Quick Reference Guides
The Quick Reference Guides provide step-by-step instructions for how to accomplish a task or activity within California’s assessment programs.
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment
- Accessing Results
- Summative Assessment – How to Start a Training Test (PDF)
- Summative Assessment – How to Start a Practice Test (PDF)
- Summative Assessment – How to Start a Test Session (PDF)
Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments
- Interim Assessments – How to Access the Interim Assessment Viewing System
(PDF) – This resource is intended for California educators and requires district log-in credentials.
- Interim Assessments – How to Start a Test Session (PDF) – This resource is intended for California educators and requires district log-in credentials.
Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers
California Science Test (CAST)
- CAST – How to Start a Training Test (PDF)
- CAST – How to Start a Practice Test (PDF)
- CAST – How to Start a Test Session (PDF)
California Alternate Assessments (CAA)
- Accessing Results
- CAA – How to View Overall Test Results (PDF)
- CAA – How to View Test Results for Student Groups (PDF)
- CAA – How to Compare Test Results (PDF)
- CAA – How to View Change Over Time for Test Results (PDF)
- CAA – How to Start a Training Test (PDF)
- CAA – How to Start a Practice Test (PDF)
- CAA – How to Start a Test Session (PDF)
- CAA – How to View Test Results (PDF)
California Spanish Assessment (CSA)
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
- Where to Submit Answers for the 2020–21 ELPAC (PDF)
- Accessing Results
- Initial ELPAC – How to View Overall Test Results (PDF)
- Initial ELPAC – How to View Test Results for Student Groups (PDF)
- Initial ELPAC – How to Compare Test Results (PDF)
- Summative ELPAC – How to View Overall Test Results (PDF)
- Summative ELPAC – How to View Test Results for Student Groups (PDF)
- Summative ELPAC – How to Compare Test Results (PDF)
- ELPAC – How to Start a Training Test for Speaking Domain (PDF)
- ELPAC – How to Start a Practice Test for Speaking Domain (PDF)
- ELPAC – How to Start a Training Test for Listening, Reading, and Writing Domains (PDF)
- ELPAC – How to Start a Practice Test for Listening, Reading, and Writing Domains (PDF)
- Initial ELPAC – How to Start a Test Session (PDF)
- Summative ELPAC – How to Start a Test Session (PDF)
- How to Use the Local Scoring Tool (LST) (PDF)
- How to Complete the Initial ELPAC Process and Correction of Classification Process (PDF)
- How to Complete the Initial ELPAC Rotating Score Validation Process (PDF)
- How to Complete the Paper-Pencil Initial ELPAC Process (PDF)
- How to Complete the Computer-Based Initial ELPAC Process (PDF)
Test Operations Management System (TOMS)
- How to Log Into the Data Entry Interface (PDF)
- How to Enter Responses for the Paper-Based Initial ELPAC Listening Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Responses for the Paper-Based Initial ELPAC Reading Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Scores for the Computer-Based Initial ELPAC Speaking Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Scores for the Computer-Based Initial ELPAC Writing Domain for Grades K–2 (PDF)
- How to Enter Scores for the Paper-Based Initial ELPAC Speaking Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Scores for the Paper-Based Initial ELPAC Writing Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Responses for the Paper-Based Summative ELPAC Listening Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Responses for the Paper-Based Summative ELPAC Reading Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Responses for the Paper-Based Summative ELPAC Writing Domain for Grades 3–12 (PDF)
- How to Enter Scores for the Paper-Based Summative ELPAC Speaking Domain (PDF)
- How to Enter Scores for the Computer-Based Summative ELPAC Speaking Domain (PDF)
Alternate ELPAC
Questions:
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Office | caaspp@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-8765
Last Reviewed: Friday, March 12, 2021
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