About the Oregon Smarter Balanced & OAKS
What is the Oregon Smarter Balanced & OAKS?
The Oregon Smarter Balanced assessment testing is a comprehensive program designed to provide information about what students know in core academic areas. It is currently used for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. This replaces the OAKS testing, however, OAKS is still used for Science and Social Sciences.
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State Testing Information for
Oregon Portions of the following material were taken from the
Department of Education website. Please consult your state''s education website
for further information on the actual tests administered for your school.
What is Smarter Balanced?
Oregon is part of a team of states working together voluntarily to develop K-12
assessments in English language arts/literacy and mathematics aligned to
Oregon’s Common Core State Standards. These tests are called Smarter Balanced
assessments. Delivered online, these tests include questions that adapt to each
individual’s performance and feature new “Performance Tasks” that mimic real
world application of students’ knowledge and skills.
How are Smarter Balanced tests different from our old tests?
Our students deserve better tests, ones that measure high-level skills rather
than the ability to memorize facts or deduce answers from lists. More
importantly, our students deserve tests that give them the opportunity to show
what they know and can do. Smarter Balanced tests go above and beyond filling in
multiple choice bubbles and actually showcase students’ thoughts and
explanations for how they solve problems. Here’s how:
- Aligned to more challenging
standards, Smarter Balanced tests better measure what skills and knowledge our
students need to be successful in the 21st Century.
- Test questions come in many
different forms, and allow students to interact with graphs and type in their
own responses in addition to selecting answers from traditional multiple
choice lists. Essay questions ask students to use evidence from multiple
sources of texts to create their arguments and explain their reasoning.
- Developed with experts to
include tools and supports that address visual, auditory, and physical access
barriers, Smarter Balanced tests are designed to meet the needs of all
students
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