1. Student Readiness Resources for PARCC
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Welcome to: “Student Readiness Resources for PARCC” This module will familiarize educators with the test preparation options for students to become familiar with the PARCC assessment for both paper-based testing as well as computer-based testing.

2. Introduction Introduction Tutorials TestNav 8 Tutorial
Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Recap
Resources
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Next we will review the purpose of this module and give a brief overview of the tools available to prepare students with simulation experiences of the PARCC assessments.

3. Introduction
By the end of this training module, educators will have an understanding of the different test preparation options:
TestNav 8 Tutorial
Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Resources
Paper
Online
Duration
Scored
TestNav 8 Tutorial No
Yes
30 Minutes
Student Tutorials
Sample Items
N/A
Practice Tests
60 Minutes
In November
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This training module will provide an overview of the different test preparation options available to students and educators. These tools give users an experience similar to the administration of PARCC assessments before the assessment day. Although during testing, Test Administrators are not permitted to assist students in navigating through TestNav 8 or the test items, these preparation tools give educators a look into the TestNav system and PARCC assessments to help them prepare students before the day of testing.
By the end of this training module, students and educators will have an understanding of the different test preparation options available:
TestNav 8 Tutorial, which shows students and educators how to navigate through the computer-based testing platform, TestNav 8, and explains available tools such as navigation buttons, mathematics tools, and accessibility features.
Student Tutorials, which show students how to complete each item type in the PARCC assessments. 
Sample Items, which show students and educators select item types.
Practice Tests, which allow students and educators a sample test experience using a computer-based or paper-based format.
These resources are the only training available to students regarding the functionality of the computer-based platform and guidance on item types. Thus for computer-based testing, it is highly recommended that students review the TestNav 8 Tutorial, Student Tutorials, Sample Items, and Practice Tests. For paper-based testing, it is highly recommended that students review the Student Tutorials and Practice Tests.”

4. Reference
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All the tutorials in this training module can be found online at This website is available for everyone to access; it is not password-protected.

5. Tutorials Introduction Tutorials TestNav 8 Tutorial Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Recap
Resources
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Next, we’ll review information on available Tutorials.

6. Tutorial Options Tutorials Available to Review:
TestNav 8 Tutorial – Overview of the testing environment
Equation Editor – Quick Reference Guide for certain grade bands
Text to Speech – available for both ELA/L* and Math
Graphing Calculator – Windows and Mac
Printable Paper-Based Student Tutorials (available in grade bands)
Online Student Tutorials
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The tutorial tools available will help students gain familiarity with TestNav 8, the testing environment for the computer-based PARCC assessment, and its navigation tools, functions, and features. It will also provide information and opportunities to experience some test item types, tools, and accessibility features.
The following options are found on the tutorial page:
TestNav 8 Tutorial – This is an overview of how the testing platform works. This tutorial will be discussed on the following slides.
Equation Editor – This provides a downloadable pdf Quick Reference Guide on the Mathematics Equation Editor for each grade band.
Text to Speech – This provides two tutorials to familiarize students with how to use the TestNav 8 computer-based Text to Speech feature. There is one tutorial for English Language Arts/Literacy and another for Mathematics. In order to use Text to Speech on ELA Literacy tests, students must have a documented need for that accommodation. Guidance is available in the PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual.
Graphing Calculator – Download a free trial of the Texas Instruments Graphing Calculator used in the TestNav 8 testing platform. This is available for both Windows and Mac.
Printable Paper-Based Student Tutorials - These printable paper-based tutorials will help familiarize students with paper-based assessments.
Online Student Tutorials - These tutorials will help familiarize students with technology enhanced item types on the computer-based PARCC assessments according to their grade band.
* ELA/L text-to-speech test edition is only available for students with disabilities meeting the requirements for this accommodation

