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Grades 3 -5 PARCC Parent Night

Presented By: Robert Ghiretti, Grades 2-5 LA Supervisor Terri Matthews, Grades 2 -5 MA Supervisor

PARCC Presentation for Parents of the Township of Union

• November 20, 2014

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela

A Strong Foundation: The Common Core State Standards

• The Common Core State Standards in English language

arts/literacy and mathematics were created by educators around the nation.

• Nearly every state in the nation is working individually and

collectively to improve its instruction and assessments to ensure students graduate with the knowledge and skills most demanded by college and careers.

• The PARCC assessment rewards

this commitment by providing an assessment focused on the instructional shifts and academic skills needed to prepare all students for college and career readiness in the 21st century.

Common Core Overview

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• The new standards are designed to help

students of all abilities achieve.

• They focus on problem solving and critical

thinking skills—not just memorizing answers.

• How students learn is just as important as

what they learn; the CCSS support different learning styles and educational levels.

HOW WILL THIS CHANGE HELP?

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

What is PARCC?

How is PARCC different from NJASK

NJASK

• Paper/Pencil Test
• Students tested once

per year

• Results received after

the school year ends PARCC

• Computer Based Test
• Students tested twice

per year

• Faster Results
• Comprehensive

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Tasks

PARCC Components

• Performance Based assessment (PBA)

√ Occurs after approx. 75% of year (Approx.

March) √ Language Arts – focus on writing effectively when analyzing text √ Math – Focus on solving multi-step problems by applying skills and conceptual understanding

PARCC Components

• End of Year Assessment (EOY)

√ Occurs after approx. 90% of year

(Approx. May) √ Language Arts – focus on reading comprehension √ Math – focus on key content areas and demonstration of fact fluency

Scoring: How is PARCC different?

Scoring

• 2 Tests (PBA and EOY)
• Receive one score for Math and one score for ELA

Level Descriptor

5 Students performing at this level demonstrate a distinguished command of the knowledge, skills, and practices embodied by the CCSS assessed at their level. 4 Strong command 3 Moderate command 2 Partial command 1 Minimal command

How Much Time Will The Test Take?

Estimated Time on Task:

PARCC Design for ELA

• 1. Complexity: Regular practice with complex

text and its academic language.

• 2. Evidence: Reading and writing grounded in

evidence from text, literary and informational.

• 3. Knowledge: Building knowledge through

content rich nonfiction.

Three Innovative Item Types That Showcase Students’ Command of Evidence with Complex Tasks

• Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR) – Combines a traditional

selected-response question with a second selected-response question that asks students to show evidence from the text that supports the answer they provided to the first question. Underscores the importance of Reading Anchor Standard 1 for implementation of the CCSS.

• Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR)- Uses technology

to capture student comprehension of texts in authentic ways that have been difficult to score by machine for large scale assessments (e.g., drag and drop, cut and paste, shade text, move items to show relationships).

• Range of Prose Constructed Responses (PCR)- Elicits evidence that

students have understood a text or texts they have read and can communicate that understanding well both in terms of written expression and knowledge of language and conventions. There are four of these items

• f varying types on each annual performance-based assessment.

Grade 3 Evidence-Based Selected-Response Item

Grade 3 Technology-Enhanced Constructed- Response Item

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Pupa Adult Egg Larva

Drag the words from the word box into the correct locations on the graphic to show the life cycle of a butterfly as described in “How Animals Live.” Words:

Range of Prose Constructed Responses (PCR)

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” Babe Ruth

Mathematics The 3 CCSS Shifts in Assessment

• 1. Focus: The PARCC assessment will focus strongly

where the Standards focus.

• 2. Coherence: Think across grades and link to major

topics within grades.

• 3. Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual

understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.

Overview of Three Mathematics Task Types

• Task 1: Tasks assessing “concepts, skills and procedures”
• a. A mix of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application
• b. Machine Scorable
• c. On PBA and EOY
• Task 2: Tasks assessing expressing mathematical reasoning”
• a. Written arguments/justifications, critique, and precision.
• b. Mix of machine scored and hand scored.
• c. On PBA
• Task 3: “modeling/applications”
• a. Modeling/application in a real-world

context or scenario and precision.

• b. Mix of machine scored and hand scored.
• c. On PBA

How Many Math Questions of Each Type?

Question Type Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Type I (1 point) 8 8 6 Type I (2 points) 2 2 3 Type II (3 points) 2 2 2 Type II (4 points) 2 2 2 Type III (3 points) 2 2 2 Type III (6 points) 1 1 1 Total 17 17 16

Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

How Many Math Questions of Each Type?

End-of-Year Assessment (EOY)

Question Type Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Type I (1 point) 34 28 28 Type I (2 points) 5 8 8 Type I (4 points)

• Total

39 36 36

PARCC Assessment Design - Math

• Math Reference Sheet Given (grade 5
• nly)
• Scrap paper & pencils allowed
• Grades 3-5 NO CALCULATOR ALLOWED
• Except for students with IEP/504
• PARCC will still have a

Non-Calculator Section where no calculator is permitted regardless of classification (same as NJASK)

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS

• Accessibility Features for All Students
• Blank Paper (provided by test administrator)
• Eliminate Answer Choices
• Flag Items for Review
• General Administration Directions Clarified (by test administrator)
• General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated.

(by test administrator)

• Highlight Tool
• Headphones
• Magnification/Enlargement Device
• Notepad
• Pop-Up Glossary
• Redirect Student to Test (by test administrator)
• Spell Checker
• Writing Tools

Parent Actions which Support Student Preparation

 Support your children with homework  Encourage your children to read  Expose your children to different kinds of texts: stories, newspapers, magazines, biographies, science/history  Talk with your child about what they read  Practice fluency with math facts  Encourage real-life problem solving in multiple ways  Explain/discuss the process for problem solving  Encourage your child to justify their reasoning  Practice typing and use other technology tools where applicable.

Parent Resources

• www.parcconline.org
• www.parcconline.org/samples/item-task-prototypes
• www.corestandards.org
• www.achievethecore.org
• www.njcore.org
• http://parccgames.com
• www.ccsstoolbox.agilemind.com/parcc/PARCCprototypemain.html
• www.state.nj.us/education/cces/AchieveResources.htm.
• http://nextgen.apps.sparcc.org/math/3-5

“Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do.” John Wooden