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PARCC Assessment overview
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Key features in PARCC…Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
Highlights from the PARCC Summary
http://www.achieve.org/PARCCsummary
States will adopt common assessments and
performance standards.
Assessment system will be anchored in college and career readiness.
Students will take parts of the assessment
at key times during the year.
“Through-course assessments”
Assessments will be computer based.
Assessments will include sophisticated items and
performance tasks.
To develop assessments that don’t simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical
thinking and entrepreneurship and creativity.
Goal of Next Generation Assessments
Beyond the Bubble Tests: The Next Generation of Assessments
Http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/
“I am convinced that this new generation of state assessments
will be an absolute game-changer in public education.”
---Education Secretary Arne Duncan
September 2, 2010
Intended Outcomes of PARCC Assessments
• Report achievement based on clear expectations; ability to compare across state lines
• Use results in school accountability determinations and educator evaluations
• Integrate assessment system with standards, curriculum, resources, and professional work
• Rapid use of data to guide instruction
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