1. NEW ASSESSMENTS, ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS, & RACING TO THE TOP The Future of Testing

2. Race to the Top Assessment Contest 2 $330 Million Aligns with Common Core Standards Two Consortia for 99% of students Two Consortia for remaining 1% of students  Pilots – 2011/2012, 2012/2013  Ready to go in the 2014-2015 SY No more “one day” test - Replace the end of year test with a series of assessments throughout the year averaged to one score Computer adaptive/based

3. MOST SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES 1%

4. Two Consortia: 1% Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Program (DLM) – Kansas University $22 million  13 States - Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.  Accessibility - keyboard, drag-and- drop, touch-screen, and compatible with a variety of assistive technologies commonly used by students.

5. National Center & State Collaborative 19 States: Alaska, Arizona Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming

6. ALL OTHER STUDENTS PARCC (SMARTER BALANCED) SBAC 99%

7. Computer Adaptive Tests Definition: A computer-adaptive assessment is one that uses the information it receives during the test to determine which question to present the test-taker with next. Several states use them (HI, OR, DE, UT)  Only Oregon is approved for NCLB Purposes Concerns:  Is our definition of what is hard and what is easy too simplistic?  Is every student tested on the full range of grade level content?  Is every student seeing a similar mix of questions that measure cognitively complex skills?

8. Accommodations Oregon – Braille Adaptive as of this school year  Refreshable displays Other states using computer based exams (not adaptive) include Hawaii, Arizona and Kentucky.

9. Accommodations Signing Avatars Not used as an accommodation in any state; Concerns about use for high stakes testing.

10. Thank You!

11. Assessment Consortia: PARCC Computer Based

12. Assessment Consortia: Smarter Balanced 12 Computer Adaptive

13. TIMELINE 2010-11 School Year: Launch and design phase 2011-12 School Year: Development begins 2012-13 School Year: First year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection 2013-14 School Year: Second year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection 2014-15 School Year: Full operational administration of PARCC assessments Summer 2015: Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levels