WEWELCOME! Introduction of the PARCC Assessment Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 7 pm – 8 pm By Kristen Herbert, Director of Teaching & Learning, CPS & CCHS
Plan for Standardized Assessments for 2015 School Year Students in grades 3 – 8 will take PARCC in ELA and math (instead of MCAS). It will be administered on computers. Students in grades 5 and 8 will take the science portion of the MCAS as usual. Students at CCHS will continue to take the MCAS as usual.
PARCC Test Structure MCAS PARCC ● ● ELA in March (long composition, Both ELA and Math in March and open response, and multiple May ● choice) Performance-based Assessment ● Mathematics in May (open (PBA) for both subjects in March response and multiple choice) and April ● ● Untimed for all End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) in May ● Timed ○ Session =Testing time plus 50% extra time for all ○ Extra time per IEP
PARCC Test Options ● Computer-based Testing (CBT) ● Paper-based Testing (PBT) ● If testing with PARCC in 2015, districts have until the end of October to indicate CBT or PBT (or how many of each).
What is the recommended number of devices to purchase? School Type Minimum number of Recommended number devices of devices For a school with three tested One device for every two One device per student for grades students in the largest tested the largest tested grade (e.g., a school with grades 3 – grade 5, 6 – 8, or 9 – 12) For a school with six tested One device per student for One device per student for grades (e.g., a K – 8 school) the largest tested grade the two largest tested grades
Testing Windows PBA EOY ● Computer-based ● Computer-based ○ March 16-April 10 ○ May 4-29 ○ 4 weeks ○ 4 weeks ● Paper-based ● Paper-based ○ March 23-April 3 ○ May 11-22 ○ (April 6 if off for Good ○ 2 weeks Friday) ○ 2 weeks
Test Sessions: PBA Math ELA ● 2 sessions ● 3 sessions ● 70 to 80 minutes, grades ● 60 to 90 minutes 3-8 ● Times is “estimated time ● 75 to 90 minutes, high on task” + 50% extra school time ● Time is “estimated time on task” + 50% extra time
Test Sessions: EOY ELA Math ● 1 session, grades 3-5 ● 2 sessions ● 2 sessions, grades 6-11 ● 75 minutes, grades 3-5 ● 60 to 75 minutes ● 75 to 80 minutes, grades ● Time is “estimated time 6-11 on task” + 50% extra ● Time is “estimated time on task” + 50% extra time time
Additional Info and Updates on Test Sessions Session times have been reduced based on findings from 2014 Field Test: ● Students took less time to complete the tests than originally scheduled. ● The number of ELA text passages and test items have been reduced “based on a finding that it was possible to measure all the standards reliably with fewer items.” http://parcconline.org/update-session-times
Looking Ahead to PARCC ● Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) ● End-of-Year (EOY) Assessment
Key Shifts in ELA/Literacy ● Emphasis on both literary and informational texts ● Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from the text ● Writing in response to one or more texts ● Regular practice reading complex texts and academic language
ELA Performance-Based Assessment Literary Analysis Task ● Literature Analysis plays an important role in honing students’ ability to read complex text closely. Students will carefully consider literature worthy of close study and compose an analytic essay. Example Grade 4:
ELA Performance-Based Assessment The Narrative Task ● Narrative writing can be used to convey experiences or events, real or imaginary. ● Students may be asked 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.
ELA Performance-Based Assessment The Research Simulation Task ● Students will analyze an informational topic presented through several articles or multimedia stimuli, the first text being an anchor text that introduces the topic. Students will synthesize information from multiple sources in order to write two analytic essays.
ELA Performance-Based Assessment The Research Simulation Task Example Grade 7
ELA End-of-Year Assessment ● Students demonstrate their ability to read and comprehend complex informational and literary texts. ● Questions will be sequenced to draw students into deeper encounters with the texts and will result in more thorough comprehension of the concepts.
Key Shifts in Mathematics ● Standards addressed more deeply ● Coherent progression across grades ● Conceptual understanding of topics is foundational ● Students are expected to extend knowledge to real-life modeling and application ● Note: grade 8 students may take Algebra 1 test if that is their course of study (CMS 8th graders will all be taking the PARCC 8th Grade Math test instead.)
Mathematics Task Types ● Type I: tasks assessing concepts, skills and procedures ○ include a balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application. These tasks can involve any or all mathematical practice standards. ○ will be machine scorable. ○ will appear on the Performance-Based Assessment and End-of- Year components
Mathematics Task Types ● Type II: tasks assessing expressing mathematical reasoning ○ call for written arguments/justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision in mathematical statement. ○ may include a mix of machine-scored and hand-scored responses. ○ will be included on the Performance Based Assessment component and generate evidence for measuring mathematical reasoning with connections to content.
Mathematics Task Types ● Type III: tasks assessing modeling and/or applications ○ call for modeling/application in a real-world context or scenario ○ may include a mix of machine-scored and hand- scored responses. ○ will be included on the Performance Based Assessment component and generate evidence for measuring mathematical modeling/application with connections to content.
* Examples of Shifts in Math Grade 4 Standards and Assessments Previous MA Mathematics Standards: 4.N.1 Exhibit an understanding of the base ten number system by reading, modeling, writing, and interpreting whole numbers to at least 100,000; demonstrating an understanding of the values of the digits; and comparing and ordering the numbers 4.N.16 Round whole numbers through 100,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, and 100,000. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
MCAS Math Grade 4 * Multiple Choice Item (2013) What is 8614 rounded to the nearest thousand ? A. 8000 B. 8600 C. 8700 D. 9000 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Examples of Shifts in Math Grade 4 * Standards and Assessments Current MA Standards for Math (Adopted 12/2010) Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers. 4.NBT.2 Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi- digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons. 4.NBT.3 Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
* PARCC Math Grade 4 Sample PBA Task, Part A Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
* PARCC Math Grade 4 Sample PBA Task, Part B Compare these statements from two students. Jeff said, “I get the same number when I round all three numbers of seats in these stadiums.” Sara said, “When I round them, I get the same number for two of the stadiums but a different number for the other stadium.” Can Jeff and Sara both be correct? Explain how you know. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
* PARCC Math Grade 4 Sample PBA Task, Part C When rounded to the nearest hundred, the number of seats in Aces Baseball Stadium is 9,100. What is the greatest number of seats that could be in the stadium? Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Explain how you know. Secondary Education
High School Competency Determination ● Originally the Class of 2018 was to be the last cohort to have to pass MCAS for graduation requirement and competency determination. ● At June 24, 2014 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting, they voted to extend the use of MCAS through Class of 2019. ● Rationale - decision won’t be made until Nov. 2015, after these students enter high school. If PARCC is adopted, presumably class of 2020 (current 7th graders) will have to take PARCC as CD.
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