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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
Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 7 pm – 8 pm By Kristen Herbert, Director of Teaching & Learning, CPS & CCHS
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.
MCAS
choice)
response and multiple choice)
PARCC
May
(PBA) for both subjects in March and April
in May
○ Session =Testing time plus 50% extra time for all ○ Extra time per IEP
School Type Minimum number of devices Recommended number
For a school with three tested grades (e.g., a school with grades 3– 5, 6–8, or 9–12) One device for every two students in the largest tested grade One device per student for the largest tested grade For a school with six tested grades (e.g., a K–8 school) One device per student for the largest tested grade One device per student for the two largest tested grades
○ March 16-April 10 ○ 4 weeks
○ March 23-April 3 ○ (April 6 if off for Good Friday) ○ 2 weeks
○ May 4-29 ○ 4 weeks
○ May 11-22 ○ 2 weeks
school
time
6-11
time
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
from the text
Literary Analysis Task
students’ ability to read complex text closely. Students will carefully consider literature worthy of close study and compose an analytic essay. Example Grade 4:
experiences or events, real or imaginary.
story, detail a scientific process, write a historical account of important figures, or to describe an account of events, scenes or
The Research Simulation Task
through several articles or multimedia stimuli, the first text being an anchor text that introduces the
multiple sources in order to write two analytic essays.
Example Grade 7
comprehend complex informational and literary texts.
deeper encounters with the texts and will result in more thorough comprehension of the concepts.
modeling and application
their course of study (CMS 8th graders will all be taking the PARCC 8th Grade Math test instead.)
procedures
○ include a balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and
practice standards. ○ will be machine scorable. ○ will appear on the Performance-Based Assessment and End-of- Year components
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.
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.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education *
A.8000 B.8600 C.8700 D.9000
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education *
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 *
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education *
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 *
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? Explain how you know.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education *
have to pass MCAS for graduation requirement and competency determination.
Education Meeting, they voted to extend the use of MCAS through Class of 2019.
after these students enter high school. If PARCC is adopted, presumably class of 2020 (current 7th graders) will have to take PARCC as CD.
MCAS and PARCC: HOW WE WILL COMPARE RESULTS The procedure used to compare the results (student scores) from two different tests is called “equipercentile linking.” This is a schematic that provides an overview of how the process works: the left column shows actual MCAS achievement data sorted by percentiles while the right column shows a “simulation” of what PARCC achievement data might be (no actual data yet exists), once again sorted by percentiles. The arrows show how we will identify which scores on PARCC are equivalent to levels (and scores) in MCAS. You are likely already familiar with such comparisons since this process is used to compare, e.g., SAT and ACT scores, and ACCESS and MEPA scores.