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PARCC Assessment Administration Guidance 1
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PARCC Assessment Administration
Guidance
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PARCC Assessment DesignSummative Assessments
Performance-Based
Assessment
End-of-Year Assessment+
After 75 percent of the school year Extended tasks, applications of concepts and skills
ELA/Literacy: Writing effectively when analyzing text, research simulation
Math: Solving multi-step problems requiring abstract reasoning, precision, perseverance and strategic use of tools
ELA/Literacy Grades 3-11 Math Grades 3-8, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
After 90 percent of the school year Innovative, short-answer items
ELA/Literacy: Reading comprehension Math: Short items that address both
concepts and skills ELA/Literacy Grades 3-11 Math Grades 3-8, Algebra I, Geometry,
and Algebra II
Two Testing WindowsSummative Assessments
PBA EOY+
Maximum Window Length is 20 Consecutive Days + After 75% of School Year +Exact Dates Not Yet Finalized
Maximum Window Length is 20 Consecutive Days + After 90% of School Year +Exact Dates Not Yet Finalized
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Two Testing Windows• Schools will have a maximum of 20
consecutive days in each testing window to administer each assessment component:– Performance Based Assessment (PBA) component– End of Year Assessment (EOY) component
• Schools could complete administration of the tests in fewer days if they have sufficient capacity to administer assessments to large numbers of students simultaneously
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WHO will Test on PARCC• Students enrolled in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 will
participate in both the PBA and EOY testing windows for ELA/Literacy
• This is a NEW testing requirement for grades 9 and 10• Students enrolled in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 will
participate in both the PBA and EOY windows for Math• Students enrolled in qualifying Algebra I, Geometry,
and/or Algebra II Courses will participate in both the PBA and EOY windows of the EOC Algebra I, EOC Geometry, or the EOC Algebra II Assessment(s)
• This is a NEW testing requirement for Algebra II
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Number of Testing Sessions
Summative Assessments
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Performance-Based
Assessment
End-of-Year Assessment+
Three (3) Sessions ELA /Literacy + Two (2) Mathematics Sessions
Two (2) Sessions ELA /Literacy +Two (2) Mathematics Sessions
Nine (9) Sessions Total
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Update on PARCC Field Test
Administered in Spring 2014
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Field Test Purposes• There are three primary purposes of the
PARCC Field Test:
1. To obtain item-level data to assemble operational forms2. To evaluate methods for scoring and scaling the PBA and
EOY3. To yield data to support planned research
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Field Test Experience• PARCC states will field test the performance-based and end-
of-year assessment components in Spring 2014.
• The majority of students involved in the Field Test will take one component (PBA or EOY) in one content area (ELA or mathematics).
• A small percentage of students involved in the Field Test will take the full summative assessment (PBA and EOY) in one content area only (ELA or mathematics).
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Field Test Windows
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Field Test Preparation• What is the recommended time for scheduling testing
sessions? – Two or Two ½ hour blocks for each session of the Field Test
• The block will allow for plenty of time to complete administration activities as well as for students to complete the test session with the additional time allotted, if needed.
• FAQs– http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc
/files/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsabouttheFieldTest9-17-13.pdf
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Spring 2014 Practice Tests• There will be a computer-based practice test available to all schools –
both schools included and not included in the field tests. There is no charge to participate in the practice test.
• The practice test will enable students and teachers to become familiar with the PARCC assessments and to practice with the different types of technology functionalities.
• The practice test will be available during the Field Test in Spring 2014.
• Materials, including rubrics, will be available so that teachers can score the practice tests.
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Field Test Sample • The Field Test sample size for each state will be proportional to each state’s
student enrollment (with a minimum sample size). The sample will represent enrollment across and within PARCC states.
• A sample of schools was selected from each participating state. ETS, a subcontractor for the Assessment Administration contract, has pulled the initial sample. Arkansas is represented with an enrollment sample of over 42,500 students.
