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If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. [b]https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/[/b]
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I looked at the math tests. I cannot believe it.  Algebra I is about 30% geometry and has quite a bit of Algebra II (learning how to manipulate the formulas of circle and parabolas).

Algebra II also has quite a bit of geometry. Unless students have learned precalculus and trigonometry, it's hard to solve more than 60% of the problems.

Who is writing these exams??? I have a degree in math and taught high school math back in the days in various countries (including American schools). Average good student cannot perform well on these tests, unless the teacher taught TO THE TEST.[/quote]

Did you compare it to the standards? I'm wondering if it is consistent with the standards. Kids are learning basic geometry all the way through school, so they should know that stuff by the time they get to Algebra I.

Also, the test isn't really just testing AlgebraI, it is testing whether the student in AlgebraI is at grade level for an AlgebraI student (they take the test before they have finished the AlgebraI course, after all), so would include double checking some elements taught prior and some Post-AlgebraI elements thrown in to test for above grade level kids. In other words, the test isn't supposed to be like an AlgebraI final or an AP-like test for Algebra I.[/quote]

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