sbac/

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Web site

http://www.smarterbalanced.org

SBAC CDE Electronic Mailing List Requestssubscribe-sbac@mlist.cde.ca.gov