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The Smarter Balanced  \nassessments are more comprehensive than many state and national tests. Smarter Balanced assessments evaluate higher-order skills through performance tasks: the English language arts/literacy assessment measures not only reading, but also listening, writing, and research; the mathematics assessment measures students’ ability to engage in the operations of mathematics as well as how well students can use mathematics to analyze, solve problems and communicate their reasoning.  \nTest Components   \nThe Smarter Balanced tests consist of  \na computer-adaptive assessment and a  \nperformance task. The computer-adaptive  \nportion of the assessment provides more  \nprecision by customizing the test for each  \nstudent by selecting items that match the student’s performance. Using this approach, the system can use students’ time more  \nefficiently and provide more precise data  \nwith a shorter test.  \nThe performance task allows students to  \napply their higher-order thinking skills by  \nevaluating information and developing and  \ncommunicating a solution to a real-world  \nproblem.  \n Test Scores  \nThe Smarter Balanced assessments are not Pass/Fail. Each item on the test is associated with a scale score that, in part, describes  \nits relative difficulty along a continuum  \nof student performance. A student’s test  \nis scored based on the student’s unique  \nperformance pattern in terms of both the number and difficulty of questions answered correctly.  \n Reporting Test Scores  \nThe Smarter Balanced tests report overall student performance in each subject area, as well as more specific information regarding performance in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Research for ELA and Operations and Procedures, Problem Solving, Communicating Reasoning, and Modeling and Data Analysis  \nfor mathematics.  \nInterpretation and Use  \nStudents’ overall performance in each subject area is categorized into one of four performance levels, which describe the relative accuracy and complexity of students’ performance within their grade level. The levels may be interpreted as follows:  \nGrade-level performance with increasing accuracy and complexity  \nLevel 4: Students consistently demonstrate advanced grade-level knowledge and skills with deep understanding and a full range of complexity.  \nLevel 3: Students consistently demonstrate proficient grade-level knowledge and skills with a broad range of complexity.  \nLevel 2: Students demonstrate foundational grade-level knowledge and skills with a limited range of complexity.  \nLevel 1: Students do not consistently demonstrate grade-level knowledge and skills.  \nPolicymakers can use Smarter Balanced assessment results to help describe statewide student performance and to help focus state resources to best impact student outcomes.  \nEducators can use results, along with information from interim assessments, as additional information to help identify performance patterns among their students and to inform decisions about curriculum investments and district supports.  \nFamilies and students can use results to support conversations with students’ teachers about opportunities for their students to benefit from additional support.  \n©2024 The Regents of the University of California | Rev. 7/24 For more information, visit SmarterBalanced.org","cbCaibwidCVXregf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibwidCVXregf","pdf",162970,"English","# Test Components\n## Computer-adaptive assessment\n## Performance task\n# Test Scores\n# Reporting Test Scores\n# Interpretation and Use","[{\"question\":\"Are Smarter Balanced assessments pass/fail?\",\"answer\":\"No. Each test item is associated with a scale score describing relative difficulty along a continuum of student performance, and scoring reflects the student’s unique performance pattern.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the test components work?\",\"answer\":\"The assessments include a computer-adaptive portion, which selects items matched to a student’s performance to improve precision and efficiency, and a performance task that evaluates higher-order thinking by developing and communicating solutions to real-world problems.\"},{\"question\":\"What does reporting include for ELA and mathematics?\",\"answer\":\"Reporting provides overall performance by subject area and more specific details for ELA (Reading, Writing, Listening, and Research) and for mathematics (Operations and Procedures, Problem Solving, Communicating Reasoning, and Modeling and Data Analysis).\"},{\"question\":\"How are performance levels interpreted?\",\"answer\":\"Overall subject performance is grouped into four levels describing relative accuracy and complexity within the grade: Level 4 indicates advanced consistent performance with deep understanding, Level 3 proficient, Level 2 foundational with limited complexity range, and Level 1 indicates students do not consistently demonstrate grade-level knowledge and skills.\"}]","Smarter Balanced Assessments - What Do the Scores Mean? | PDF",1790989029]