PARCC
Assessment
New Jersey Becomes Second State to Require PARCC Passage for Graduation
New Jersey joins New Mexico as the only other state in the country to require students to pass the PARCC exam to graduate from high school.
Assessment
Opinion
Testing On Devices Ensures Inequity
In a day and age where the public perception of teachers, schools, and school districts is tied more closely than ever to the results of state tests, we cannot afford unknown variables contributing to the final judgment.
Assessment
PARCC Continues to Fade at the High School Level
Rhode Island and Illinois follow a national trend that shows states increasingly dropping PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments in high school, and using them predominantly in elementary and middle school.
Education
For High School Exams, Illinois Dumps PARCC in Favor of SAT
Illinois joins several other states that have exchanged high school tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards for a college-entrance exam.
College & Workforce Readiness
PARCC's 'College-Ready' Score Reflects Rigor of College Work, Study Finds
The first study to explore how well PARCC predicts college grades and remediation finds only modest correlations to both, but concludes that PARCC's cutoff score does reflect college-level work.
Assessment
PARCC 'College-Ready' Score Reflects Rigor of College Work, Study Finds
The first study to explore how well PARCC predicts college grades and remediation finds only modest correlations to both, but concludes that PARCC's cutoff score does reflect college-level work.
Education
New Jersey Postpones PARCC Exam After Technical Problems
New Jersey is one of many states that have experienced problems with the online administering of standardized testing this year.
Assessment
Reach of PARCC, Smarter Balanced Tests Drops Sharply in 2015-16
Only 32 percent of students live in states that are using PARCC or Smarter Balanced statewide in 2015-16, a sharp drop from last year.
Assessment
Reach of PARCC, Smarter Balanced, Drops Sharply in 2015-16
Only 32 percent of students live in states that are using PARCC or Smarter Balanced statewide in 2015-16, a sharp drop from last year.
Assessment
Letter to the Editor
Educator: Online PARCC Test Is 'Inefficient' and 'Unreliable'
To the Editor:
Kudos to Education Week for your investigation of the 2014-15 PARCC test scores that were disproportionately lower when taken online, compared with the paper test ("PARCC Scores Lower on Computer Exams"). What I did not see in your report was feedback from educators who actually took both versions of the test, as I did with several Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers practice tests last spring in English/language arts.
Kudos to Education Week for your investigation of the 2014-15 PARCC test scores that were disproportionately lower when taken online, compared with the paper test ("PARCC Scores Lower on Computer Exams"). What I did not see in your report was feedback from educators who actually took both versions of the test, as I did with several Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers practice tests last spring in English/language arts.
Standards & Accountability
Maryland PARCC Scores Higher on Paper; Students' Tech Readiness a Major Factor
Paper results on 2014-15 PARCC exams were better than online results in all grades for English/language arts and in upper-level math, reflecting a national pattern.
Assessment
PARCC Considers Reorganization, Seeks Input to Shape its Future
The consortium is inviting input as it considers whether it should reorganize or replace its current Parcc Inc. nonprofit.
Equity & Diversity
Rhode Island PARCC Scores Lower on Computer-Based Exams
A state-by-state breakdown shows that Colorado, Rhode Island and Illinois found some evidence that students' familiarity with technology impacted scores on 2014-15 PARCC exams. An analysis in Maryland is pending.
Assessment
Opinion
Pencil and Paper Win This Round of PARCC Testing
After watching students in my district participate in online state testing, I'm not surprised to read that students taking paper and pencil tests did better.
