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By assigning specific background colors to distinct assessment types—such as red for Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments, green for Interim Assessments, and indigo, teal, or blue for California Alternate Assessments (CAAs)—the guide ensures that educators can accurately identify and select the appropriate assessment session. The document further details practice and training test categorizations using pink, purple, and orange color schemes for ELA, Mathematics, and Science. 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To help with differentiating the tests, the assessments each have a differently colored background with a white-text label.  \nOnline Assessments:  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \nHover Color Base Color  \nRed—Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments  \n􀁸 English language arts/literacy (ELA)  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \nIndigo—California Alternate Assessments (CAAs)  \n􀁸 ELA  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \n􀁸 Science (student survey only)  \nGreen—Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments  \n􀁸 ELA  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \nOnline Practice and Training Tests:  \nHover Color Base Color  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \n􀁾  \nPink—Smarter Balanced Practice Tests  \n􀁸 ELA  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \nPurple—Smarter Balanced Training Tests  \n􀁸 ELA  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \nTeal—CAA Training Tests  \n􀁸 ELA  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \nBlue—CAA Practice Tests  \n􀁸 ELA  \n􀁸 Mathematics  \nOrange—CAST Training Tests","cbCaikL2l9Oj0sfd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikL2l9Oj0sfd","pdf",208451,"English","# Online Assessments\n## Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments\n## California Alternate Assessments\n## Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments\n# Online Practice and Training Tests\n## Smarter Balanced Practice Tests\n## Smarter Balanced Training Tests\n## CAA Training Tests\n## CAA Practice Tests\n## CAST Training Tests","[{\"question\":\"Why does the California Department of Education use different colored backgrounds for tests?\",\"answer\":\"The colored backgrounds are used to help test administrators and examiners easily differentiate between various types of assessments and training tests to avoid selection errors.\"},{\"question\":\"What assessment type is associated with the green background color?\",\"answer\":\"A green background indicates Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments, which cover English language arts/literacy and Mathematics.\"},{\"question\":\"How are California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) distinguished visually?\",\"answer\":\"CAAs are represented by different colors depending on the test type: an indigo background for the main assessments and a teal background for the CAA Training Tests.\"}]","CAASPP Test Colors Quick Start - 2016-17 | PDF",1790994614]