Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers PARCC 10/11/2015 1

Goals Review current information about the PARCC assessments Examine the Model Content Frameworks for each grade level band. Consider how these documents should be used at sites with leadership, staff, and parents Essential Questions What is the purpose of the Content Frameworks? List the Connections to Assessment from the Content Frameworks. ASSESSMENT AND CONTENT FRAMEWORKS

An Overview of the Design of the PARCC Assessment System THE ASSESSMENT CONSORTIA 10/11/ Pascal (Pat) D. Forgione, Jr., Ph.D. and Nancy A. Doorey Center for K – 12 Assessment & Performance Management at ETS

RACE TO THE TOP ASSESSMENT PROGRAM COMPETITIVE GRANT, SPRING /11/2015 Groups of 15 or more states could apply for a grant to design, develop and pilot a next generation assessment system that: Builds upon shared standards for college- and career-readiness Measures at each grade level tested Individual growth and proficiency The extent to which each student is on track Provides information that is useful in informing: Teaching, learning, and program improvement; Determinations of school effectiveness,as well as, principal and teacher effectiveness Determinations of individual student college and career readiness, high school exit decisions college course placement to credit-bearing classes college entrance. (US Department of Education, 2009) 4

THE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM PROPOSALS Two Comprehensive Assessment System Proposals Funded:. 10/11/2015 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) 5

PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS (PARCC) 6

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT Given primarily on computer or other digital devices Composed primarily performance tasks with emphasis on hard-to-measure standards Results returned within 2 weeks Given on computer (most students), with multiple item types and technological tools Scored entirely by computer for fast results PARCC: TWO COMPONENTS OF THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 10/11/2015 Scores from the performance assessment and the end-of-year test will be combined for annual accountability scores. In mathematics and in English language arts (ELA): + 7

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ELA Math PARCC: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 10/11/2015 Over several sessions/class periods, students will complete a project-like task that draws on a range of skills. ELA/literacy tasks will focus on writing effectively when analyzing texts, using evidence drawn from the texts to support claims Math tasks will require students to apply key mathematical skills, concepts and processes to solve complex problems of the types encountered in everyday life, work and decision-making. Final weeks of school year 8

END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT PARCC: END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT 10/11/2015 Consisting of a range of item types including innovative technology-enhanced items to sample the full set of grade level standards Will make major investment in enhanced item types Will include items across a range of cognitive demand Currently planned as a fixed-form test, PARCC will review the precision of scores for students at the tails of the performance distribution and, if needed, consider customizing for high- and low-performing students by either lengthening the test or using “staged” or “block” adaptive delivery. 9

Final weeks of school year PARCC: SPEAKING/LISTENING ASSESSMENT 10/11/ Required assessment, but not used for accountability Administered in the ELA classroom, with flexible window for administration Scored by classroom teacher using standardized rubric Scores may be used within students’ grades Flexible timing ELA/Literacy Speaking Listening

PARCC SUPPORTS: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Timing of formative components is flexible Early indicator of knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, PD EARLY ASSESSMENT Mid-Year Performance-Based Assessment (Potentially summative*) MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT Formative early assessment designed to provide an indicator of student knowledge and skills so that instruction, supports and professional development can be tailored to student needs Formative mid-year performance tasks designed to prepare students for Summative Performance Assessment and to yield instructionally useful feedback. Teachers will be given an online scoring tool to score tasks and improve understanding of the CCSS expectations. For voluntary use, the timing of the administration is to be locally determined * Over time, states may consider using scores from these tasks in the summative/accountability scores. 10/11/

PARTNERSHIP RESOURCE CENTER: Digital library of released items, formative assessments, model content frameworks, instructional and formative tools and resources; student and educator tutorials and practice tests, scoring training modules; professional development materials; and an interactive report generation system PARCC SUPPORTS: THE PARTNERSHIP RESOURCE CENTER 10/11/2015 Partnership Resource Center: Interactive Data Tool for accessing data and creating customized reports Model lesson plans Formative assessment items and tasks Professional development materials regarding test administration, scoring, and use of data Online practice tests Item development portal Tools and resources developed by Partner states Optional “ready-to-use” performance tasks for K-2 12

