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Delran Township Public Schools: PARCC Information and Test Item Exploration

What is the PARCC Test?

• Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College

and Careers

• 10 states plus the District of Columbia are administering

the PARCC assessments

• Computer-based
• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
• English Language Arts and Math administered twice a

year (PBA and EOY)

• Academic Standards

○ No standards/district created standards > 1996 NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards > 2010 Common Core (National) State Standards (CCSS)

• CCSS

○ Aligned to college and career expectations ○ Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global world ○ Coherent and focused towards achievement ○ Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through use of higher-order skills

History of Academic Standards

• Federal Regulations require states to assess students’ progress

towards standards

• State regulations require districts to administer standardized

assessments Standards are not new, standardized assessments are not new, the only change is PARCC!

History of State Assessments

• Greater consistency between districts and states
• Clearer progression of topics, content, and proficiencies
• Deeper commitment to quality curriculum
• Promote higher expectations
• Partners include 200 higher education institutions
• Foster nationwide accountability with a true national metric

Merits of New Standards and PARCC

NJASK and HSPA PARCC

Single Test Administration March - Performance Based Assessment May - End of Year Assessment Early closings, delayed openings, and major disruptions Flexible schedule allows for less interruption of teaching and learning Paper based - no technology Administered Online 60-135 minutes per day 60-90 minutes per day ELA grades 3 - 8 and 11 Math grades 3 - 8 and 11 Science grades 4 and 8 ELA grades 3-11 Math grades 3-8, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II 2012-13 and 2013-14 NJASK - transitional alignment to CCSS content and rigor

What are the PBA and EOY?

PBA- Performance-Based Assessment Analyze literature, complete writing tasks, solve math problems and apply concepts. EOY - End-of-Year Shorter responses, multiple choice type questions.

PARCC Scores and Reports

NJASK and HSPA PARCC 3 Levels - Scale of 100-300 5 Levels - Scale of 1-5 Limited data Rich data Received in Fall of next year Year 1 receive in Fall of next year Years after receive by June of current year Ceiling score Score beyond grade level

Multiple Test Administrations

Performance Based Assessment End-of-Year Assessment March End of April – May Reading comprehension Reading comprehension Critical thinking skills Short answer items Writing in response to reading Research simulations Real world applications of mathematical skills Math conceptual understanding and skills

PARCC Assessment Time - March

Performance-Based Assessments (PBA) - ELA *25 minutes will be added to each assessment session for logging in,

distribution of materials and directions.

Grade Level Literary Analysis Research Simulation Narrative Writing Grade 3 75 minutes 75 minutes 60 minutes Grades 4-5 75 minutes 90 minutes 60 minutes Grades 6-11 75 minutes 90 minutes 60 minutes

PARCC Assessment Time - March

Performance-Based Assessments (PBA) - Math *25 minutes will be added to each assessment session for logging in,

distribution of materials and directions.

Grade Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Grade 3 75 minutes 75 minutes Grades 4-8 80 minutes 70 minutes Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry 90 minutes 75 minutes

PARCC Assessment Time - April/May

End-of-Year Assessments (EOY) - ELA *25 minutes will be added to each assessment session for logging in,

distribution of materials and directions.

Grade Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Grade 3-5 75 minutes Grades 6-11 60 minutes 60 minutes

PARCC Assessment Time - April/May

End-of-year Assessments (EOY) - Math *25 minutes will be added to each assessment session for logging in,

distribution of materials and directions.

Grade Level Unit 1 Unit 2 Grade 3 75 minutes 75 minutes Grades 4-5 75 minutes 75 minutes Grades 6-8 80 minutes 75 minutes Algebra I and Geometry 80 minutes 75 minutes Algebra II 90 minutes 75 minutes

PARCC Schedules - March

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

March 2-6 Grade 6 AM ELA Literary Analysis ELA Research Simulation ELA Narrative Writing Math Unit 1 Math Unit 2 March 16- 20 Grade 7 AM ELA Literary Analysis ELA Research Simulation ELA Narrative Writing Math Unit 1 Math Unit 2 March 23-27 Grade 8 AM ELA Literary Analysis ELA Research Simulation ELA Narrative Writing Math Unit 1 Math Unit 2

PARCC Schedules - March

High School (Grades 9-11)

March 9- 13 AM MARCH 9 Geometry Part 1 Geometry Part 2 MARCH 10 Algebra 2 Part 1 Algebra 2 Part 2 MARCH 11 ELA 11 Part 1 ELA 11 Part 2 MARCH 12 ELA 10 Part 2 ELA 10 Part 3 MARCH 13 ELA 9 Part 2 March 9- 13 PM Algebra 1 Part 1 Algebra 1 Part 2 ELA 9 Part 1 ELA 10 Part 1 ELA 11 Part 3 ELA 9 Part 3

Typical Student’s Testing Experience

• Classrooms (gr. 6-8); Cafeteria (gr. 9-11)
• AM only (gr. 6-8); AM & PM (gr. 9-11)
• Typically administered by your child’s teacher (gr. 6-8);

counselors and teachers (gr. 9-11)

• Teachers permitted to help with students with technology

questions

• Teachers can clarify directions
• Students can flag questions, review, and change answers
• If necessary, computer will be “swapped out” if there is a

problem

Technology Enhanced Constructed Response items allow for a variety of technology-enhanced student responses, including but not limited to the following:

• drag and drop
• highlighting the text
• annotating text
• graphing
• writing equations

