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Comprehensive Assessment System

Comprehensive Assessment System. April 11, 2012. Session Objectives. The purpose of this session is to: Review the purpose of PARCC Outline PARCC structure & features Highlight progress to date Explain Technology Readiness Tool Answer your questions.

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Comprehensive Assessment System

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  1. Comprehensive Assessment System April 11, 2012

  2. Session Objectives The purpose of this session is to: • Review the purpose of PARCC • Outline PARCC structure & features • Highlight progress to date • Explain Technology Readiness Tool • Answer your questions

  3. Common Standards  Common Assessments • Common standards are critical, but they are just the first step • Common assessments aligned to the standards are needed • PARCC: Funded through a RTTT grant from the U.S. DOE • Based on Common Core State Standards • English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11

  4. PARCC Consortium

  5. PARCC Timeline SY 2010-11 Launch and design phase SY 2011-12 Development begins SY 2012-13 First year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection SY 2013-14 Second year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection SY 2014-15 Full administration of PARCC assessments Summer 2015 Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levels We are here

  6. Assessment Design OPTIONAL: Two formative components designed to: • Generate timely information for informing instruction, interventions, and professional development during the school year REQUIRED: Two summative components designed to: • Make “college- and career-readiness” and “on-track” determinations • Measure the full range of standards and full performance continuum • Provide data for accountability uses, including measures of growth • Thirdnon-summative component will assess speaking and listening skills

  7. PARCC Assessment Design 75% 90% Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration • End-of-Year • Assessment • Innovative, computer-based items Mid-Year Assessment • Performance-Based • Assessment (PBA) • Extended tasks • Applications of concepts and skills • ELA - Speaking And Listening • Assessment • Locally scored • Non-summative, required • Diagnostic Assessment

  8. Optional Assessment Components • Diagnostic Assessment designed to be an indicator of student knowledge and skills so that instruction, supports, and professional development can be tailored to meet student needs • Mid-Year Assessment comprised of performance-based items and tasks, with an emphasis on hard-to-measure standards. After study, individual states may consider including as a summative component Non-summative

  9. Required Assessment Components • Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) administered after 75% of the school year. The ELA/literacy PBA will focus on writing effectively when analyzing text. The mathematics PBA will focus on applying skills, concepts, and understandings to solve multi-step problems requiring abstract reasoning, precision, perseverance, and strategic use of tools • End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) administered after approx. 90% of the school year. The ELA/literacy EOY will focus on reading comprehension. The math EOY will be comprised of innovative, machine score-able items Summative

  10. Progress to Date Model Content Frameworks Released (November) • Will be used to inform the development of item specifications and blueprints for K-12 assessments in ELA and math. • Provide support and guidance for implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).   • Will release updated versions that incorporate teacher and student feedback • www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks.  

  11. Progress to Date Item-Development ITN Released (December) • To select contractor(s) for the development of items, tasks and related assessment materials • Procurement will generate a large bank of materials to support the development of the PARCC assessments • http://www.parcconline.org/Procurement

  12. Progress to Date Defining ‘College & Career Ready’ (January) • PARCC K-12 & Higher Education Content Meeting: 22 PARCC states represented by 128 attendees. • Meeting participants reviewed PARCC's definition of college and career readiness • Suggested revisions regarding what skills and knowledge students should have when they graduate from high school.  

  13. Computer-Based • Not computer-adaptive • Advantages: • innovative item types • faster scoring • compliance with federal mandate for grade-level accountability

  14. Technology Readiness Tool • Developed by Pearson for both PARCC & SBAC to evaluate technology readiness and determine needs for online assessments • Online Tool: completed by both SEA & LEA • 6 administration windows (2-3/year) • Tool will issue a report on readiness (high vs. low risk)

  15. Resources www.parcconline.org http://www.ride.ri.gov/Assessment/PARCC.aspx

  16. Contact Us kamlyn.keith@ride.ri.gov 222-8465 laura.kacewicz@ride.ri.gov 222-8993

  17. Upcoming Webinars RI Growth Model Wednesday, May 9th 9:30-10:30

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