1. Smarter Balanced Assessment
Changes for Information from: Tony Bertrand, Oregon Dept. of Education ELA & Social Science Assessment Specialist
Created by Penny Plavala, MESD

2. Smarter Balanced Assessment
Changes for • The ELA test will take less time.
Last Year
Total Time
5:00
5:10
4:55

3. Smarter Balanced Assessment
Changes for
• Replaced human-scored items on CAT with machine-scored
No Constructed Response questions included with CAT
All Selected Response questions

4. Smarter Balanced Assessment
Changes for
• Eliminate all Brief Writes on CAT
• Claim 2 DOK 3 will not be assessed
+ Claim 2 = Writing
+ DOK 3 = Strategic Thinking & Reasoning
Example ->

5. Sample Question: Claim 2 DOK 3
A student is writing an editorial for the local paper about cell phones. Read his rough draft and complete the task that follows.
[rough draft]
Write an introduction to the editorial that establishes and introduces a clear claim that supports the use of cell phones in schools.

6. Smarter Balanced Assessment
Changes for
• Reduce research items on Part 1 of the Performance Task
+ Previous Test: 2-3 Constructed Response or multiple
selection questions
+ There will be one question on Part 1 Performance Task
+ Part 2 will still have the full write (essay)