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Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) Overview

NSCAS provides various assessments to empower educators, informing teaching approaches and measuring student achievement. Learn about formative, interim, and summative assessments, professional learning support, and the different components of the system.

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Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) Overview

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  1. INTRODUCTION FOR EDUCATORS 2018-2019

  2. Embodies Nebraska’s holistic view of students • Gives schools and districts valuable information about student learning • Helps teachers prepare students for a lifetime of success Introduction Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS)

  3. Provides multiple types of assessments throughout the year • Reveals in-depth information about what each student knows and is ready to learn • Empowers educators with timely and actionable insights that accelerate learning About NSCAS Putting students at the center of teaching and learning

  4. Formative assessment to inform instructional approaches Interim assessment to measure academic growth and identify learning needs Summative assessment to measure student achievement Professional learning to support effective use of data for student learning About NSCAS Multiple measures and uses

  5. Assessment Types

  6. Districts/schools already provide formative assessment resources • NDE partners with NWEA to supplement these resources with: • Onsite formative assessment workshops • Extensive online resources for formative practice • TestWiz and the Navigate Item Bank Formative Assessment Resources and tools

  7. NDE makes MAP Growth available to NE districts at no cost • MAP Growth is used in 100% of NE districts to: • Identify student learning needs and set goals with students • Measure academic growth within and across school years • Track growth toward proficiency and predict summative performance Interim Assessment

  8. NSCAS General Summative—grades 3–8 • Deeper and more precise insight into grade-level performance • Maximizes classroom time • Provides a stable and secure testing experience • Enables students of all abilities to participate NSCAS Alternate Summative—grades 3–8 & 11 • Available for students with significant cognitive disabilities NSCAS ACT—summative assessment for all third-year high school students, typically juniors • Indicates college readiness Summative Assessment NSCAS General Summative NSCAS Alternate Summative NSCAS ACT

  9. Nebraska educators define achievement levels per Nebraska content standards • Content specialist review ensures proper measurement and prevents bias • Independent alignment study for skills and standards measurement NSCAS General Summative Built from Nebraska Standards with help from Nebraska Educators

  10. Adapts dynamically based on each student’s ability • Includes engaging question formats • Challenges top performers • Doesn’t overwhelm students with skillsbelow grade level NSCAS General Summative Deeper insight into grade-level performance

  11. Adjusts to students’ abilities, measuring more in less time • Can potentially reduce test time while producing more accurate results • Evolving toward more timely results NSCAS General Summative Maximizes classroom time

  12. Operates on the NWEA Comprehensive Assessment Platform • Trusted platform • Experience similar to MAP Growth • Supports 40 million student test events each year • Item type samplers (similar to practice tests) ensure student comfort NSCAS General Summative Stable and secure testing experience reduces stress

  13. NSCAS General: • Universal tools for all students • Accessibility supports—online and on paper NSCAS Alternate: • Assessment available for students with significant cognitive disabilities NSCAS General & NSCAS Alternate Summative Students of all abilities can participate

  14. Summative assessment in English language arts, math, and science • Administered in the spring to all third-year high school students, typically juniors • Provides more postsecondary opportunities for students in Nebraska • Brings increased rigor, relevance, and expectations for students NSCAS ACT Summative assessment for all third-year high school students

  15. Professional Learning

  16. Workshops led by Nebraska-certified facilitators • Assessment literacy • Formative practice • Text-dependent analysis • Interim tools • Summative assessments TestWiz and Navigate Item Bank webinar series Year-round access to online professional learning resources Professional Learning Workshops and online resources to help you use data to inform instruction

  17. Conclusion

  18. Formative assessment Address student learning needs in-the-moment Interim assessment Understand student learning needs and measure growth toward learning goals Summative assessment NSCAS General & Alternate: Assess student performance against Nebraska’s content area standards NSCAS ACT: Assesses college readiness of Nebraska students Professional learning Support educators—and by extension parents – in their use of assessment data to accelerate student learning at all levels NSCAS Four core components to prepare students for a lifetime of success

  19. Questions? To learn more about Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS), visit education.ne.gov/assessment/nscas-system

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