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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is a collection of more than 30 states that have been working collaboratively since 2009 to develop a student assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
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CCSS Alternate Assessment
Oregon, with the Partner and other Affiliated States and NCSC staff, is implementing the summative, interim, and formative alternate assessment for mathematics and English language arts beginning in the 2014-2015 school year. Through the 2013-2014 school year Oregon students’ OAKS alternate assessments will continue to be linked to the 2003 English Language Arts content standards and 2007/2009 Mathematics content standards. |
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Sample Summative Items for Teachers
Covering all possible item types (selected response, constructed response, extended response, technology enhanced, and performance tasks), these samples include student items, as well as sample student responses and evaluation rubrics where appropriate. Educators can use these items to get an idea of how to design classroom tasks that will prepare students for the Smarter Balanced Assessment. |
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Sample Items and Tasks for Students
The items on these sites include a combination of computer adaptive items (selected response, constructed response, extended response) and performance tasks. Items can be scored using sample student responses and their accompanying scores as reference for reviewing your answer.
English Language Arts & Literacy
Mathematics
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Practice Test
This website replicates the experience students will have taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment. As with the OAKS training tests, scoring for these tests is not available. NOTE: The Practice Test can be taken on any Internet-connected computer using a current Web browser including: Mozilla Firefox,Google Chrome, and Safari.
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General
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English Language Arts
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Mathematics
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Coming Together to Raise Achievement
This guide is resource on the comprehensive assessment designs and related activites being launched by PARCC and Smarter Balanced. |
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ELA Literacy Content Specifications
This 1/6/2012 draft document provides Claims, Targets, and terminology that will become part of the Common Assessment’s English Language Arts Test Item Specifications. |
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Mathematics Content Specifications
This 12/9/2011 draft document provides Claims, Targets, and terminology that will become part of the Common Assessment’s Mathematics Test Item Specifications. |
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Core Components of the Smarter Balanced System
This document provides a summary of the core components of the Smarter Balanced Assessment. |
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Alignment of English Language Arts Standards to the Common Core |
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Mathematics Assessment Transition
The upcoming mathematics assessment through Smarter Balanced is in the early stages of development. |
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Essential Skills OAKS to Smarter BalancedTransition
This document provides a description of the transition from OAKS to the Common Assessment, and the impact on Essential Skills graduation requirements.
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These documents provide educators with a view of the alignment between the standards currently required as part of each Oregon district’s curriculum and instruction in the subject area of ELA, and those contained in the Common Core State Standards, which will become the new standards on which assessments are based beginning in 2014-2015.(Documents posted 6/12/2013) |
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Planning the Transition from OAKS to Smarter Balanced Assessment
An overview of the shifting of mathematics content from grade to grade, as well as a listing of new content for each grade, with an overview of the vision and development of the Smarter Balanced Common Assessment.
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Overview
Quarterly Reports
Question Log
Alternate Assessments
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OCTM Professional Development Training Opportunities for 2012-13
Official Oregon Mathematics Problem Solving Scoring Guide, Common Core State Standards Mathematical Practices, or custom-designed training by PDC Members.
Teacher Leaders
Contact information volunteered by Oregon mathematics problem solving teacher leaders |
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Smarter Balanced Sample Items FAQ
Smarter Balanced Sample Items Talking Points
Smarter Balanced Sample Items Presentation Template
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Transition Update November 17, 2011 |
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Transition Update February 14, 2012 |
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