California Educator

December 2013

Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/229155

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 36 of 59

Education Policy Advocacy Test items, delivery system to be tested Smarter Balanced Field Test is March 18 to June 6 has slated the Smarter Balanced Field Test, a test of the state's new assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards, to occur between March 18 and June 6, 2014. Rather than half the students in a district taking English-language arts (ELA) and half taking math, as originally planned, the state is moving to a model that allows all students to take a smaller sample test of both ELA and math. The field test will be fully computer-based. The following will be tested: • Students in grades 3-8 and grade 11. • A small sample of grade 9 and grade 10 students. The Field Test will not be computer adaptive and each test will include a performance task in addition to multiple choice, matching, fill-in tables, drag and drop, graphing, short text and essay items. T H E C A L I F O R N I A D E PA R T M E N T O F E D U C AT I O N The field test will assess the validity and reliability of more than 20,000 newly developed test items. The spring 2014 field test will give all education stakeholders a look at the future assessment system. Schools will test within six-week windows. The field test data is not valid for assessment progress, so no student scores will be generated. Find details about the Smarter Balanced Field Test at www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/smarterfieldtest.asp. Need more information? Contact the CDE Statewide Assessment Transition Office at 916-445-8517 or email sbac@cde.ca.gov. ...but who's protecting you? Your loved ones depend on you, but would you still be able to provide for them if a disability prevented you from working? Take steps to maintain their way of life and yours with CTA-endorsed Disability Insurance from The Standard. It helps safeguard against loss of income due to an illness or injury. Start protecting what's important to you at CTAMemberBenefits.org/TheStandard. For costs and further details of the coverage, including exclusions, any reductions or limitations and the terms under which the policy may be continued in force, please contact Standard Insurance Company at 800-522-0406 (TTY). Standard Insurance Company, 1100 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 GP 190-LTD/S399/CTA.1 SI 16792-CTAvol Educator 12 Dec 2013 v2.0 int.indd 35 12/14/13 3:33 PM

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of California Educator - December 2013