Thumbnail Assessment Design Comparison: Smarter-Balanced vs. Current ISAT

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Thumbnail Assessment Design Comparison
Smarter-Balanced vs. Current ISAT
VS
Current
ISAT

• Scott Cook
• CONTENT DIRECTORIdaho State Department of
  Education

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SBAC Item Types-Not the same old test

• Current ISAT is 100 multiple choice, SBAC is.
• Computer adaptive, selected response
• Technology enhanced,drag and click
• Constructed response paragraph or two
• Emphasis on Performance Assessment _at_50 of SBAC
  tests
• Performance tasks, multiple standards inform, use
  texts, video, speaking, listening, writing
• Sample items and Content Specifications docs
• http//www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-as
  sessments/
• Item Writing Modules
• http//www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-
• assessments/item-writing-and-review/

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Goal 2
Determine authors purpose for writing various
texts. finer grain-a twig
Acquire strategies and skills for comprehending
text smaller branch
Reading Standard 2
Comprehension/Interpretation a big branch
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Test Design Contrast Current ISAT Design
Reading
Content area Reading is the trunk/whole
tree Standard 2 Comprehension/Interpretation a
big branch Goal 2 Acquire strategies and
skills for comprehending text smaller branch
strategies and skills for comprehending text
smaller branch Objective 1 Determine
authors purpose for writing various texts.
finer grain-a twig ALL ISAT items are
written to the Objective level
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Standard/Big branch, Goal/Small branch,
Objective/Twig
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SBAC-Evidence Centered Design WheelClaim,
SpokeTarget, HubCCSSELA/Literacy
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Evidence Centered Design Claim/target
ELA/Literacy
Claim 1 Students can read closely and
analytically to comprehend a range of
increasingly complex literary and informational
text. Target 4 Reasoning and Evaluation-use
supporting evidence to justify/explain
inference Target 4 informed by StandardsRL-2,
RL-3, RL-6 All items are written to the
ASSESSMENT TARGETS-targets are informed by one or
more standards or parts of standards, targets
provide evidence to support the claim
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Test Design Contrast Current ISAT
DesignMathematics
Content area Mathematics is the trunk/whole
tree Standard 1 Number and Operations a big
branch Goal 2 Understand and use numbers
smaller branch Objective 3 Count value of
collection of bills and coins up to 10.00 gr.4
finer grain-a twig ALL ISAT items are
written to the Objective level
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SBAC-Evidence Centered Design WheelClaim,
SpokeTarget, HubCCSSMath
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Evidence Centered Design Claim/target Math
Claim 1 Concepts and Procedures Students can
explain and apply math concepts and carry out
math procedures with precision and
fluency Target 1 Represent and solve problems
involving multiplication and division Target 1
informed by Standards 1,2,3, and 4 grade
3 All items are written to the ASSESSMENT
TARGETS-targets for math claim one are informed
by clusters which encompass one or more standards
or parts of standards, targets provide evidence
to support the claim
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Resources/PD Opportunities

• SDE Common Core Toolbox, deconstructed standards,
  Hunt Videos, sample units, PD list
• http//www.sde.idaho.gov/site/common/
• Webinars on CCSS subjects and office hours-fall
  2012
• Continued Spring and Summer Seminars with
  Strategic Partners Best Practices Institutes
• Teacher Newsletter
• http//www.sde.idaho.gov/site/edsource/
• 21st Century UDL Master Teacher Lesson Plan
  project, sample units across content areas shared
  statewide on SchooNet

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Contacts

• Scott Cook, Director of Content
• scook_at_sde.idaho.gov
• Diann Roberts, Language Arts and Reading
  Coordinator
• droberts_at_sde.idaho.gov
• Chris Avila, Mathematics Coordinator
• cavila_at_sde.idaho.gov

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