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New Details Surface About Common Assessments

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 218, Clicks: 39) View Story

Catherine Gewertz -- With one set of academic standards now serving as the educational guideposts in nearly every state, questions are hovering about what the tests for those standards will look like. But gradually, details are emerging that show plans that could fundamentally change the U.S. testing landscape.

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#1 by Newman posted ago

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As classroom teachers, we're sitting here waiting to know what our kids are going to be expected to do. We have the standards—what they're supposed to know—but now how are they supposed to be able to demonstrate that? Documents like this help us get our heads around that. -- Chuck Pack, who serves on an advisory board that is guiding CTB/McGraw-Hill as it designs "next generation" assessments.

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#2 by Newman posted ago

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PARCC has contracted with the Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin to build prototype assessment tasks in math, and with the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Learning to generate such items in literacy. Those items are slated for release this summer.

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#3 by Newman posted ago

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The solicitation document answers a question that had been circulating among some educators of young children. PARCC said that its tests will be given by computer to students in grades 6-11, but those in grades 3-5 will answer questions with pencil and paper because of concerns about younger children's keyboarding skills.

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