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Update on Work of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC)

Update on Work of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC). Dr. Gayle Potter Arkansas Department of Education. Updates of the Moment. December Meeting (Assessment Design and Development for Grades 3-8)

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Update on Work of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC)

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  1. Update on Work of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) Dr. Gayle Potter Arkansas Department of Education

  2. Updates of the Moment • December Meeting (Assessment Design and Development for Grades 3-8) • Emerging recommendation in ELA/Literacy to assess writing through the context of reading rather than in isolation with scores reported separately • Emphasis on importance of grade level sequencing of mathematics content • Expression by states of desire to move up development of model curriculum frameworks to inform test development

  3. Updates of the Moment • Upcoming February Meeting • Meet with Higher Education representatives to: • identify the core competencies that measure the skills students need to master to be successful in entry-level credit-bearing courses • begin to discuss and describe key design principles and performance expectations for high school assessments that will measure college readiness

  4. Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) • Consists of 15 nationally recognized experts in large-scale assessment • Chosen based on following criteria: • Ph.D. and multiple years of experience in educational measurement or related field • Significant publication record in issues relevant to large scale assessment • Membership on multiple TACs and expert panels • Committed to exploring innovative approaches in educational measurement • Approved by Governing Board States

  5. TAC Members for PARCC

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