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Summative Test Blueprints Now Available
The summative test Blueprints have now been posted to the Smarter Balanced Assessments page of the website. The summative test blueprints describe the content of the English language arts/literacy and mathematics summative assessments for grades 3-8 and high school – and how that content will be assessed. The test blueprints reflect refinement and revisions after the analysis of the Pilot and Field Tests and will continue to guide the development of items and performance tasks, score reporting, and ongoing research. LEARN MORE
Smarter Balanced Hires Deputy Executive Director
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) has appointed Luci Willits as its deputy executive director. Willits joins the state-led consortium December 8. As deputy executive director, Willits will focus on strategy and state services, overseeing communications, policy, and partnerships with higher education. LEARN MORE
Field Test Report Now Available
A report on the Smarter Balanced Field Test is now available. This report presents results from state surveys given to students and adults in 13 Smarter Balanced member states. The Field Test or “test of the test” was administered in the spring of 2014 to more than 4.2 million students across the Consortium, and provided teachers and schools an opportunity to gauge their readiness in advance of the operational assessments in spring 2015. LEARN MORE
New Resources Available on the Support for Under-Represented Students Page
To prepare states across the Consortium for successful implementation of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System, a variety of updates have been made to the Support for Under-Represented Students page. Updated versions of the Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines, Accessibility and Accommodations Factsheet, and Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations FAQs are now available. LEARN MORE