Common CoreWhat Juniors Should

Know about the “Test”

To give you accurate & relevant information

to help you be an informed student.

Why should I care?Because that’s what you are all asking . . . .

You should care because . . .

• College & Career Ready Index

• Transcripts

• Colleges look at the scores of schools as a “value” of your diploma

• Your EAP score – a college readiness measure

So tell me about this test?

CAASPP

Test CAASPP

StandardsCA Common Core

ELA & Math

CAASPP

• California

• Assessment for

• Student

• Performance and

• Progress

CAASPP

• Spring

• ELA & Math

• Computer Adaptive (like iReady)

• Baseline Data/ EAP

• IMPORTANT to do you best

Creativity

Evaluation

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

Creativity

Evaluation

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

CSTs

Creativity

Evaluation

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

CSTs

CAASPP

CAHSEE

Test Content• Your ability to think and reason

• Express your reasoning and support with evidence

• Clear and accurate

• Breadth & Depth

• How you use that knowledge

Four (4) Types of QuestionsTo analyze your thinking

A Note about “Stimuli”

• Reading

• Fiction/ literature

• Non-fiction/informational

• Video

• Audio

• Slide Show

Selected Response (SR)

• Going to occur after passages of reading/stimuli

• Fiction (30%)

• Non-fiction/informational (70%)

Selected Response (SR)

Selected Response (SR)

•Many possible answers; choose the BEST

•Multiple correct answers

• Pull (copy-paste) samples from the text passages

ELA

Math

Selected Response: Example

Differentiation

SR can and may have MANY possibilities:

• All options will be plausible

• Can be one or many

You are being tested on your ability to differentiate

Selected Response (SR)- NOT multiple choice

Constructed Response (CR)

Constructed Response (CR)

• Response to stimuli

• “Short answer” question

• Explain your answer – your “reasoning”, i.e. it has to make sense

• Provide EVIDENCE!

Constructed Response: Example #1

Constructed Response: Example #1

Constructed Response: Example #2

Extended Response

Extended Response (ER)

• Open-ended question

• NOT “solve” the problem

•Multiple steps

• Requires lengthier justification or explanation

• Supply a solution

Extended Response (ER) –Example #1

Extended Response: Example #2

Performance Tasks (PT)

Performance Task (PT)

•Measures ability to integrate knowledge and skills

•Measures multiple standards

•Measures depth of understanding, research skills, complex analysis

Performance Task (PT): Example #1 - ELA

Classroom ActivityDiscussion (20 min)

Part 1 Students examine/take

notes on Stimuli(50 min)

Part 2Full-length

argumentative “report” (70 min)

Performance Task (PT): Example #2 - Math

After a class discussion of data charts

Model: Graph of a Line

Give your Rationale

Compare = Critical Thinking

Model: Graph of a Line

Give your Rationale of

the Differences

Technology Enhanced???What is it??

Just means you do it with the computer . . .

Drag & Drop the Cars on the number line

Copy-paste sentences

Word processing

Can you show it to me?

Your Tool Bars

ELA

English Language Arts (ELA)

•Reading

•Writing

•Listening

•Language

•Research & Inquiry

Math

Math

•Concepts & Procedures

•Problem solving/Modeling & Data Analysis

•Communicating Reasoning

•Adapts for demonstration of highest math ability

Try it!

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/practice-test/

How will I be scored?

NEW Scoring

• NOT scored on number of correct answers (%)

• BOTH the number of correct answers AND the difficulty of the questions completed.

• 11th grade – college ready?

Un-timed test!

NEW Scoring

Overall Score ELA (Overall Score) Math (Overall Score)

Separate Scores

ReadingConcepts & Procedures

WritingProblem Solving/Modeling & Data Analysis

Listening Communicating ReasoningResearch/Inquiry

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How are you being prepared by your Awesome GUSD teachers?

Preparation

• Participated in the field test last year

• Computer adaptive (iReady)

• Questions in your all your classes, especially ELA & Math

• CR/PT activities, tests, quizzes

• CRITICAL THINKING

Other Testing

• Pass CAHSEE to Graduate

• History STAR Test

• Class assessments: preparing you!!!!

• SAT/ACT

• AP

Questions & Answers.Thanks for Your Attention.

Have a GREAT Year!