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2017 Assessment and Accountability Information Meeting Mao Vang Administrator ll California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Assessment Development and Administration Division 1 ID: 659085

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California Science Test (CAST)

2017 Assessment and Accountability Information MeetingMao Vang, Administrator llCalifornia Assessment of Student Performance and ProgressAssessment Development and Administration Division

1Slide2

Implementation Timeline

California Department of Education2Slide3

CAST Field Test: Basic Facts

The field test becomes available on April 2, 2018.LEA-selected testing window must be open.Field test closes when LEA selected testing window closes.

Each form will have

32–45

discrete items and 2–3 performance tasks

.

The field test should take approximately two hours to complete.

California Department of Education

3Slide4

Test Administrator and Student Surveys

Test Administrator Survey:Consists of 7–10 questions, taking approximately 5–10 minutes to complete.Must be completed before July 16, 2018.

Student Survey:

One question—“

Do you think you will be enrolling in any more science classes in high

school?”

California Department of Education

4Slide5

CAST Field Test:Update to Testing in High School

California Department of Education5Slide6

Available Resources

California Department of Education6Slide7

Updated Training Tests

California Department of Education

7

Training test updated September 2017

Grade-specific

training

tests coming March 2018

Includes

new item types that

will

be presented on the field test

.

http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html

Slide8

Updated Reference Sheets

California Department of Education8Slide9

CAST Student Accessibility

California Department of Education9Slide10

CAST Blueprint

The CDE will present the CAST blueprint to the State Board of Education in November 2017 for approval.Also be presented for approval:General achievement level descriptors

Score reporting hierarchy

California Department of Education

10Slide11

Science Waiver Request

California Department of Education11

A

pproved by U.S. Department of Education in August, 2017

Waiver applied only to last year’s pilot test

CDE is now determining next steps to address this year’s field testSlide12

Coming Soon—CAST Academies

One-day training for science educatorsThree locations throughout the stateVirtual training also available

Scheduled for next spring

More information to come in the weekly

CAASPP Update

California Department of Education

12Slide13

How to Get Involved

in the Development of the CAST

Opportunities for California educator involvement may include:

Item writing

Item review

Form review

Scoring

Data review

Range finding

To get involved, complete the content

reviewer application at

http

://

caaspp.org/reviewers.html

.

California Department

of Education

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For further information

CDE CAASPP Office 916-445-8765 caaspp@cde.ca.gov

California Department of Education’s CAASPP Web page

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca

/

CalTAC

Assistance

800-955-2954

caltac@ets.org

Join the CAASPP listserv for weekly updates!

Send a blank e-mail to

subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov

.

California Department of Education

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