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Designed to support educators in monitoring progress and personalizing instruction, they align with Michigan English language arts/literacy and math standards and use the same item types, tools, and online platform as M-STEP. 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They are optional and flexible tests given to students throughout the year to help teachers monitor student progress and personalize their learning experiences.  \nIf you’re familiar with the M-STEP, you’ll be very comfortable using the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. They are aligned to Michigan academic standards for English language arts/literacy and math, and include the same item types and tools as the M-STEP. The interim assessments also use the same online testing platform and administration portal as the M-STEP.  \nSchools that select the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments will also have access to the new Tools for Teachers—a website that features lessons and activities created by educators to save time, enhance instruction, and prepare students for college or a career.  \nThe Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments and Tools for Teachers are part of the no-cost option under Michigan’s Return to Learn law.  \nFeatures of the Interim Assessments:  \n• Provide flexible administration options to better support local purposes  \n• May be used to measure students’ knowledge and skills in grade levels other than the students’ enrolled grades  \n• Include rigorous items that cover the range college-and career-ready knowledge and skills in a set of common standards substantially similar to the Michigan State Standards in ELA/literacy and mathematics  \n• Allow educators access to view the test questions and their students’responses as part of educators’ instructional process to address students’relative strengths and needs for improvement  \nTypes of Interim Assessments  \nSmarter Balanced offers different types of interim assessments based on the granularity of the content they assess. Each typeof assessment allows teachers to check student progress toward the mastery of skills measured in English language arts/literacy  \nand mathematics.  \nInterim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) measure similar content as the M-STEP assessment and may be helpful for determining the knowledge and skills of students who are new to the district or the state. ICAs can also provide information about students’ knowledge and skills after a significant period of instruction.  \nInterim Assessment Blocks (IABs) are assessments teachers can use throughout the school year to assess smaller bundles of content. They are intended to provide educators and students the ability to check where they are at that moment in time, and educators can use results to determine next steps for instruction. Since the IABs are more granular than the ICAs, educators can use IABs during the school year more consistently with the sequence of their curricula.  \nFocused IABs assess no more than three assessment targets to provide educators with amore detailed understanding of student learning.  \nEach IAB and Focused IAB is associated with a Connections Playlist that supports teachers in determining instructional next steps to help students based on their performance on the assessment. The playlists include links to instructional resources in Tools for Teachers that support the formative assessment process by providing tools, resources, and instructional strategies to use in the classroom.  \nThe ICAs, IABs, and Focused IABs draw from the same bank of items and performance tasks.  \n|  | | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| What they\u003Cbr>measure | ICAs measure a similar range of content as the summative assessments and assess similar claims, targets, and standards. | IABs assess 3–8 targets. | Focused IABs assess 1–3 targets. |\n| Test format | ICAs are fixed-form tests. | IABs are fixed-form tests. | Focused IABs are fixed-form tests. |\n| Kinds of test items | ICAs include the","cbCaihheJPVRSStj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihheJPVRSStj","pdf",1540966,"English","# Features of the Interim Assessments\n# Types of Interim Assessments\n## Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs)\n## Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)\n## Focused IABs\n# Reporting Results and Resources for Next Steps\n# Testing Settings: In Person and Remote/Virtual","[{\"question\":\"What are the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments used for in Michigan schools?\",\"answer\":\"They enhance teaching and improve learning by letting educators monitor student progress and personalize instruction throughout the year.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the interim assessments relate to the M-STEP assessment?\",\"answer\":\"They are aligned to Michigan ELA/literacy and math standards and include the same item types and tools as M-STEP, using the same online testing platform and administration portal.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of interim assessments are available, and what do they measure differently?\",\"answer\":\"ICAs cover similar content as M-STEP, IABs assess smaller bundles of content with 3–8 targets, and Focused IABs assess 1–3 targets for more detailed understanding of learning.\"}]","SMARTER BALANCED INTERIM ASSESSMENTS IN MICHIGAN - Brochure | PDF",1791066775,13]