Last Chance to Comment on PARCC Draft Grade- and Subject-Specific PLDs

Posted on May 5, 2013 by coreeducation

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) released the draft grade- and subject-specific performance level descriptors (PLDs) in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics, and they are available for public comment through May 8, 2013. Performance levels, sometimes referred to as “achievement levels,” are the broad, categorical levels used to report Read more about Last Chance to Comment on PARCC Draft Grade- and Subject-Specific PLDs[…]

PARCC moves forward toward sustainable Common Core Implementation

Posted on March 26, 2013 by coreeducation

As the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) becomes an official 501(c)(3) to become more sustainable, they are also continuing to roll out preparation tools for their expected 2014-15 school year testing. PARCC and Smarter Balanced are the two education consortia charged with creating assessments to measure student attainment of Common Read more about PARCC moves forward toward sustainable Common Core Implementation[…]

First Results from Common Core-Aligned Testing

Posted on November 5, 2012September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

The results of the 2011-2012 Kentucky Performance Rating of Education Progress (K-PREP) test have recently been released, raising questions about the upcoming nationwide transition to tests geared toward the Common Core standards. Kentucky, in 2010, was the first state to officially adopt an educational curriculum determined by the Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts and Read more about First Results from Common Core-Aligned Testing[…]

Will PARCC and Smarter Balanced Align?

Posted on October 28, 2012October 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The Governing Board of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) met on September 12, 2012, including a joint session with the PARCC Advisory Committee on College Readiness. The board meets quarterly to make major policy and operational decisions on behalf of the PARCC consortium related to the overall design of Read more about Will PARCC and Smarter Balanced Align?[…]

Free Webinar: The Comprehensive Assessment Consortia

Posted on October 2, 2012February 5, 2013 by coreeducation

Two state consortia—Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium—have made great strides to develop new assessment systems ready for use in two years. Over the summer, for example, they released sample items and tasks and are putting together teams of educators to help prepare districts and Read more about Free Webinar: The Comprehensive Assessment Consortia[…]

PARCC Task and Question Types

Posted on September 7, 2012 by coreeducation

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) recently released sample assessment items. They come complete with a new way of categorizing questions, both for mathematics — where the questions are of Type I, Type II or Type III — and in ELA, where they are EBSRs, TECRs and PCRs. For a Read more about PARCC Task and Question Types[…]