7. TestNav 8 Tutorial
This tutorial will familiarize students with navigating TestNav 8, the computer-based environment for PARCC assessments. It is recommended to view the TestNav 8 Tutorial before the Sample Items, Student Tutorials, and Practice Tests.
The tutorial overview describes features available while taking a test, including the following topics:
Moving Through the Test and Understanding the Toolbar
Use of the Tools
Item Types
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This tutorial introduces students to TestNav 8, the computer-based program used for PARCC assessments. It will teach students how to use different buttons and screens on the TestNav 8 platform, and how to use the tools in the toolbar. Students will get the chance to practice a few actions and tools in this tutorial. This tutorial is approximately 30 minutes and should be viewed prior to using Sample Items, Student Tutorials, and Practice Tests. It will give students an opportunity to understand the basic fundamentals for testing in a computer-based testing environment including how to log in and out of the test, navigate through the screens with the next and back buttons, and understanding of the tools such as mathematics tools and accessibility features and how to use them.
This tutorial describes the following features:
Moving Through the Test and Understanding the Toolbar – This section explains the sign-in process in the secure test environment; screen navigation, the toolbar and procedures for exiting a test.
Use of the Tools – This section provides instructions how to use the available mathematics tools and accessibility features in TestNav 8. It will also give students an opportunity to practice these tools and features in a few sample items. Mathematics tools and accessibility features covered in this section include the pointer, answer eliminator, text highlighter, calculator, ruler, protractor, line reader, magnifier, color contrasting, answer masking, and text-to-speech.
Item Types – This section provides guidance on technology enhanced items such as the video player, maneuvering the scroll bar, multiple choice and multiple select, fraction model, drag and drop, drop down answer choices, and graphs.
This tutorial is Web-based and is available 24/7. It requires no log in or password.

8. Student Tutorials
These tutorials will provide a sample of test items contained in the PARCC assessment and are intended to familiarize students with each item type in the paper assessment and/or within the online testing environment. They will be available in certain grade bands and no scoring rubrics will be available.
Item types include:
drag-and-drop
multiple select
text highlighting
open response
equation editor
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Student Tutorials will contain sample items of the PARCC assessment and are intended to familiarize students with each item type in the paper assessment and/or within the online testing environment, TestNav 8. Each section of the tutorials will provide directions and practice items for each item type students may encounter on the PARCC assessment.
There will be no scoring rubrics available for these tutorials. The tutorials should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
It is highly recommended that students view the TestNav 8 Tutorial before looking at the Student Tutorials so that they understand how to navigate through the TestNav 8 testing environment.

9. Student Tutorials ELA/L Online Paper Math Grade Bands 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
6-8
6-8
6-7
6-8
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This graph shows the grade bands available for Student Tutorials. 8 HS HS HS HS

10. Sample Items Introduction Tutorials TestNav 8 Tutorial
Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Recap
Resources
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Next we will review the computer-based Sample Items. These items engage students on selective items types that are hosted on the testing platform.

11. Sample Items
These provide an additional sample of test items contained in the PARCC assessments. These will be provided in computer-based format; grade bands 3-5, 6-8, and High School; and in both ELA/L and Math. Scoring rubrics are provided with each sample set to review the scoring expectations.
Purpose of Sample Items:
Provide students, teachers, and parents the opportunity to interact with some of the functionality of the tools in TestNav 8.
Allow students to work with the different types of item responses that will be on the PARCC assessments.
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Computer-based sample items are available for teachers, students, parents, and others to experience some computer-based PARCC items. Unlike the Student Tutorials, these items do not display directions for test takers on how to answer questions on the assessment.
These sample items are available in grade bands of 3-5, 6-8, and high school in both ELA Literacy and Math. Sample items will contain some of the online tools such as drag-and-drop, multiple select, text highlighting, video player, open response, and equation editor. These items are not intended to substitute for a full length practice test.
Schools should also strongly encourage teachers to familiarize students with the ELA Literacy scoring rubrics prior to administration to help them understand the criteria by which their responses to prompts on ELA Literacy assessments will be scored. Scoring rubrics for these items are available and items will not be electronically scored.

12. Practice Tests Introduction Tutorials TestNav 8 Tutorial
Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Recap
Resources
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The final resource available to students are the Practice Tests. These Practice Tests are available in paper-based and computer-based formats, at each grade level.

