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NSCAS uses multiple assessments to measure progress toward these standards and guide instruction and assessment decisions.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How do formative, interim, and summative assessments differ in NSCAS?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Formative assessments are used during classroom instruction to check understanding and adjust teaching in the moment. Interim assessments occur between instruction to identify learning needs and growth toward targets. Summative assessments measure performance against state standards at key points, including a computer-adaptive summative for grades 3–8 and the ACT for juniors.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"When did Nebraska begin implementing NSCAS and what supports are provided to teachers?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"The first stages of NSCAS began implementation in the 2017–2018 school year. 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That’s why what they teach in classrooms all over the state is tied closely to content area standards—standards developed by Nebraska educators, approved by the State Board, and reviewed and revised every seven years.  \nThese content area standards define what Nebraska’s students need to learn and master in math, science, and English language arts to help prepare them for college, career, and civic life. They also guide Nebraska’s approach to assessment, the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS).  \nThe Impact of NSCAS  \nAccelerates learning: Measures what students know and need to learn so teachers can adapt their lesson plans and instruction to improve student performance.  \nImproves accountability: Ensures Nebraska schools stay on track with state content area standards and remain nationally competitive.  \nIncreases efficiency: Uses multiple measures, in concert with standards-aligned instruction and curriculum, to drive student learning.  \n\n| Formative Assessment | Interim\u003Cbr>Assessment | Summative Assessment |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nProfessional Learning  \nSTATE CONTENT AREA STANDARDS  \nCOMPONENTS OF NSCAS  \nNSCAS Fundamentals  \nNSCAS embodies Nebraska’s holistic view of students and helps prepare them for success after highschool. Using different kinds of assessments at different times throughout the school year, NSCAS lets teachers monitor their students’ academic progress toward rigorous standards and adjust their teaching to help students stay on track and excel.  \nThe Nebraska Department of Education (NDE), in partnership with educators, school districts, and education policy partners across Nebraska, started implementing the first stages of NSCAS in the 2017-2018 school year.  \nNSCAS builds on the best of Nebraska’s history with assessment: adding new, timely assessments teachers and students can use every day, replacing NeSA with an improved end of year assessment, and continuing with the ACT® for every Nebraska high school junior.  \n\n| LB 821\u003Cbr>STARS | LB 1157 NeSA | LB 930\u003Cbr>ACT for high\u003Cbr>school juniors |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nNSCAS, ACT  \n2000 2008 2014 2018  \nNebraska’s Assessment Milestones  \nNSCAS: Four Core Components  \nFormative: Formal and informal tools teachers use in the classroom to check their students’understanding and then adapt their teaching in the moment to what students need. NDE is providing technology and training to teachers that help them use formative instructional practice in their classrooms every day.  \nInterim: Assessments administered at intervals between instruction (typically fall/winter/spring) to help teachers better understand student learning needs and determine growth toward learning targets. NDE is providing MAP® Growth™, an optional interim assessment used by most Nebraska districts, to all districts at no cost. It shows what individual students know and are ready to learn and tracks growth toward proficiency levels.  \nSummative: Culminating assessments measuring student performance against state content area standards.  \nThe NSCAS Summative is a new, statewide computer-adaptive assessment for math and English language arts in 3rd-8th grades and science in 5th and 8th grades. It assesses whether students have learned what they were expected to learn and gives deeper insights into student learning needs.  \nThe NSCAS ACT college entrance exam is the summative assessment at the high school level. Given to all juniors, it assesses college readiness in English language arts, math, and science.  \nProfessional learning: NDE is providing onsite workshops and supplemental online training to support teachers in understanding the types and purposes of assessment, interpreting the data, and applying it to their teaching.  \nNDE is also exploring ways to strengthen connections between content","cbCaihO2vqRGoKfy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihO2vqRGoKfy","pdf",265365,"English","# The Impact of NSCAS\n## Accelerates learning\n## Improves accountability\n## Increases efficiency\n# NSCAS Fundamentals\n## Implementation and alignment\n# Components of NSCAS\n## Formative assessment\n## Interim assessment\n## Summative assessment\n## Professional learning\n# Key Contacts","[{\"question\":\"What are the content area standards and how do they relate to NSCAS?\",\"answer\":\"Content area standards define what Nebraska students must learn and master in math, science, and English language arts. 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