NDSA Math Practice
North Dakota State Assessment. NDSA is built on standards derived from Common Core. Briveli's CC-aligned curriculum covers the same skills.
Spring (March-May)
Computer-adaptive
Grades 3-5 do not allow calculators. Grades 6-8 include a no-calculator section and a calculator-allowed section using the embedded online calculator from the Smarter Balanced platform.
Four achievement levels: Level 1 (Novice), Level 2 (Developing), Level 3 (Proficient), Level 4 (Distinguished)
About the NDSA
North Dakota administers the NDSA as a member of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. The NDSA is essentially the Smarter Balanced summative wrapped in North Dakota branding, aligned to the North Dakota Math Content Standards, which the state adopted in 2017 from a revision of CCSS-M. The summative is computer-adaptive for the bulk of the test and includes a non-adaptive performance task that asks students to apply mathematical reasoning to a multi-step real-world scenario.
Delivery runs through the Cambium Assessment Test Delivery System used across the Smarter Balanced consortium. Item types include multiple choice, multi-select, equation editor, drag-and-drop, hot-spot, and the longer performance task scored against a rubric. North Dakota reports four achievement levels with Level 3 as the proficiency bar for ESSA reporting. Briveli practice for North Dakota mirrors the published Smarter Balanced math blueprint by claim and target, with extra weighting on the Concepts & Procedures claim that drives the largest share of student scores in K-8.
Official source: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/districtsschools/assessment/state-assessment
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