Directions for Administration (DFAs) of Summative Assessments

Online Assessments

Smarter Balanced and California Science Test

Directions for Administration of the Smarter Balanced Online Summative Assessments and California Science Test (Posted 02/04/20)

CAASPP Online Test Administration Manual—Select this link to expand or collapse the list of downloadable options. (Posted 02/04/20)

Online Test Administration Manual for CAASPP Testing—Entire manual (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 1. CAASPP Testing Overview (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 2. Test Administration Resources (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 3. Test Security (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 4. Administration Preparation and Planning (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 5. Science Assessments (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 6. California Spanish Assessment (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 7. Using the Test Administrator Interface with Summative Assessments (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 8. Scripts for Administering Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments and the California Science Test (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 9. Scripts for Administering the California Spanish Assessment (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 10. Overview of the Student Testing Application (Posted 02/04/20)
Chapter 11. Appendices (Posted 02/04/20)

2019–2020 California Spanish Assessment

Directions for Administration of the California Spanish Assessment (Posted 02/04/20)

2019–2020 California Alternate Assessment (CAA) DFAs

Secure DFAs for the CAAs for English language Arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics and the CAA for Science are located in the Test Operation Management System (TOMS); select the [Secure Materials] button in the left navigation bar and then the [CAA Secure Materials] button to access. You must log on to TOMS to download these materials.

2019–2020 Smarter Balanced Paper-Pencil Test Administration

Data Entry Interface User Guide (Posted 04/12/19)
Paper-Pencil Testing Test Administration Manual for Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (Posted 04/15/19)

Last Reviewed: Monday, March 23, 2020