Transcript PARCC Assessment Design - Easthampton Public Schools

The Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers:
Released Items for Mathematics
Tamisha Thompson, Mathematics Liaison,
Worcester, MA
Marilyn Decker, Director, Office of Science,
Technology/Engineering & Mathematics,
MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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January 23, 2014
Agenda
• Basics on the Common Core State Standards and
PARCC
• Previewing the PARCC Math assessments
• A close look at math items for grades 4 and 9
• PARCC Transition Plan for Massachusetts
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PARCC 101: The Basics
PARCC is based on the Common Core State
Standards, which are included in the 2011
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for
ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. The ultimate
purpose of the standards and assessments is to
prepare students for success after high school.
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46 States + DC Have Adopted the
Common Core State Standards
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*Minnesota adopted the CCSS in ELA/literacy only
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers (PARCC)
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Key Math Shifts in the Common Core
MATHEMATICS
Focus, coherence and clarity: emphasis on key topics at each grade level and coherent
progression across grades
Procedural fluency and understanding of concepts and skills
Promote rigor through mathematical proficiencies that foster reasoning and understanding
across discipline
High school standards organized by conceptual categories
ANCHORED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
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Common Core to PARCC
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Assessment Design
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11
2 Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration
Diagnostic 2-8 / K-1
Formative Assessments
•Early indicator of
student knowledge and
skills to inform
instruction, supports,
and PD
•Non-summative
Mid-Year
Assessment
•Performance-based
•Emphasis on hardto-measure standards
•Potentially
summative
•Locally scored
Performance-Based
Assessment (PBA)
• Extended tasks
• Applications of
concepts and skills
• Required
Speaking And Listening Assessment
• Locally scored
• Non-summative, required, not included in summative score
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End-of-Year
Assessment (EOY)
•Innovative,
computer-based
items
•Required
Administration Time
PARCC estimates that students will spend the approximate
times below to complete the PARCC performance-based
and end-of-year assessments in ELA/literacy and math:
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8 hours annually in 3rd grade
Just over 9 hours in grades 4–5
A little less than 9 ½ hours in middle school
A little more than 9 ½ hours in high school
Schools and districts will have a maximum of one fourweek window to complete the administration of the
performance-based and another maximum four-week
window to complete the end-of-year tests.
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PARCC Accessibility Features and
Accommodations Manual
November 2013
Second Edition Release
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PARCC Comprehensive Accessibility
Policies
Features for All
Students
Accessibility
Features*
Identified in advance
Accommodations
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* Available to all participating
students
**For students with disabilities,
English learners, and English
learners with disabilities
Accessibility Features for All Students
Accessibility Features for All Students
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Audio Amplification
Blank Paper (provided by test administrator)
Eliminate Answer Choices
Flag Items for Review
General Administration Directions Clarified (by test administrator)
General Administration Directions Read Aloud and Repeated (by test administrator)
Highlight Tool
Headphones
Magnification/Enlargement Device
NotePad
Pop-Up Glossary
Redirect Student to Test (by test administrator)
Spell Checker
Writing Tools
Line Reader Tool
Accessibility Features Identified in
Advance
Accessibility Features Identified in Advance
Answer Masking
Background/Font Color (Color Contrast)
General Masking
Text-to-Speech for the Mathematics Assessments
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PARCC Math Sample Item
Review
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PARCC’s Core Commitments to
Mathematics Assessment Quality
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Focus: PARCC assessments will focus strongly on where the Standards
focus. Students will have more time to master concepts at a deeper
level.
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Problems worth doing: Multi-step problems, conceptual questions,
applications, and substantial procedures will be common, as in an
excellent classroom.
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Better Standards Demand Better Questions: Instead of reusing existing
items, PARCC will develop custom items to the Standards.
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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.
Overview of Mathematics Task Types
PARCC mathematics assessments will include three types of tasks.
Task Type
Description of Task Type
I. Tasks assessing
concepts, skills and
procedures
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Balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application
Can involve any or all mathematical practice standards
Machine scorable including innovative, computer-based formats
Will appear on the End of Year and Performance Based Assessment
components
II. Tasks assessing
expressing
mathematical
reasoning
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Each task calls for written arguments / justifications, critique of
reasoning, or precision in mathematical statements (MP.3, 6).
Can involve other mathematical practice standards
May include a mix of machine scored and hand scored responses
Included on the Performance Based Assessment component
III. Tasks assessing
modeling /
applications
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Each task calls for modeling/application in a real-world context or
scenario (MP.4)
Can involve other mathematical practice standards.
May include a mix of machine scored and hand scored responses
Included on the Performance Based Assessment component
For more information see PARCC Item Development ITN Appendix D.
Summary of Items Released November 2013
Mathematics: Grades 3-5
Grade
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Item
Patricia’s reading time
The art teacher’s
rectangular array
Fraction comparison
Three friends’ beads
Two aquarium tanks
Click to View Item with
Annotation/Rubric
Summary of Items Released November 2013
Mathematics: Grades 6-8
Grade
6
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Item
Proportions of
instruments
Fraction model
Click to View Item with
Annotation/Rubric
Summary of Items Released November 2013
Mathematics: High School
Course
Item
Alg2/Math3 Graphs of functions
Alg1/Math2 Mini Golf prices
Alg1/Math1 Brett’s race
Alg1/Math2 Picture frame
Alg1/Math1 Popcorn inventory
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Click to View Item with
Annotation/Rubric
PARCC Online Test Samples
Test drive the ELA and math assessment items!
The Technology Platform: http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
Notes about the online test sample:
• Safari, Chrome (PC), Firefox 14 or higher
• Some functionality on iPad 2 in Safari
Additional ELA and math items: http://www.parcconline.org
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Massachusetts Transition Plan
• The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
has voted to “test drive” PARCC
– Spring-Fall 2014: Field Test and Analysis of Field
Test Data
– Winter-Spring 2014-2015: MA Schools Administer
first PARCC operational tests
– Summer-Fall 2015: Standard setting for PARCC
tests; Board votes on whether or not to adopt
PARCC
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Resources
Any publicly released assessment policies, evidence tables,
item prototypes, PARCC Model Content Frameworks, and
other valuable resources can be found at
www.parcconline.org
Information on PARCC Transition Plan and Field Tests in
Massachusetts:
•http://www.doe.mass.edu/parcc (MA Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education)
•http://www.mass.edu/currentinit /parcc.asp (MA Department
of Higher Education)
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Thank
You
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