The document provides information about the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) test. It discusses how the test measures student progress on the Common Core State Standards and assesses skills needed for future college and careers such as problem solving, application of knowledge, and analyzing complex texts. It notes that the computer adaptive test can identify student strengths and weaknesses using fewer questions and less time than previous tests. The results include overall scores in English language arts and math across four performance levels, as well as additional scores on claims within each subject to provide targeted feedback for students, teachers, and parents.

1. California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress
CAASPP

2. We are Preparing for a New Future
• Our students will live and work in the world of
tomorrow
• We have updated our curriculum to match
the demands students will face in college and
careers
• Tomorrow’s need? Workers who are:
• Adaptable
• Can apply knowledge to unpredictable problems
• Can find information, assess its value and integrate
it to arrive at creative solutions

3. We have built up to this moment
• Implementation of the new approach has
been a process
• Teachers have been learning new
instructional practices
• The curriculum has been aligned to the
CCSS
• Now the annual test will give us a measure
of our progress in CCSS

4. The Assessment is like your child’s regular
check-up with the pediatrician
• Provides a consistent check on progress - Is
the student meeting expected milestones?
• Allows teachers and parents to
measure growth year to year
• Provides information that
teachers and parents can act
on – is focused support needed?

5. Tests Provide Information
• Information is used to show us where we
need to improve teaching
• Information is used to target support
before students fall too behind
• The annual test is one measure: Other
measures of student learning include
chapter tests, classroom projects and
formative assessment

6. Time on SBAC
• Less than 1% of the school year is spent on
the annual statewide test
• Since the test measures the skills and
knowledge we teach all year, there is no
focus on test preparation
• There’s no time limit for the statewide test;
students have the time they need to show
what they know and can do

7. What’s New about State Testing
CAASPP & SBAC

8. “Computer adaptive testing (CAT) holds the potential for more
customized assessment with test questions that are
tailored to the students’ ability levels, and identification of
students’ skills and weaknesses using fewer questions and
requiring less testing time.”
Shorr, P. W. (2002, Spring). A look at tools for assessment and
accountability. Administrator Magazine.
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT):
Philosophy

9. Assesses Desired Skills
• Problem Solving Perseverance
• Application of Knowledge
• Listening
• Reading Complex Texts
• Research
• Real-world math tasks

10. Student SBAC Results

11. Results: Last Year’s vs. This Year’s
It’s Like Apples and Oranges – you can’t
compare
The previous test measured different skills, in a
different way

12. Overall Scores –
2 Content Areas, 4 Levels
English Language Arts and Mathematics
Nearly Met the Standard
Exceeded the Standard
Met the Standard
Has Not Met the Standard
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1

13. Additional Scores – CLAIMS
English Language Arts
1.Reading
2.Writing
3.Speaking & Listening
4.Research/Inquiry
Mathematics
1.Concepts & Procedures
2.Problem Solving
3.Communicating Reasoning
4.Modeling & Data Analysis
BelowStandardAboveStandardAt/NearStandard
Above Standard
At/Near Standard
Below Standard