SBAC Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium Price Elementary “Wonder and Read, Think and Achieve!” Instructional Focus: All students will show measurable growth in their ability to read at grade level and respond to a variety of texts. Parent Education- State Testing Applicable to students: Grades 3-5 April 1, 2015

SBAC and Common Core State Standards  These tests are aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English and Math  California adopted these State Standards in 2010

Students / Dates  Grades third through fifth grade  Price Testing window is May 4, 2015 through May 29, 2015.

SBAC 6 parts  English Language Arts  Class Activity 30 minutes  English Language Arts Performance Task  Math  Class Activity 30 minutes  Math Performance Task  *Test is not timed

About the Summative Assessments Content areas: – English language arts/literacy (ELA) – Mathematics Two components per content area: – Computer adaptive test (CAT) – Performance task (PT)

About the Summative Assessments (cont.) Q:What is the CAT component of the online summative assessment? A: The computer adaptive portion of the online test includes a wide variety of item types. As students progress throughout a CAT, the computer program adjusts the difficulty of questions throughout the assessment based on their responses. For example, a student who answers a question correctly will receive a more challenging item, while an incorrect answer generates an easier question. 6

Q:What is the Performance Task (PT) component of the online summative assessment? A:The PT is designed to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge and higher-order thinking skills to explore and analyze a complex, real-world scenario. Prior to the PT, teachers or instructional staff conduct a Classroom Activity for all students to ensure that a lack of understanding of the context of the task does not interfere with a student’s ability to address the content of the task. ABOUT THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

Technology  Computer lab  Mobile Lap Top cart  Mobile PC cart

Test Item Types  Selected response  One correct response  Multiple correct responses  Two-part  Matching tables  Yes or no  True or false  Fill-in tables  Select or order text or graphics  Drag and drop  Graphing  Equation or numeric response  Short text  Long essay

5 th grade Math Sample 1

1. 4 wholes 2. 2/3 of each whole X are the 4 whole parts represents 3 parts 2 parts are shaded

5 th grade Math Sample 2

(8 x 2) -4 = is Tyler’s age 8 x 2 = 16 Tyler’s age twice 2.16 – 4 = 12 Olivia’s age 3.Olivia is 12 years old

5 th grade Math Sample 3

1.Students will have to make 3 wholes. 2.Students will make in the 3 wholes, the fraction 3/ wholes and 2 are shaded. 4.Students will need to know to use square A to represent a whole. 5. Students need to know 3/2 = 1 and a half /2 is 1 and a half

5 th grade ELA Sample 1

5 th grade ELA sample 1  Students need to read both articles  Students need to decided which article is more appropriate for school newspaper  Students need to use information from the article chosen to support their answer  Students need to explain their reasoning of choice and give examples from the article  Students need to type/write response

Practice Test Available  sbac.portal.airast.org/prac tice-test/  Directions were sent home  Directions are available

California Standards Test  Science Assessment  For all 5 th grade students  May 11-15, 2015

Student Responsibility  Read at home every night  RAZ kids (Reading Program)  Jiji (ST Math)  Attendance  Responsible student

Comments or Questions  Katherine Pavidis   (562) ex.2822