What is the first component of the PARCC assessment system?
Diagnostic
100
What is EOY?
End of Year Assessment administered after approximately 90% of the school year
100
What grades are taking the PARCC in 2015?
Grades 3-High School
100
How will the assessments be scored?
Combination of hand and electronic
200
What does the "A" in PARCC stand for?
Assessment
200
What is the component of the assessment system that is given 50% into the school-year?
Mid-Year
200
What is PBA?
Performance Based Assessment
200
Are there plans for a K-2 assessment?
Yes
200
PARCC supports CCSS including standards for ELA in 5 main areas: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening and which other area?
Academic Language
300
What does the "R" in PARCC stand for?
Readiness
300
The "Summative" is comprised of two assessments given during the second half of the school year? At what percentage of the school-year is the Performanced Based Assessment given?
75%
300
What are TECRs (Technology-Enhanced Constructed Responses) ?
This is an ELA assessment item that uses technology to capture student comprehension of text in authentic ways. (using drag and drop, cut and paste, and highlighting text features)
300
Which assessment is appropximately 9 hours long and students will take it in a "Testing Center" over the course of 20 days?
Summative Assessment
300
In the PARCC ELA students' reading skills are evaluated during which assessment component?
EOY- End of the Year Assessment Component
400
What does the first "C" in PARCC stand for?
College
400
Which component of the assessment system is not part of the summative, and will not be given until 2015-2016 school-year
Speaking and Listening
400
What are EBSRs (Evidence-Based Selected Responses) ?
A type of ELA test item that asks students to show evidence in a text that led them to a previous answer.
400
What criteria does PARCC use for selecting text for the assessment?
Complex, diverse and authentic
400
What is the fundamental goal of PARCC?
Getting students college and career ready?
500
What does the second "C" in PARCC stand for?
Careers
500
What are the two optional components of the of the Assessment system?
Diagnostic and mid-year
500
What are PCRs (Prose Constructed Responses) ?
A specfic item type on the PARCC ELA Assessment in which students are required to produce written prose in response to a test prompt, measuring reading and writing.
500
in the PARCC ELA students' writing skills are evaluated during which assessment component?
PBA- Performance Based Assessment Component
500
What are the PARCC Assessment Blueprints?
A series of documents that describe the content and structure of the assessment