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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 – 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
● ELA in March (long composition,
open response, and multiple
choice)
● Mathematics in May (open
response and multiple choice)
● Untimed for all
PARCC
● Both ELA and Math in March and
May
● Performance-based Assessment
(PBA) for both subjects in March
and April
● End-of-Year Assessment (EOY)
in May
● Timed
○ Session =Testing time plus
50% extra time for all
○ Extra time per IEP
PARCC Test Structure
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
devices
Recommended number
of devices
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
Testing Windows
PBA ● Computer-based
○ March 16-April 10
○ 4 weeks
● Paper-based
○ March 23-April 3
○ (April 6 if off for Good
Friday)
○ 2 weeks
EOY ● Computer-based
○ May 4-29
○ 4 weeks
● Paper-based
○ May 11-22
○ 2 weeks
Test Sessions: PBA
Math ● 2 sessions
● 70 to 80 minutes, grades
3-8
● 75 to 90 minutes, high
school
● Time is “estimated time
on task” + 50% extra
time
ELA ● 3 sessions
● 60 to 90 minutes
● Times is “estimated time
on task” + 50% extra
time
Test Sessions: EOY
ELA ● 1 session, grades 3-5
● 2 sessions, grades 6-11
● 60 to 75 minutes
● Time is “estimated time
on task” + 50% extra
time
Math ● 2 sessions
● 75 minutes, grades 3-5
● 75 to 80 minutes, grades
6-11
● Time is “estimated time
on task” + 50% extra
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
● Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)
● End-of-Year (EOY) Assessment
Looking Ahead to PARCC
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
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 Performance-Based 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.
ELA End-of-Year
Assessment
● 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.)
Key Shifts in Mathematics
● 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.
Mathematics Task Types
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
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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
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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
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PARCC Math Grade 4 Sample PBA Task, Part A
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education
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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
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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?
Explain how you know. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education
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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.
DESE Timeline for “Two-Year” Test Drive
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.