PARCC SUPPORTS: SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION GRANT Transition and Implementation Planning State Leadership Teams Educator Leadership Cadres Technical Working Groups Collaboration on Instructional Tools Framework of priority assets Prototypes of through-course components Set of 38 voluntary instructional units Voluntary college-readiness tools such as model grade 12 bridge courses for struggling students Support for Technology Transitions Coordination with SBAC 10/11/

END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT THE PARCC ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (JULY 2011 REVISION, PENDING USED APPROVAL) English Language Arts and Mathematics, Grades 3–8 and High School Developed by The Center for K – 12 Assessment & Performance Management at ETS, version 4, July For detailed information on PARCC, go to Comp 3 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ELA Math Timing of formative components is flexible ELA/Literacy Speaking Listening Comp 5 Flexible timing Comp 4 Early indicator of knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, PD Component 1 EARLY ASSESSMENT Mid-Year Performance-Based Assessment (Potentially summative) Component 2 MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT PARTNERSHIP RESOURCE CENTER: Digital library of released items; formative assessments; model content frameworks; instructional and formative tools and resources; student and educator tutorials and practice tests; scoring training modules; professional development materials; and an interactive report generation system. Formative Assessment Summative assessment for accountability Summative, but not used for accountability 10/11/

PARCC IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES 10/11/ Item and task development, piloting of components Release of Model Content Frameworks and prototype items and tasks Development of professional development resources and online platform Field testing New summative assessments in use Summer 2015Setting of common achievement standards 15

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Pascal (Pat) D. Forgione, Jr., Ph.D. Distinguished Presidential Scholar and Executive Director Center for K-12 Assessment and Performance Management at ETS Educational Testing Service 823 Congress Avenue, Suite 816 Austin, TX Nancy Doorey Director of Programs 10/11/ GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT CONSORTIA: Coming Together to Raise Achievement: New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards For updates and other information

PARCC MODEL CONTENT FRAMEWORKS For English Language Arts/Literacy 10/11/2015 TAB: Content Frameworks 18

THE MODEL CONTENT FRAMEWORKS Assist educators to implement the standards Illustrate one a number of ways the standards could be organized over the course of the school year Inform the development of item specifications and blueprints for the PARCC assessments 10/11/

Students read and comprehend a range of grade-level complex texts encountered in: ELA science history/social studies the arts Vocabulary will be assessed in the context of reading passages Close, analytic reading and comparing and synthesizing ideas across texts are expected Students demonstrate the core interrelated literacy activities of: reading gathering evidence about what is read analyzing and presenting that evidence in writing Comprehending complex textsAnalyzing sources in writing ELA CONNECTIONS TO ASSESSMENT 10/11/

ELA CONNECTIONS TO ASSESSMENT Conducting and reporting on researchSpeaking and Listening Assessing students’ abilities to: gather resources evaluate their relevance report on information and ideas they have investigated conduct original research to answer questions or to solve problems Students demonstrate a range of interactive oral communication and interpersonal skills: formal presentations working collaboratively sharing findings listening carefully to the ideas of others 10/11/

ELA CONNECTIONS TO ASSESSMENT 10/11/2015 Language use for reading, writing and speaking Students demonstrate a strong command of grammar, and spoken and written academic English. 22

STRUCTURE OF THE MODEL CONTENT FRAMEWORKS 1.Narrative Summary of the ELA Standards 2.The Model Content Framework Chart 3.Key Terms and Concepts for the Chart 4.Writing and Speaking and Listening Standards Progressions Charts 10/11/

CHECK THEM OUT! Review the sample grade level frameworks for grades 3, 5. 7, and 11. How will you use the frameworks at your site? Did they answer some of your questions? Be ready to share with the entire group. 10/11/

Essential Questions What is the purpose of the Content Frameworks? List the Connections to Assessment from the Content Frameworks. ASSESSMENT AND CONTENT FRAMEWORKS

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