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Count Down to CRCT: Information and Tips for Testing!

Deerwood Academy February 15, 2011. Count Down to CRCT: Information and Tips for Testing!. What is the purpose of the CRCT?. The CRCT is designed to measure how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS).

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Count Down to CRCT: Information and Tips for Testing!

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  1. Deerwood Academy February 15, 2011 Count Down to CRCT:Information and Tips for Testing!

  2. What is the purpose of the CRCT? • The CRCT is designed to measure how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). • The assessments yield information on academic achievement at the student, class, school, system, and state levels. • This information is used to diagnose individual student strengths and weaknesses.

  3. What content areas and grade levels are tested? • Georgia law, as amended by the A+ Education Reform Act of 2000, requires that all students in grades three through eight take the CRCT in the content areas of reading, English/language arts, and mathematics. • Students in grades three through eight are also assessed in science and social studies. • The CRCT only assesses the content standards outlined in the GPS.

  4. CRCT Dates and Subject Areas Students will take five content area assessments. They are: • Reading • ELA • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies The testing window is….. Tuesday, April 17th – Friday, April 27, 2012 Retest will take place May 17th & 18th

  5. What are the promotion requirements? State Requirements: A score of Meets or Exceeds (800 or greater), on the reading test is a state promotion requirement in Grade 3. • A score of Meets or Exceeds, (800 or greater) on the reading and math tests is a state promotion requirement for Grade 5. • For certain students in special education, the IEP will determine promotion criteria.

  6. Reading Skills That Are Tested • Finding Main Idea • Recalling Facts and Details • Understanding Sequence • Recognizing Cause and Effect • Making Predictions • Finding Word Meaning in Context • Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences • Reading Pictures • Comparing and Contrasting • Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences • Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion • Distinguishing Between Real and Make-believe • Identifying Author’s Purpose • Reading Charts, Tables, and Graphs Based on the Georgia Performance Standards

  7. Math Skills That Are Tested • Numbers and Operations • Measurement • Geometry • Algebra • Data Analysis and Probability • Process Skills

  8. How is the reading on the CRCT different from everyday reading? • The passages may look different • The passages may look longer • The passages may look harder • The passages are not all the same

  9. Things That Are Important for Children to Think About as They Answer Test Questions • Use the information in the passage to pick your answer • Learn to read the questions • Choose the Answer to the Question • Risk an Unfamiliar Choice • Use elimination to choose the best answer • Check your answers

  10. Directions Are Important! • Sometimes the directions contain information that answers or helps answer a question – read or listen carefully to directions • Some directions may be ignored • Reading the whole passage first may not be the best direction. • Remember it helps to read the questions and then read the passage

  11. What are some things that may help your child? • Read the questions first and use a scavenger-hunt-type reading to look for the answers • Find out the number of questions they can read and remember as they read the passage • Teach them to mark passages for key points so they can go back to find or check specific parts • Use an index card to block out distracting print and act as a placeholder • Type favorite passages of easy text to look as troubling and long as the test passages for experience and confidence.

  12. Help Your Child Prepare • Provide a learning environment at home (study spot, materials, schedule for homework) • Provide books and model reading at home • Encourage a nutritious lifestyle (healthy diet and exercise) • Limit TV, electronic game time • Have daily conversations

  13. Testing Tips for Parents • Keep to your regular routine: don’t go to bed too early, get up at a regular time not to be rushed • Encourage your child to do her best • On the day of the test: get good night’s sleep, provide a good breakfast, comfortable clothes, and be on time

  14. Testing Tips for Parents • Be calm, positive (children pick up your stress) • Contact your child’s teacher if there are special circumstances (illness, family crisis) • Remind them that the test is important and that you believe in them (they can do it!)

  15. Now You Can Take A Test!

  16. If your child is nervous about the exam, you should: • A. Tell your child to give up. • B. Tell your child that he/she will probably fail. • C. Tell your child that it’s normal to feel nervous. • D. Don’t say anything at all.

  17. The night before the test, you should: • A. Let your child stay up late and watch a movie. • B. Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep. • C. Worry that your child’s going to fail. • D. Feed him/her cola and chips.

  18. You should remind your child that when taking the test, he/she should: • A. Not go too slow or too fast. • B. Just mark any answer. • C. Spend 10 minutes on every question. • D. Pick the letter “A” because it’s always correct.

  19. The morning of the exam, you should make sure your child: • A. Has his/her baby blanket for comfort. • B. Sleeps in late to get extra rest. • C. Gets to school on time. • D. Has a good nutritious breakfast. • E. C & D

  20. A strategy you can teach your child if he/she doesn’t know the answer is: • A. Jump up and down. • B. Meditation. • C. Ask the teacher for the answer. • D. Process of elimination.

  21. An example of process of elimination: After reading the passage What flavor of ice-cream did Sarah get? • Cherry • Spinach • Chocolate • Oatmeal

  22. If your child asks you, “What if I don’t know the answer?”, you should say: • A. Leave it blank and then come back to it later. • B. Just leave it blank. • C. Pick your favorite letter. • D. Look on someone else’s paper.

  23. If your child says, “What if I come back to a question and I still do not know the answer?”, you should say: • A. Leave it blank. • B. Pick “A” because it is first. • C. Make your best guess. • D. Color in all the letters.

  24. On the day of the test, make sure your child: • A. Wears his/her fanciest outfit to look nice. • B. Leaves his/her glasses at home. • C. Brings some toys to play with if he/she gets bored. • D. Wears comfortable clothes.

  25. You should always remind your child to: • A. Rush through the test to be the first one finished. • B. Read each question carefully. • C. Take a nap half way through the test. • D. Draw pictures on the test.

  26. On the math section of the exam, you should advise your child to: • A. Work the problem on a piece of scratch paper. • B. Figure the answer in his/her head. • C. Just guess. • D. Make up an answer.

  27. The day of the test, you should say to your child: • A. “Do your best!” • B. “You better get them all right or I’ll take away your gameboy.” • C. “It’s not important so don’t worry about it.” • D. “I love you! Have a great day!” • E. A & D

  28. THE END Way to go Parents! You did it!

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