Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

Grade Level: Elementary School (K-5)

Assessment Review Tool

From the publishers:  “The [Rhode Island Assessment Review] tool provides a framework for educators to use when evaluating an assessment for a given purpose, particularly whether or not an assessment is appropriate as evidence for a Student Learning Objective. It can be used to review commercially-, district-, or teacher-developed assessments. The tool prompts educators to consider […]

Science Technology Engineering Arts Math

The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) is dedicated to increasing youth’s experience with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). SDCOE created a STEAM directory that is intended to enable the public, educators, and STEAM partners to identify valuable STEAM resources. Their goal is to link preK-16 schools, educators, after-school programs, community-based organizations, […]

English Language Arts Sample Questions

The ELA sample questions are designed to support educators implementing the CCSS and prepare for assessments. The sample items can be used to support instructional planning as they provide educators with examples of the depth of understanding that will be measured by the Smarter Balanced assessment system. Multiple items and tasks are available in PDF by grade level (3-8 […]

Mathematics Sample Questions

The Math sample questions are designed to support educators implementing the CCSS and prepare for assessments. The sample items can be used to support instructional planning as they provide educators with examples of the depth of understanding that will be measured by the Smarter Balanced assessment system. Multiple items and tasks are available in PDF by grade […]

Mathematics Tutorial on Using the Equation Response Editor Tool

Students participating in the Smarter Balanced Assessment system are required to respond to mathematical items using the Equation Response Editor. This resource is a tutorial designed to provide users with a guided experience of the Equation Response Editor tool in preparation for assessment. The tutorial provides users with the following: overview of the tool explanation of how to use the tool […]

Accessibility Review Training Module

This presentation from Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is focused on the accessibility review of items and performance tasks used in assessment. It provides: an explanation of the purpose of accessibility review; an overview of the Accessibility Review committee; a description of the expectations for committee members; an introduction to key accessibility review guideline documents; a review of the concept of […]