2017: FREE, ACCESSIBLE ONLINE CALCULATOR RELEASED
Smarter Balanced offers an online calculator powered by Desmos that is both free to students and includes cutting edge accessibility features that enable students who are visually impaired or blind to use online calculators.
Read More2015: FIRST WIDELY USED K-12 COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST ADMINISTERED
More than 7 million students across the nation take the first widely available computer-adaptive summative test. The K-12 computer adaptive technology (CAT) adjusts the difficulty of questions throughout the assessment based on the student’s response.
Read More2013: ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS HELP STUDENTS
Teachers, families and students are provided online practice tests that feature example test questions for grades 3-8 and HS in English language arts/literacy and math.
Read More2012: INTERACTIVE SAMPLE ITEMS AND PERFORMANCE TASKS AVAILABLE
Smarter Balanced releases online, interactive samples of test questions and performance tasks. A core feature of Smarter Balanced assessments is that they are customized for each student for more accurate measurement.
Read More2012: SMARTER BALANCED TECHNOLOGY READINESS TOOL
Smarter Balanced releases a technology strategy framework and system requirements specifications and provides a technology readiness tool available to assist states with the transition to online assessments.
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