CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessment Video Series
The Interim Assessment Video Series consists of six modules covering the content and purpose of the interim assessments and how to use related systems and resources. This series covers the following assessments:
- Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Mathematics
- California Science Test (CAST) Interim Assessments
- English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Interim Assessments
This video series complements the Interim Assessment User Guide, which contains more detail for educators using the CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments.
Links to associated systems and additional resources can be found on the CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments.
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: