Standards Based Assessment (SBA)
The Standards Based Assessments (SBA) in grades 3 through 9 are designed to estimate the degree to which students have mastered the Academic Performance Standards for reading, writing, and mathematics outlined in the Grade Level Expectations. These assessments are written specifically for Alaska and are the foundation of the Alaska school accountability system. Results are valuable for districts, schools, and students. Results are used to measure a school’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in accordance with No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Additionally, these assessments, because they are consistent across grade levels, provide the ability to gauge students’ academic progress. This test combined with other information from classroom and local assessments provides districts with valuable student performance data and degrees of mastery.
The Standards Based Assessments were field tested in October 2004 and became operational in Spring 2005. They replaced the Alaska Comprehensive System of Student Assessment Benchmark examinations that was administered to grades 3, 6, and 8 and the TerraNova CAT/6 that was administered to grades 4, 5,7, and 9.
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