What is the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium?
Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium working collaboratively to develop next-generation assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that
accurately measure student progress toward college and career
readiness. The Consortium involves educators, researchers, policymakers,
and community groups in a transparent and consensus-driven process to
help all students thrive in a knowledge-driven global economy. The
Consortium’s projects are funded through a four-year, $175 million grant
from the U.S. Department of Education, comprising 99 percent of
activity resources, with the remaining support provided through generous
contributions of charitable foundations.
What is the Performance Task?
Performance tasks challenge students to apply their
knowledge and skills to respond to real-world problems. They can best be
described as collections of questions and activities that are
coherently connected to a single theme or scenario. These activities are
meant to measure capacities such as depth of understanding, research
skills, and complex analysis, which cannot be adequately assessed with
selected- or constructed-response items.
Performance tasks in reading, writing, and mathematics will be part of the Smarter Balanced summative, year-end assessment. Performance tasks can also be administered as part of the optional interim assessments throughout the year. The performance tasks will be delivered by computer (but will not be computer adaptive) and will take one to two class periods to complete.
Performance tasks in reading, writing, and mathematics will be part of the Smarter Balanced summative, year-end assessment. Performance tasks can also be administered as part of the optional interim assessments throughout the year. The performance tasks will be delivered by computer (but will not be computer adaptive) and will take one to two class periods to complete.
SBAC Performace Task: Specifics
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