PARCC Background
Information
As you know, Ohio is leading the way in assessment innovation by developing
new next generation assessments with other states and the District of Columbia
as part of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
(PARCC) consortium. PARCC is developing a set of assessments in English Language
Arts/Literacy and Mathematics based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
that will be used by all states in the consortium.
In preparation for the first operational administration of PARCC
assessments in the 2014–2015 school year, a PARCC Field Test will be
administered in the spring of 2014 to more than one million students across all
PARCC states. Participating students in grades 3-11 will be assessed in English
Language Arts/Literacy or Mathematics. We are very excited that Massillon Students will have the opportunity to participate in these field tests in the Spring.
The primary purposes of the PARCC Field Test are to:
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Examine the quality of items so that PARCC can build assessment forms for the 2014-15 school year;
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Test out assessment administration procedures; and
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Give schools and districts the opportunity to experience the administration of PARCC assessments.
In preparation for the PARCC field tests and the PARCC assessments teachers should familiarize themselves with the sample items. Today, PARCC released new sample test items, PARCC has now made public exemplar test items across the grades in both mathematics and English language arts/literacy.
These sample items are designed to help teachers, students and parents get a better sense of how PARCC will measure student learning in mathematics and ELA/literacy. The new assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
PARCC will make all of its sample items available later this year on the PARCC technology platform, providing an opportunity for students and teachers to try out the assessment system in the manner in which it will be administered.
For more information about PARCC, please visit www.parcconline.org.
