SMARTER BALANCE
All Oregon students take the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) as third graders. Oregon joins other states participating in one of the two assessment consortiums: the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). The consortium's goal is to develop assessments organized around the Common Core State Standards in Math and Language Arts.
We will give out more information as we receive including the testing schedule and practice tests for language arts and math.
These tests:
We will give out more information as we receive including the testing schedule and practice tests for language arts and math.
These tests:
- Will do a better job of measuring the range of content and skills that students have mastered.
- Will go beyond multiple-choice questions to include short-answer and math exercises that allow students to demonstrate writing and analytical skills – allowing students with varying learning styles to demonstrate what they know.
- Will be administered online for greater accuracy in scoring and greater range in the types of questions and responses that can be asked and measured (for example, students may watch a video and then write a short analytical essay).
- In addition to a year-end test, teachers will be able to administer interim assessments throughout the year to monitor student progress and make adjustments to instruction.
- Accommodations for students with disabilities or who are learning English will be built into the assessments so that their progress can be accurately measured.
- An online reporting system will provide clear, easy-to-understand data on student achievement and growth that parents, teachers and leaders can use to help students make even greater progress.
Click here to look at the practice tests for Smarter Balanced Assessment!
For more information about Smarter Balanced Assessments go to: www.smarterbalanced.org
For more information about Smarter Balanced Assessments go to: www.smarterbalanced.org