CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessment Video Series

The videos in this module provide information on the uses of the interim assessments, the organization of assessments, security considerations, and more.

Introduction to the ELA and Math Interim Assessments

Introduction to the CAST Interim Assessments

Introduction to the ELPAC Interim Assessments

The video in this module provides information on how to log into and navigate the Interim Assessment Viewing System, which allows educators to view the interim assessments in a similar environment to the student testing interface.

How to Use the Interim Assessment Viewing System

This module provides information on how to administer the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for ELA and mathematics as well as the CAST Interim Assessments. The module includes information on how to use the Test Administrator Interface to initiate a test session, check student accessibility resources, and approve students for testing.

How to How to Administer the CAASPP Interim Assessments

This module provides information on how to administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments. The overview video includes information on how to use the Test Administrator Interface to initiate a test session, check student accessibility resources, and approve students for testing.

The other videos in this module cover specific domains and grade spans, as listed, to cover the different requirements of those tests.

How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: Overview

How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: Speaking Domain

How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: K-2 Listening, Reading, and Writing Domains

How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: 3-12 Listening, Reading, and Writing Domains

This video provides information about how to score student responses to interim assessment questions that require local hand scoring, including using the Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS).

How to Use the THSS for the Interim Assessments

Data Entry Interface for ELPAC Interim Assessments

Some ELPAC Interim Assessments require scores to be entered into the Data Entry Interface (DEI) instead of being scored in the THSS. For information on using the DEI, access the following resources:

• How to Enter Student Responses and Scores into the DEI video
• How to Use the Data Entry Interface quick reference guide
• The Using the DEI chapter of the Interim Assessment User Guide

CERS provides access to interim and summative assessment results for teachers and other local educational agency (LEA) staff.

LEA CAASPP and LEA ELPAC coordinators, as well as CAASPP and ELPAC test site coordinators, have access to student results in CERS by default.

Educators who need access to CERS to view student results need to be given access by an LEA CAASPP or LEA ELPAC coordinator or site coordinator through the student groups feature in CERS. For information on using CERS, access the following resources:

• Understanding the California Educator Reporting System (CERS) (Video; 10:26)
• Creating Groups in CERS (Video; 06:50)
• CERS User Guide