1. 5th Grade: Parent Testing Meeting

2. Who is tested? PARCC/iLEAP
PARCC – 3rd through 8th grade
iLEAP – 3rd, 5th through 7th grade
This year’s PARCC test will be the same Performance Based Assessments (PBA) and End of Year (EOY) tests as those taken by students in PARCC-participating districts in states across the country and will include the same questions field tested by nearly 50,000 Louisiana students during spring 2014.

3. What do the scores mean? PARCC iLEAP Description
Advanced Superior Performance
Mastery Competency Over
Challenging Subjects
Basic Fundamentals Learned
Approaching Basic Not Quite Up-to-Par
Unsatisfactory Not Ready for the next
Level of Schooling

4. Testing Dates PARCC - Performance Based Assessment
March 16 – 20: One unit each day
3 Units for ELA and 2 Units for Math
iLEAP (Science and Social Studies)
April 16 – 17
1 day for Science and 1 day for Social Studies
PARCC – End of Year
May 4 - 7
District Created EOY Assessment (ELA and Math)
April 20 – 30
1 Unit = 1 Test

5. PARCC: ELA – PBA March 16-20 - 2 literary texts
Unit 1
Literary Analysis
- 2 literary texts
- 6 selected response questions
- Students write an extended response that
compares and/or explains elements in
both texts (i.e., theme, characterization,
structure, etc.)
Time: 75 minutes

6. PARCC: ELA – PBA March 16-20
Unit 2 Research Simulation Task - 3 texts on a given topic - 9 selected response questions - Students write about some aspect of the related texts. (i.e., how each text presents the topic, the use of illustrations in the text, etc.) Time: 90 minutes

7. PARCC: ELA – PBA March 16-20
Unit 3 Narrative Writing - 1 literary text - 5 selected response questions - Students write a narrative related to the text. (i.e., finish the story, retell the story in another narrative form, such as a journal entry, etc.) Time: 60 minutes

8. PARCC: ELA – EOY May 4 - 8
Reading Comprehension: - 1 literary text with 5 selected-response questions - 1 informational text with 8 selected-response Time: 75 minutes

9. PARCC: ELA – Item Types and Scoring
Prose Constructed Response (PBA only)
Requires students to write
Multi-part
Connected to more than one text depending on the task.
Requires evidence
Measures Reading, Written Expression, and Knowledge of Conventions
Scored with two PARCC Rubrics
Literary Analysis (15 points)
Narrative Writing (12 points)

10. PARCC: ELA – Item Types and Scoring
Evidence-Based Selected Response
Two-part item
One part measures reading comprehension
Other part asks for evidence to support understanding
Evidence is presented in different ways (direct quotes, details from text, paragraph references only)
Worth up to two points (0, 1, 2)
Partial credit can be earned, but must answer correctly the part asking for understanding (Part A)
No credit if only evidence part (Part B) is correct.

11. PARCC: ELA – Item Types and Scoring
Multiple Select
Items that require more than one answer. (Number of answers required are in bold face in the question.)
Worth up to two points (0, 1, 2)
Partial credit can be earned, but must answer correctly the part asking for understanding (Part A)
No credit if only evidence part (Part B) is correct.
Each part is all correct or all wrong. No partial credit within a part.

12. PARCC: Math – PBA March 16 - 20
Unit 1 (80 minutes) and Unit 2 (70 minutes)
Computer and Hand-Scored
16 tasks each
Consists of:
Multiple Choice (1 point)
4 answer choices (only one correct answer)
Multiple Select (1 point)
5-6 answer choices (more than one correct answer)
Directions indicate the number of answers to be selected
All correct answers and no incorrect answers must be chosen (no partial credit)

13. PARCC: Math – PBA March 16 - 20
Unit 1 and Unit 2 (continued)
Fill-in-the-Blank (1 point)
Write each part of the answer in a separate box and shade the bubble of the corresponding number/figure in the same column.
Do not skip boxes

14. PARCC: Math – PBA March 16 - 20
Unit 1 and Unit 2 (continued)
Open Response (scoring dependent on rubric)
Complete all parts and all components of each part
Only what is written in the box provided will be scored. Writing that falls outside of the box will not be scored.
Crossed-out work will not be scored
Students may not need all the space provided, but must fit all of their answer within the space.

