What’s New in 2022–23
Welcome to the 2022–23 CERS User Guide. The CERS User Guide is accessible on a desktop web browser, tablet, or smartphone. The sections that follow describe some of the changes for CERS.
Writing Extended Response Codes
- Smarter Balanced summative and interim Writing Extended Response (WER) essay items, sometimes referred to as ELA full-write essay items, receiving a condition code of “off purpose” for the evidence/elaboration and organization/purpose dimensions will now be scored on the conventions dimension.
Lexile and Quantile Measures
- Lexile and Quantile measures and ranges are available for individuals in the group view for Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) and Smarter Balanced summative assessments starting with the 2021–22 administrative year.
California Alternate Assessments for Science (CAA Science)
- CAA for Science Summative assessment results are available for individuals and custom student groups in the group view and for individual students in the individual student reports (ISRs) starting with the 2021–22 administrative year.
Summative Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (Summative Alternate ELPAC)
- Summative Alternate ELPAC assessment results are available for individuals and custom student groups in the group view and for individual students in the individual student reports (ISRs) starting with the 2021–22 administrative year.