SBAC Testing
The SBACs are aligned with Nevada Academic Content Standards, which were developed from the nationally recognized Common Core State Standards.
The new assessments will adapt to each student’s ability, giving teachers and parents better information to help students succeed.
They are broken down into two types of assessments; Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and Performance Task (PT).
During the Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) students will be assessed in reading, listening, and responding. Questions will be based on student responses and the computer program will adjust the difficulty of the questions throughout the assessment.
The Performance Task (PT) will engage the students in a classroom discussion where they have been presented with an issue and are given three sources. After the classroom discussion students will write an argumentative essay using the notes and research that he/she has developed.
English Language Arts Test
The English assessments are composed of reading, writing, listening, and research.They focus on the following:
- Increased text complexity
- Evidence – based writing (writing arguments)
- Academic vocabulary
- Reading nonfiction
- Reading and writing across content areas
- Text-referenced reading response (close reading)
Mathematics Test
The Mathematics SBAC assesses three components of rigor
- Conceptual knowledge
- Fluency
- Ability to apply knowledge and skills
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