15. Task Types - PBA
Type I tasks assess concepts, skills and procedures. (32%)
Type II tasks assess students’ ability to express mathematical reasoning. (36%)
Type III tasks assess modeling and applications. (32%)

16. Most questions will require students to complete multiple steps in order to solve the problem.
Questions are no longer just Multiple Choice. They are now Multiple Select, which means students will have to choose more than one answer for a specific question.
The traditional “key words” are no longer being used as a way for students to know what to do to solve the problem. Questions focus more on requiring students to use common sense and comprehension strategies to figure out what to do.
For multiple choice items, there are no longer any obviously wrong answers. Gone are the days of using “Process of Elimination”. Answer choices are viable and require students to use more reasoning skills before choosing a correct answer.

17. Let’s look at the progression of questioning through the years……

19. PARCC: Math – EOY May 4-8 Unit 1 and Unit 2 (75 minutes each)
Computer Scored only
36 tasks each unit
Consists of:
Multiple Choice (1 point)
Multiple Select (1 point)
Fill-in-the-Blank (1 point)

20. Task Types - EOY Type I tasks assess concepts, skills and procedures.
1 point tasks (64%)
2 point tasks (36%)

21. Miscellaneous Dictionaries and Thesauruses will not be allowed.
Calculators will not be allowed.

22. District- Created Assessment April 20-30
Since PARCC data will not be reported until the fall, students will take a District-Created Assessment for both ELA and math to measure student growth.
This test has the same importance as iLEAP has had in the past.

23. SCIENCE iLEAP TEST PREP
5th Grade
SCIENCE iLEAP
TEST PREP

24. This year compared to last year
grade 4 LEAP continues to assess Louisiana’s science benchmarks.
The design of the multiple-choice and short answer sessions of the test remains the same as it was in
This year, the LEAP contains a task aligned to the Common Core Standards for English language arts and science benchmarks.

25. 5 Science Strands of Content
Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and the Environment

26. Suggested testing time
Test Structure
Test Sessions
Number of Items
Number of Points
Suggested testing time
Multiple Choice 46
60 minutes
Task
4 Multiple choice
1 extended response 8
(multiple choice=1 point each, extended response=4 points)
30 minutes

27. Test Specifics for Multiple-Choice Session
Strand/Category
% of Points
Science as Inquiry 22
A. The Abilities to do Scientific Inquiry
B. Understanding Scientific Inquiry
Physical Science 20
A. Properties and changes of properties in matter
B. Motion and Forces
C. Transformations of Energy

28. Test Specifics Strand/ Category % of Points Life Science 20
A. Structure and function in Living Systems
B. Reproduction and Heredity
C. Populations and Ecosystems
D. Adaptations of Organisms

29. Earth and Space Science Science and the Environment
Test Specifics
Strand/
Category
# of Points MC
Earth and Space Science 22
A. Structure of Earth
B. Earth History
C. Earth in the Solar System
Science and the Environment 16
TOTAL
100

30. Physical Science

31. Science as Inquiry

32. Earth and Space Science

33. Social Studies Structure Points Time(suggested)
Multiple Choice min.
Task: min.
4 multiple choice
1 extended response 4

34. Social Studies
Geography - 50% The World in Spatial Terms Places and Regions Physical and Human Systems Environment and Society History - 50% Historical Thinking Skills United States History

35. Social Studies Description of Stimulus Material for Tasks
The multiple-choice and task sessions of the grade 5 test may incorporate the following types of stimulus material:
• an excerpt from a text-based primary or
secondary source
• a map or illustration of a globe
• a table or graph presenting numerical data to be
read or interpreted
• a timeline, chart, illustration, photograph,
historical poster, or graphic organizer

36. Test Taking Tips: Reassure your child.
Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep.
Make sure your child eats something nutritious for breakfast.
Try to make each morning of testing a pleasant one for your child.
Make sure that your child arrives at school ON TIME each morning of testing week.
Remind your child to listen carefully to test instructions and to read directions for each question with care.
No beeping watches or cell phones.

37. Tell your child to answer ALL questions
Tell your child to answer ALL questions. If they come to a question that they don’t know, they can skip it and then come back to it. Since the tests are timed this year, we don’t want to waste the time that we have.
Remind your child that the test is important.
Explain the importance of using his or her time wisely.
Encourage your child to stay focused on the test, even if others finish early.
Remind your child to write neatly and follow directions on all Written Response Questions

38. Attendance and promptness during testing is very important.
Do not leave anything BLANK! Try every problem.
Preparation for the test happens each and every day. Pay attention in class!
Read each passage carefully. Do not let the length of the passage discourage you.

39. Resources
Below are links to resources that offer additional information about the CCSS, PARCC assessments, and iLEAP assessments:
(Assessment Guides for all subjects and grades tested)
(CCSS-aligned items)
(samples of PARCC assessment items)