SMARTER BALANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS!

Smarter Balance online assessments are going to function for students with special needs.

Here are a few links and explanations:

Practice Tests and information on browser compatibilities

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/pilot-test/

Practice Test Enhancements (Starting August 15, 2013)

  • Special forms for math (Spanish glossary, Braille, and text-to-speech for grades 4, 5, 6, and 8)
  • Special forms for English language arts (Braille and text-to-speech for grades 3, 5, 6, and 8)
  • Math performance tasks, including performance tasks for special forms (Spanish glossary, Braille, and text-to-speech)
  • Additional items to the ELA forms
  • New scoring guides (and updated guides) available athttp://sbac.portal.airast.org/Practice_Test/default.html
  • Practice Test for use with Internet Explorer (IE) 10; support from IE 9 is expected at a later date

 

Help Desk Now Available for Smarter Balanced Practice Tests

 

 

 

 

 


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