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Gary S. Thomas, Ed.D.Superintendent

Education Support Services

TECHNOLOGY IN A COMMON CORE AGE 1

Microsoft Encarta Online Copyright ©

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SBAC Purchasing Specifications

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New Purchases (as of June 2012), districts may consider the following as minimum guidelines for new purchases:

• Hardware: 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 9.5 inch screen size (10 inch class), screen resolution of 1024 x 768

• Operating Systems: Windows 7, Mac 10.7, Linux (Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16), Chrome, iOS6, Android 4.0

• Network: Must be able to connect to the Internet 8




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• Additional Accessories:– Headphones may be required for audio

support, and– Physical keyboards (as opposed to

virtual) and/or mice may be required for use with tablets.

Eligible devices must have the administrative tools and capabilities to temporarily disable features, functionalities, and applications that could present a security risk during test administration.

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School-level Technology Considerations

• Technology-enhanced test items will require compatibility with latest browser technologies

• Test security will require device to run in “kiosk mode”

• Devices must support text-to-speech software

• Test items with multimedia content will require sufficient internal and Internet network bandwidth 6




We anticipate that by the 2016-17 school year, up to 25 percent of the mathematics assessment will comprise items/tasks requiring student-produced illustrations or calculations. As such, in 2016-17, students will need access to a tablet (or other device) that employs a stylus for user input.

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Who is going to pay for this?



Table Talk



Other Issues

•One-to-One •BYOD•BEST NET



Minimum System Requirements?

• We do not know yet• Results of first IT readiness data collection

(TRT) will help determine minimum requirement decisions

• Some people say we will know by the August 2012

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Technology Readiness Tool

• Assesses current capacity and compares to the technology that is expected to be required for new SBAC assessments

• Areas evaluated: devices, devices to tester ratio, network infrastructure, and staff and personnel

• Performs inventory, gap analysis and recommended areas where LEAs will need to upgrade technology



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Technology Readiness Tool Data Collection

• First data collection window was from March 20, 2012 to June 30, 2012

• Subsequent data collections will occur each spring and fall through 2014

• Input information for computers expected to be available for online testing in 2014.



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Technology Readiness Tool Stats (Cont.)

• 600,000 devices entered into system• Operating systems inventory

– Windows XP: 52%

– Windows 7: 20%

– Mac OS X: 20%

– iOS 5.x: 3%

– Others (Vista, Linux, Windows – Other, iOS 4.x, Google Chrome, Android)

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Technology Readiness Tool Stats (cont.)

• Hardware types– Desktops: 67%

– Laptops: 19%

– Netbooks: 6%

– Tablets: 4%

– Thin Clients: 4%15



Assessment Components

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Timeline

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• 2012 Finished June 30• Districts enter computer information into

IT Readiness Tool• 2012-13 Pilot Testing

• Gap Analysis provided to districts• District fills technology gaps• Students use technology in classrooms

• 2013-14 Field Testing• Close the Gap!• Students use technology in classrooms

• 2014-15 All Students Testing through SBAC• Students take online assessments

Re-take option

Optional Interim assessment system—

Summative assessment for accountability

Last 12 weeks of year*

DIGITAL CLEARINGHOUSE of formative tools, processes and exemplars; released items and tasks; model curriculum units; educator training; professional development tools and resources; scorer training modules; and teacher collaboration tools.

Scope, sequence, number, and timing of interim assessments locally determined

* Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions.

Source: http://www.ets.org

Computer AdaptiveAssessment andPerformance Tasks

PERFORMANCETASKS

• Reading• Writing• Math

END OF YEARADAPTIVE

ASSESSMENT

English Language Arts and Mathematics, Grades 3–8 and High School

Computer AdaptiveAssessment andPerformance Tasks

BEGINNING OF YEAR

END OF YEAR

INTERIM ASSESSMENT INTERIM ASSESSMENT

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Formative Assessments



Computer Adaptive Technology(CAT)


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Six Item Types

• Selected Response• Short Constructed Response• Extended Constructed Response• Performance Tasks• Technology-Enabled• Technology-Enhanced



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Computer Adaptive Testing

• The system will adjust the difficulty of items throughout the assessment

Correct or Incorrect

Difficulty of Next Item

Correct More Difficult

Incorrect Easier



Online Adaptive Technology



The Automated Student Assessment Prize (ASAP) challenged nine commercial providers of automated essay scoring to approximate the scores of more than 16,000 hand-graded essays from six states. The study found that the software programs achieved virtually identical levels of accuracy as the human graders. An additional competition, with $100,000 in prizes, is open to anyone to develop new automated essay-scoring techniques.

SBAC Update Issue 17



Table Talk



There are districts in our region that, starting in October, will be participating in what are called the Small Scale Trial pilots.

Pilot Testing



Pilot Test

• Pilot Test in early 2013. • More than 10,000 items and

performance tasks • Open to all schools in the

Consortium• Two million students • 22% of students from each

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STAR Reauthorization

• CDE is currently working on defining what will replace the STAR when SBAC is being used for federal accountability



Common Developing Themes

• Diagnostic assessments: ELA and Math in grade 2 and grades 3-12 as needed.

• Formative Assessment Tools: – SBAC: ELA and Math– Explore the state providing formative tools and processes for science

and History/Social-Science

• Interim assessments:– SBAC: ELA and Math Grades 3-8, 11– ELA and Math for all students in grade 2, 9-10– Science/HSS – state provided computerized interim assessments

similar to summative

• Summative: – SBAC assessments in grades 3-8 and 11 (ELA and Math). – Summative assessments for science and HSS in grades 3-12, for ELA

and math in grade 12, and writing in grades 3-12

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Common Themes (Cont.)

• Matrix sampling in some grades/subjects, specifically science and history–social science (HSS)

• Reduce linguistic complexity of assessments to more accurately measure what students know and can do

• Items that evaluate critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation

• Other measures: student engagement survey, parent survey, graduation rates, attendance

• Multiple measures: within classroom, (e.g., tests, quizzes, projects, essays, journaling, class work, portfolios)

• Using results to satisfy the high school graduation requirement

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SBAC Timeline

Field testing of summative

assessment, training school-

and district-level staff in formative

tools

Field testing of summative

assessment, training school-

and district-level staff in formative

tools

Teams of teachers evaluate formative

assessment practices and

curriculum resources

Teams of teachers evaluate formative

assessment practices and

curriculum resources

Full implementatio

n of assessment

system

Full implementatio

n of assessment

system

Formative Processes, Tools, and Practices Development Begins

Formative Processes, Tools, and Practices Development Begins

Pilot Testing of Summative and Interim Items/Tasks Conducted

Pilot Testing of Summative and Interim Items/Tasks Conducted

Writing and Review

Items/Tasks for Field Testing

(throughout the school year)

Writing and Review

Items/Tasks for Field Testing

(throughout the school year)

Technology readiness

tool available

Technology readiness

tool available

Formative tools available

to teachers

Formative tools available

to teachers

Content and Item

Specifications Development

Content and Item

Specifications Development

Writing and Review of Pilot Items/Tasks (including Cognitive

Labs and Small-Scale Trials)

Writing and Review of Pilot Items/Tasks (including Cognitive

Labs and Small-Scale Trials)



SBAC News Regarding Technology Specifications

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/technology/

For local news:

Dennis Deets

[email protected]

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