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Seventh graders at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., look at a PARCC practice test to give them some familiarity with the format before field-testing in 2014 of the computer-based assessments aligned with the common core.
Seventh graders at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington, Mass., look at a PARCC practice test to give them some familiarity with the format before field-testing in 2014 of the computer-based assessments aligned with the common core.
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Assessment PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers acknowledged the discrepancies in scores between its paper and computer exams in response to questions from Education Week.
Benjamin Herold, February 3, 2016
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States Massachusetts Board Approves Hybrid PARCC, State Test
By an 8-3 vote, the state school board approved creation of a new English and mathematics test to be administered by all of the state's schools by 2017.
Daarel Burnette II, November 17, 2015
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Assessment PARCC Expands States' Options on Testing
States get the chance to buy only parts of the consortium's common-core-aligned tests, instead of the whole system, and can pick their own vendor.
Catherine Gewertz, November 17, 2015
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Assessment Teachers Share Views of PARCC and Smarter Balanced Tests
Two new studies of teachers' experiences with the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments reveal a mix bag of criticism and praise.
Catherine Gewertz, November 17, 2015
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2 min read
Standards & Accountability Massachusetts Chief Recommends Hybrid State/PARCC Testing Approach
Massachusetts' education commissioner is recommending that students take a hybrid test in 2017 that would include material from both the state's own test and the PARCC common-core-aligned assessment.
Daarel Burnette II, November 12, 2015
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Assessment PARCC Restructures, Allows States to Customize Test
As fewer states choose to use PARCC's test this year, the consortium offers states more options.
Catherine Gewertz, November 12, 2015
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief PARCC Releases Test Items for Use in Instruction
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers has released hundreds of test questions from its 2015 assessment. The items are available on the consortium's Partnership Resource Center website.
Catherine Gewertz, November 10, 2015
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Assessment PARCC Releases Test Items for Instruction
The consortium makes public hundreds of questions from last spring's debut test, saying it hopes teachers will use them in instruction to help students understand what it looks like to master the common core.
Catherine Gewertz, November 4, 2015
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1 min read
Assessment News in Brief After Defections, PARCC Gets DOD Schools
The Department of Defense Education Activity, which operates schools for children from military families, announced last week that it is joining the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing consortium.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 27, 2015
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Standards & Accountability After Several Defections, PARCC Gets a New Member: Military Schools
The DoDEA organization, which runs 172 schools serving 74,000 students of both active-duty military personnel and Department of Defense civilians, awarded a one-year, renewable contract to Parcc Inc.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 21, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Department of Defense Schools Join PARCC Testing Consortium
The DoDEA organization, which runs 172 schools serving 74,000 students, awarded a one-year, renewable contract to Parcc Inc., the nonprofit group that manages the PARCC consortium
Andrew Ujifusa, October 21, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Will Massachusetts Use PARCC, But Not the PARCC Test, Next Year?
After months of weighing whether to use the PARCC test or its previous state exam next year, Massachusetts K-12 officials now might consider a third choice.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 21, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Ark. Chief Backtracks, Says State Will Use PARCC's Cut Scores for College Readiness
"Our description of Level 3 and above as reflecting students being 'on track for college and career readiness' was in error," Arkansas chief Johnny Key said in his statement.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 14, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Preliminary Illinois PARCC Scores: Fewer than 4 in 10 Students Reach Proficiency
Proficiency rates hovered at about one-third for English/language arts, and were a bit lower in math, ranging from 17 percent proficiency on the high school math exam to 36 percent in 3rd grade math.
Catherine Gewertz, September 16, 2015
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2 min read
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