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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not a great test, but it's not terrible.  It's reasonably accurate.  Most DCPS schools are shockingly bad.  Posters write off the abysmal PARCC scores because the alternative is too depressing.[/quote]

This. PARCC scores are a very good indicator of how the school is performing. It's not a fluke that the wealthier schools without as many disadvantaged children (unprepared for learning) have higher scores. PARCC is an objective score. Grades on the other hand are very subjective. I would question the school if your child is receiving high grades but not scoring well on the PARCC.[/quote]

Not true. It's a good indicator of how well they are teaching their kids to pass PARCC only. If the school prioritises learning instead of testing AND if they do not focus on computer skills and typing their students will not score as highly as they might in another less biased, flawed test.

If it's such a great indicator why have so many states dropped it? Only two states remain! Plus DC.[/quote]

Ok fine. PARCC is a good indicator of learning for everyone but your kid, who knows the ELA and math material inside and out, but for some inexplicable reason didn't score well on the test. For everyone except PP's kid, good PARCC scores directly correlate to how well they're being taught the subjects. Better?[/quote]

My kid did fine on the PARCC despite the fact that the rest of his classmates did not, but it's still a flawed test. And there is no reason that eight year olds should take a test on a computer unless it is testing their computer skills. And the point remains, it has been dropped by all but two states and DC. If it's so awesome, why is that?[/quote]

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