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The online, computer-based system replaces earlier paper multiple-choice tests for grades 3–8 and 11, beginning statewide administration in spring 2015. It was developed with extensive educator involvement and pilot testing, supports accommodations for all students, and delivers faster results plus performance tasks tied to real-world problem solving. 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The system also offers interim assessments and resources to adjust and differentiate instruction based on results.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},499519,1791446843,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":66,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":133,"file_id":134,"file_url":135,"file_type":136,"file_size":137,"view_count":39,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":81,"language":138,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":139,"faqs":140,"seo_title":141,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":142,"read_time":39,"preview_page_count":4},8796093062539,"Frequently Asked Questions  \nWhat are the new assessments?  \nThe statewide academic assessments are new tests based on California’s new, more rigorous academic standards. This new system includes computer‐based assessments that measure student knowledge of our new English language arts and mathematics standards. These new tests replace the former paper‐based, multiple‐choice assessments for students in grades 3 through 8 and 11. The first statewide administration of these assessments will take place in spring 2015.  \nWhy were new assessments needed in California?  \nCalifornia has adopted more rigorous academic standards that emphasize not only subject knowledge, but also the critical thinking, analytical writing, and problem‐solving skills students need to be successful in college and career. These standards set a higher bar for students to help ensure they are prepared to succeed in the future. Because what students need to know and be able to do has changed, our tests must change as well.  \nHow were these new assessments developed?  \nEducators from kindergarten through grade 12 were deeply involved in the design, testing, and scoring of these new assessments. California conducted both pilot and statewide field tests of the new assessments in 2013 and 2014.  \nHow are the new assessments an improvement over previous statewide tests?  \nThe new assessment system uses online tests, providing students with a wider range of questions tailored to more accurately identify the knowledge and skills individual students have developed. It is designed to measure student growth over time, which was not possible in California’s previous system.  \nThe assessments include performance tasks that challenge students to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving, and to apply their knowledge and skills to real‐world problems. They are aligned with the skills students need to start taking college courses.  \nThe computer‐based testing will include accommodations that will give all students—including English learners and students with disabilities—the opportunity to fully demonstrate their knowledge and mastery of the state standards in English language arts and mathematics.  \nBecause the tests are online, results are available to teachers, schools, and school districts more quickly than in the past, allowing educators more time to plan professional development and fine‐tune curriculum and instruction.  \nWhat will the new assessments measure?  \nThe new assessments will provide help in measuring students’ knowledge of the subject matter as well as critical‐ thinking, analytical‐writing, and problem‐solving skills. They will provide important information about whether students are on track to succeed in college and the workforce by the time they graduate from high school.  \nThe results are only one source of information we will be using regarding student progress. Teachers will also gather other valuable information about each student’s learning through classroom assessment and daily student work.  \nWhat results can we expect from the new assessments?  \nNew standards in English and math set higher expectations for students, and the new tests are designed to assess student performance against those higher standards, raising the bar for all students.  \nIt should not be surprising if fewer students score within the top tiers on the testing spectrum considering the increased rigor. This does not mean that students have fallen behind or learned less. It simply means that we’re expecting more from them and aligning what’s being taught in the classroom with what they will need to know when entering college orthe workforce.  \nThe new assessments are fundamentally too different from the old exams to make any reliable comparisons between previous scores and new ones. Rather, this year’s results will establish a baseline for the progress we expect students to make over time.  \nThink of it as pushing the reset button on assessment results—getting a fresh s","cbCaiu9hjhg3veJR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu9hjhg3veJR","pdf",122171,"English","# What are the new assessments?\n# Why were new assessments needed in California?\n# How were these new assessments developed?\n# How are the new assessments an improvement over previous statewide tests?\n# What will the new assessments measure?\n# What results can we expect from the new assessments?\n# How will this system help improve teaching and learning?\n# How can parents help?","[{\"question\":\"What are the new statewide academic assessments in California?\",\"answer\":\"They are new computer-based tests based on California’s more rigorous English language arts and mathematics standards. 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