1. The California Alternate Assessments What’s New in 2017–18?
2017 Assessment and Accountability Information Meeting
Mao Vang, Administrator II
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Office
Assessment Development and Administration Division

2. California Department of Education
California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English Language Arts and Mathematics
California Department of Education

3. Lessons Learned From Test Examiners
Test Directions were cumbersome
Guidance needed when to stop testing
Reduce overall reading load
Directions for Administration
Test items
California Department of Education

4. CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: Time to Evaluate and Reflect
Our goal is to better address the needs and abilities of this population
A great deal of work has gone into crafting new questions for the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics.
California Department of Education

5. CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: What’s New This Year?
This year’s tests have an additional question,
resulting in a total of 29 questions.
California Department of Education

6. What Does This Change Impact?
The CAAs for ELA and mathematics will be post-equated.
Allows for more flexibility in building test forms
Results available in August 2018
California Department of Education

7. California Department of Education
CAA for Science
California Department of Education

8. CAA for Science: Implementation Timeline
Year One Pilot Test
(census)
2017
Year Two Pilot Test
2018
Field Test
2019
Operational Administration
2020
California Department of Education

9. Year One Pilot Test: Lessons Learned
New Directions for Administration (DFAs) format
Response check
High-level video in development:
How to use the DFAs
How to administer a performance task
How to use the Answer Recording Document
California Department of Education

10. New DFAs Format: Do and Say
California Department of Education

11. Activities and Graphics
California Department of Education

12. Answer Recording Document
Provided for test examiners to complete during testing
Student response check
Document individualization
Provide score for item
California Department of Education

13. Year Two Pilot Test: What’s New!
Three performance tasks, to be administered over the course of the school year.
Available in November:
Performance tasks
High-level training video
California Department of Education

14. Year Two Pilot Test What’s New:
Student scores for each performance task must be entered using the online Data Entry Interface (DEI)
Available in January 2018
Use Answer Recording Document to enter student responses into the DEI.
Training video on how to access and use DEI to enter a student’s scores will be developed.
California Department of Education

15. Year Two Pilot Test: Update to Testing in High School
California Department of Education

16. The CDE Preparing for Field Testing and Beyond
Performance task topics will be available in September 2018 to allow for teacher planning and instruction.
Ultimately, the administration of the performance task will be moved to an online assessment.
California Department of Education

17. 1 Percent Threshold Survey
Information about the current survey and a link to the 2016–17 survey is on the 1 Percent Threshold on Alternate Assessments Web page at /caaonepercent.asp.
California Department of Education

18. How to Get Involved in the Development of the CAAs
Opportunities for California educator involvement may include:
Item writing
Item review
Form review
Scoring
Data review
Range finding
To get involved, complete the content
reviewer application at
California Department of Education

19. For further information
CDE CAASPP Office
California Department of Education’s CAASPP Web page
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