Next year, the students will switch from OAKS (Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) to The Smarter Balanced Test for their standardized testing. It will focus more on critical thinking skills and the students will be able to better show what they know instead of choosing random multiple choice answers.
Other differences include: this test is taken only once a year as supposed to two or three, there will be a writing component, and much of the responses will be typed in short sentences or paragraphs.
If you want to know what your students' will go through and try the sample test for yourself, here is the website:
Sample Smarter Balanced Test
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