• All schools have been notified if they were selected for the field test.– Schools selected for the field test that cannot participate will be replaced with
schools in the same state that fits the sample criteria.
• A maximum of two (2) classrooms will participate from each of the selected schools at any given grade and content.
Advances in the PARCC ELA/Literacy Summative Assessment
August 2013
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• Questions Worth Answering: Sequences of questions that draw students into deeper encounters with texts are the norm (as in an excellent classroom), rather than sets of random questions of varying quality.
• Texts Worth Reading: The assessments use authentic texts worthy of study instead of artificially produced or commissioned passages.
• Better Standards Demand Better Questions: Instead of reusing existing items, PARCC is developing custom items to the Standards.
• Fidelity to the Standards: PARCC evidence statements are rooted in the language of the Standards so that expectations remain the same in both instructional and assessment settings.
PARCC’s Core Commitments to ELA/Literacy Assessment Quality
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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.
What Are the Shifts at the Heart of PARCC’s Design (and the Standards)?
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Grade 5, Item # 2 Choose the two correct main ideas and drag them into the empty box labeled “Main Ideas.” Then choose one detail that best supports each main idea. Drag each detail into the empty box labeled “Supporting Details.”
Possible Main Ideas Possible Supporting Details
Jonathan has his own 1000-yard zipline."In fact, as a tree house architect, Jonathan has built more than 380 custom tree houses across the United States."*
Jonathan is an experienced tree house builder.*
“Jonathan’s love of tree-house living began when he was a kid.”
Jonathan works carefully so that tree houses do not hurt the trees.*
"It was the most fun I ever had."
Jonathan lived in a tree house when he was in college.
"'I build a tree house so it helps the tree,' he says."*
Jonathan advises readers to learn the names of trees.
"'Walk in the woods and learn the different trees. Spend time climbing and learn how to do it safely.'"
Jonathan once built a house in a crab apple tree.
“One of his favorite names is ‘Ups and Downs.’”
Main Ideas Supporting Details
2012 Grade 5 Released Benchmark Item:Main Idea
What statement in the passage best supports the idea that people in Frederika’s village live close to nature?*A She was in the back of the house, helping her mother with a moose skin.B Sometimes if it was really cold, we’d have pants under our skirts.C Bertha dropped the stick and we ran.D The dust was just flying.
Part AWhat does the word “regal” mean as it is used in the passage?a. generousb. threateningc. kingly*d. uninterested
Part BWhich of the phrases from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of “regal?”e. “wagging their tails as they awoke”f. “the wolves, who were shy”g. “their sounds and movements expressed goodwill”h. “with his head high and his chest out”*
Grade 6 Evidence-Based Selected-Response Item #1
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2013 Grade 6 Benchmark Released Item: Vocabulary
Which word can best replace the word salvaged as it is used in paragraph 26 of the passage?*A rescued B plucked C bundled D discarded
Grade 3, Item #3
You have read two texts about famous people in American history who solved a problem by working to make a change. Write an article for your school newspaper describing how she and faced challenges to change something in America.
– In your article, be sure to describe in detail why some solutions they tried worked and others did not work.
– Tell how the challenges each one faced were the same and how they were different.
2013 Grade 3 Benchmark Released Items:Reading Open Response & Writing Prompt
Reading Open Response:Which tree is most important to koalas? Give three details from the passage to show how it is important.
Writing Prompt:Your teacher has asked you to write about a time you had fun with a friend.Think about a time that you had fun with a friend. Who were you with and what did you do? Now write about that time. Give enough detail so that your teacher will understand your ideas.
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Key Websites
• PARCC Resourcesparcconline.org
• EQuIPachieve.org
• Teacher/Administrator Resourcesachievethecore.org
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Contact Information
Dana Breitweiser
ELA/Literacy Assessment SpecialistOffice of Student Assessment
(501) [email protected]