13. Practice Tests Purpose of the Practice Tests:
Provide a critical step for students, educators, and schools to transition to new assessment content.
Developed so students can have a hands-on experience.
Available in paper-based and computer-based format.
Provide teachers and administrators a tool to generate student performance data to inform instructional improvements and professional development.
Create an understanding of the full length assessment.
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Practice tests are a critical step in supporting students’ and schools’ transitions to new assessment content, as well as providing teachers and administrators a tool to generate student performance data to inform instructional improvements and professional development.
Practice Tests are available in a paper-based and a computer-based format so students can have a hands-on experience with test items in a full length format.
Computer-based practice tests are available in standalone web-based format at and launch directly into a non-secure TestNav 8 environment. Computer-based practice tests may also be administered through the PearsonAccessnext Training Center where schools may intergrate practice tests into their Infrastructure Trial. Practice tests administered in an infrastructure trail more closely mirror the process of logging into a secure testing environment on test day.
Paper-based practice tests will need to be printed, locally.

14. Practice Tests Timeline for Practice Tests:
PearsonAccessnext available now.
Web-based and paper-based schedule:
Grades
PBA ELA/L
PBA Math
EOY ELA/L
EOY Math
Online
PearsonAccessnext
3, 4, 5, 6,
7, and 8
Available Now
January HS
Web-based
Paper
November/December
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Practice Tests for the three different formats have different availability timelines. The PearsonAccessnext practice tests are currently available and can be used at anytime.
This table shows the expected availability timelines for Web-based and the downloadable paper-based practice tests. You may use these practice tests anytime. Once available, go to to access these Practice Tests.
Each band of online practice tests will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. The Web-based practice tests are hosted on the TestNav 8 non-secure environment, the same as the Sample Items. Non-secure means that the test will not lock down as in live testing where the computer locks down during testing and students cannot access other websites. When accessing the practice tests through PearsonAccessnext they are in the secure testing environment.

15. Practice Tests Scoring availability for computer-based practice tests:
Electronic scoring capability for ELA/L PBA and Math EOY will be available in November. Electronic scoring capabilities will be available for all other forms on their posted date.
The PARCC ELA/L summative assessments include one prose constructed response item for each of the tasks that appears on the PBA component. Teachers can score the three prose constructed responses by referring to scoring rubrics: Learn more about rubrics.
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On the web-based tests, electronic scoring will be available for selected items on the ELA Literacy PBA and Math EOY in November. These selected items are multiple choice, multiple select, and math only equation editor. Scoring for other online forms will be available when they are posted. The Paper Tests and the online constructed responses, including Math plus text items, may be hand-scored using rubrics available at

16. Recap Introduction Tutorials TestNav 8 Tutorial Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Recap
Resources
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Next, let’s recap these available options.

17. Recap
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Now that you have heard about the test preparation options for students and educators for both paper-based and computer-based assessments, we have created this chart to recap the option types available for each format and suggest the order in which to use these tools with students prior to testing.

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19. Resources Introduction Tutorials TestNav 8 Tutorial Student Tutorials
Sample Items
Practice Tests
Recap
Resources
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Next, we will review the resources available to you through PearsonAccessnext.

20. Resources
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All the tutorials, sample items, and practices test we just reviewed can be found at This website encompasses all resource materials needed for the PARCC assessment, including links to PearsonAccessnext; Test Coordinator, Test Administrator, and Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manuals; training modules; technology setup information; test preparation; bulletins; support; and frequently asked question (FAQs).

21. Resources – Support Page
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Within the Support page of PearsonAccessnext , there are multiple resources available that you can access.
The Support page provides a range of support options, including organization of Resource Categories, such as Manuals and Documents, Training, and more. These documents are searchable by keywords. Links to the Top Resources are also available such as the PearsonAccessnext Online User Guide and Training Modules. You can also find information about how to contact PARCC Support if you have questions.
This page is found in PearsonAccessnext . Click on Documentation within the Support icon.

22. Resources – Training Center
The Training Center is found at:
Select the green PearsonAccessnext dropdown menu and select Training.
Enter your user ID and password, and then click Sign In to go to the Training Center.
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The PearsonAccessnext Training Center allows you to practice without affecting the “live” data for testing activities. For instance, LEA Test Coordinators can create sample students or practice placing an additional order or Test Administrators can practice managing test sessions.
The Training Center is found at
When you select Training, notice that the Training Center has a brown theme, while the production site has a blue theme.

23. Script:
We have discussed the different test preparation options available to students and local educators, and the resources available to support these efforts.
This concludes the “Student Readiness Resources for PARCC” training module.
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