Technology Enhanced Constructed Response Items

Purpose and Use of PARCC Data

• As one of many multiple measures that assist teachers, our

schools, and the district to support differentiated instruction and strategic decision making

• To inform parents and students on progress towards “on track”

college and career readiness

• By colleges and universities as one of the indicators of a

student’s readiness for entry-level, credit-bearing college courses

NJDOE Graduation Requirements

For the Classes of 2016, 2017, and 2018:

English Language Arts Mathematics

Passing score on a PARCC ELA Grade 9 or Passing score on a PARCC Algebra I or Passing score on a PARCC ELA Grade 10 or Passing score on a PARCC Geometry or Passing score on a PARCC ELA Grade 11 or Passing score on a PARCC Algebra II or SAT>=400 or SAT>=400 or ACT>=16 or ACT>=16 or Accuplacer Write Placer>=6 or Accuplacer Elementary Algebra>=76 or PSAT>=40 or PSAT>=40 or ACT Aspire>=422 or ACT Aspire>=422 or ASVAB-AFQT>31 or ASVAB-AFQT>31 or Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal

Key Shifts in ELA Standards

• Students read a true balance of informational and literary

texts

• Students engage in rich conversations grounded in the text
• Students write using evidence from sources to support an

argument

• Demonstrate the ability to read and comprehend a variety of

complex passages

• Defend ideas with evidence from texts

The ELA PARCC Expects Students to:

• Address at least two Common Core reading standards
• May have multiple interconnected parts
• For example, Part B may require students to justify their response

to Part A

Evidence Based Selected Response Items

1. Literary Analysis - This task will ask students to carefully consider literature worthy of close study and compose an analytic essay. 2. Research Simulation - This task asks students to exercise the career- and college- readiness skills of observation, deduction, and proper use and evaluation of evidence across text types by analyzing an informational topic presented through several articles or multimedia stimuli. 3. Narrative Writing - This task asks students to write a story, detail a scientific process, write a historical account of important figures, or to describe an account of events, scenes or objects, for example.

PARCC Assessment Tasks Three Focus Areas

PARCC Assessment - ELA Item Types and Sample Questions

• Students will respond in writing to reading selections
• Students’ writing should:

○ include a clear purpose ○ model the language of the Common Core Writing Standards ○ specify the audience to be addressed ○ clearly state the topic, issue, or idea to be addressed ○ reference the text(s)

Prose Constructed Response

To Succeed on the ELA PARCC, Students Must:

• Gain a comfort level with reading passages in the science and

social studies content areas

• Analyze primary source documents
• Construct written arguments using evidence from multiple texts
• Find evidence to support their arguments
• Understand and compare authors’ points of view
• Understand how point of view influences authors’ text

Key Shifts in Math Standards

• Focus: Concentration on key topics at each grade or

course level

• Coherence: Builds skills within and across grade levels
• Rigor: Develops conceptual understanding, procedural

skills and fluency, and application with equal intensity

PARCC Mathematics Section

• Calls for written arguments/justifications, critiques of

reasoning or precision in mathematical statements

• Calls for modeling and/or application in a real-world

context or scenario

• May include a mix of machine and hand scored

responses

• Balance of conceptual understanding, fluency and

application

PARCC Assessment Mathematics Item Types and Sample Questions

6th Grade Example

Each box below identifies side lengths of a triangle. Classify each triangle by dragging the box to the appropriate location: Right Triangle or Not a Right Triangle

Eighth Grade Example

6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm 12 in, 14 in, 16 in triangle with vertices A (-5,1), B (-2,5), C (6,-1)

Right Triangle Not a Right Triangle s= 3 ft

Algebra I Example

Geometry Example

To Succeed on the Math PARCC, Students Must:

• Gain a comfort level with multi-step problems
• Analyze various attributes of a figure or aspects of a

problem

• Construct written arguments or explanations to defend

an answer

• Apply basic math skills fluently
• Look for structure in various representations of a

concept

Special Needs Students

• Special Education Leadership Team and teachers have been trained

and oriented to the PARCC/ and DLM (Dynamic Learning Maps) testing programs.

• All students in Grades 3-11 will participate in the appropriate testing
• program. Schedules for test administration in district will be shared with

all prior to implementation.

• Child Study Team members, teachers, and the building administrators

have reviewed all student Testing Accommodations.

Delran PARCC Preparation

• Standards based curriculum, instruction, and

programs

• Technology

○ Strategic plan to support infrastructure and accessibility ○ Professional development of staff ○ Google Apps for Education grades 6-12

• Mindset - “Do your best, but don’t stress!”

Delran PARCC Preparation

• NJDOE Regional Trainings
• Differentiated Professional Development
• District and school based leadership teams
• PARCC Field tests
• PARCC tutorial, sample items and practice tests in

the classroom

What Parents Can Do - English Language Arts

• Encourage your child to defend and support his/her thinking;

provide more examples in conversation

• Encourage your child to read more nonfiction
• Encourage your child to read multiple texts on the same subject
• Access Newsela for engaging and current nonfiction
• Encourage your child to type assignments on the computer

whenever possible

• Encourage perseverance in mathematics. Don’t give up

the first time, try again!

• Ask questions that support conceptual development and

reasoning

• Practice key fluencies at each grade level
• Provide opportunities for practice of technology skills
• Talk about math and look for it during your daily activities,

such as working around the house or cooking

What Parents Can Do - Mathematics

Helpful websites

For Additional Information

• www.delranschools.org
• www.parcconline.org
• http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/
• http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/

QUESTIONS? Thank you!