When will DC dump PARCC testing???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If enough families would opt out of testing perhaps th ey would stop using as a primary tool for judgment of teachers and school quality.

That is a terrible way to address the issue.

dp: You use the tools you have. If the ed reform admins and politicians don't listen to the parents (which thus far they have not), then opt out is a good way to go.

Just don't opt out in 7th grade since most DC application schools are using PARCC scores as part of the admissions process now.

[Anonymous]

Is there a well-regarded replacement for PARCC? And if you are anti-testing all together, how do you suggest we assess how students are doing on a school by school basis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to be a fan of limited standardized testing. I grew up taking the Iowa test of basic skills. I believe in data, and while there are variables (some kids don't test well, etc), and teaching to he test is an issue, it seems like getting longitudinal data is a good thing.

And then I learned about PARCC - the contracts, the developers - and how it was implemented in DCPS - online only, in schools without good online service, essay questions to be typed by third graders ,etc. And I took a few sample PARCC questions, with the split screens, the scrolling. ..... and I think PARCC is really, really dreadful. And how it is implemented in DC is beyond bad.

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I grew up taking the Iowa test, too, and I think there is a place for standardized testing. But Pearson is terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a well-regarded replacement for PARCC? And if you are anti-testing all together, how do you suggest we assess how students are doing on a school by school basis?

Smarter Balanced http://www.smarterbalanced.org/
ACT Aspire

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2016/02/11/new-common-core-assessments-pass-the-bar-for-measuring-the-most-important-content-in-the-standards/

[Anonymous]

I like being able to compare scores to both MD and MA. Maybe I am in the minority and maybe it is because my children do very well, but I do not see the problem with PARCC if there is going to be a test and I do support accountability. That said, my evaluation of my children’s schools is not based entirely on test scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like being able to compare scores to both MD and MA. Maybe I am in the minority and maybe it is because my children do very well, but I do not see the problem with PARCC if there is going to be a test and I do support accountability. That said, my evaluation of my children’s schools is not based entirely on test scores.

Massachusetts actually uses some PARCC content, and some state created content.

[Anonymous]

I hate standardized tests. They only measure the wealth of the test takers and how much time is devoted to test prep. YUCK!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate standardized tests. They only measure the wealth of the test takers and how much time is devoted to test prep. YUCK![/quote]

You misspelled IQ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate standardized tests. They only measure the wealth of the test takers and how much time is devoted to test prep. YUCK![/quote]

You misspelled IQ.

OK, PP here and that was pretty funny. Perhaps if I was smarter I could quote correctly lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate standardized tests. They only measure the wealth of the test takers and how much time is devoted to test prep. YUCK![/quote]

You misspelled IQ.

OK, PP here and that was pretty funny. Perhaps if I was smarter I could quote correctly lol.

Where did I misspell IQ? I wasn’t discussing IQ. Can IQ even be measured? The IQ test I took wasn’t multiple choice scantron...?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a well-regarded replacement for PARCC? And if you are anti-testing all together, how do you suggest we assess how students are doing on a school by school basis?

Smarter Balanced http://www.smarterbalanced.org/
ACT Aspire

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2016/02/11/new-common-core-assessments-pass-the-bar-for-measuring-the-most-important-content-in-the-standards/

Dump these assessment tests!! We don’t need them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate standardized tests. They only measure the wealth of the test takers and how much time is devoted to test prep. YUCK![/quote]

You misspelled IQ.

OK, PP here and that was pretty funny. Perhaps if I was smarter I could quote correctly lol.

Where did I misspell IQ? I wasn’t discussing IQ. Can IQ even be measured? The IQ test I took wasn’t multiple choice scantron...?

NP: i thought she meant that you 'misspelled' IQ as "wealth".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to be a fan of limited standardized testing. I grew up taking the Iowa test of basic skills. I believe in data, and while there are variables (some kids don't test well, etc), and teaching to he test is an issue, it seems like getting longitudinal data is a good thing.

And then I learned about PARCC - the contracts, the developers - and how it was implemented in DCPS - online only, in schools without good online service, essay questions to be typed by third graders ,etc. And I took a few sample PARCC questions, with the split screens, the scrolling. ..... and I think PARCC is really, really dreadful. And how it is implemented in DC is beyond bad.

+1
I grew up taking the Iowa test, too, and I think there is a place for standardized testing. But Pearson is terrible.

The Iowa tests were fine - developed and graded by the non profit Univ. of Iowa. I didn't sign up for public school to increase the bottom line for Pearson's uber rich CEO, or shareholders. We opt out of the PARCC with support from our principal. Other families do the same, the kids are permitting to hang out in the school library during testing sessions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to be a fan of limited standardized testing. I grew up taking the Iowa test of basic skills. I believe in data, and while there are variables (some kids don't test well, etc), and teaching to he test is an issue, it seems like getting longitudinal data is a good thing.

And then I learned about PARCC - the contracts, the developers - and how it was implemented in DCPS - online only, in schools without good online service, essay questions to be typed by third graders ,etc. And I took a few sample PARCC questions, with the split screens, the scrolling. ..... and I think PARCC is really, really dreadful. And how it is implemented in DC is beyond bad.

+1
I grew up taking the Iowa test, too, and I think there is a place for standardized testing. But Pearson is terrible.

The Iowa tests were fine - developed and graded by the non profit Univ. of Iowa. I didn't sign up for public school to increase the bottom line for Pearson's uber rich CEO, or shareholders. We opt out of the PARCC with support from our principal. Other families do the same, the kids are permitting to hang out in the school library during testing sessions.

Some U of Iowa people are still involved with the Iowa tests but they are owned by Harcourt Brace and now given mostly online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate standardized tests. They only measure the wealth of the test takers and how much time is devoted to test prep. YUCK![/quote]

You misspelled IQ.

OK, PP here and that was pretty funny. Perhaps if I was smarter I could quote correctly lol.

Where did I misspell IQ? I wasn’t discussing IQ. Can IQ even be measured? The IQ test I took wasn’t multiple choice scantron...?

NP: i thought she meant that you 'misspelled' IQ as "wealth".

No, assessment test do not measure IQ. They absolutely measure wealth and how well kids have been prepped. They do not assess learning. I wish DCPS would dump assessment tests. It would solve a whole host of problems!