Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My older kid does very poorly in school but absolutely dominates the PARCC. My younger is miserable on the PARCC but a terrific student.
The PARCC isnt telling you much and is probably MORE subjective than other tests.

To me this is evidence that the parcc is helpful. You know the one who does poorly in school isn’t stupid - so what’s going on that’s making school difficult? You know the one that’s doing great in school isn’t a good test taker - that’s going to matter at some point, how can you help him? What skills does he need?

So - you’re finding the kid who ‘isn’t a good test taker’ by his having received a high score on a test? Okay...

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the PARCC and never well.
I have a rising 6th grader who scored high 5, 99% for ELA. The kid hasn't read a book outside of a school assignment since 2nd grade. Not one. His writing is atrocious.
This is the second time this has happened.
He's bright and gets As but being the among the top ELA students at his (upper class) school? LOL. No.

Meanwhile, my rising-6th grade Eastern magnet student, with high-99th percentile MAP and Cogat scores and a 1400+ Lexile level, scored just above the cutoff for "proficient" in ELA this year, barely a 4.

But her math, which is usually a good bit lower than her English scores on standardized tests, was a mid/high-5.

So either she fell asleep then suddenly had a burst of mathematical inspiration, or these tests are crap. You make the call.

(However, PP, if yours has twice scored that high, there may be some untapped potential there? Or maybe he just knows how to hit the right PARCC keywords? Wonder if they've done a lot of PARCC-specific prep in his classes.)

Received scores in northwood district today. High 5 English, Mid 4 Math.

No one has mentioned their high schooler receiving PARCC results. Curious to know when parents will be notified if high schoolers passed/didn't pass English 10 PARCC and the new science test (which I'm not even sure is a PARCC test).

My child let me know recently that he didn't try very hard on the English 10 PARCC (wrote a paragraph when asked for an essay, etc), but "assures" me he'll get a passing score.

I don't understand the PARCC and never well.
I have a rising 6th grader who scored high 5, 99% for ELA. The kid hasn't read a book outside of a school assignment since 2nd grade. Not one. His writing is atrocious.
This is the second time this has happened.
He's bright and gets As but being the among the top ELA students at his (upper class) school? LOL. No.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should I be concerned if my "5" kid seems to be on a downward slope? High 5s in 3rd, mid 5s in 4th, low 5s in 5th.

How did your DC do compared to other students in the same level as DC since last year? I would be concerned if there is a downward slope.

My excellent Math students sloped down with a 5. Turned out that he miscalculated the time (basing it off of the wall clock). He walked out 20 minutes earlier and was not able to get to all the questions. He was at an 85 percentile for the 5s. Not a big deal since he is a rising 9th grader in a good program, but this was great lesson learned in terms of trying to control for such factors when taking an exam. He needed to confirm when the test will end before the test started. He needed to speak up and advocate for himself!

I am impressed that your 14 year old was self aware enough to realize he had misjudged the time, and even more impressed that he was able to recall this on a test he took 4 months prior to knowing the results!

One of my kids varies quite a bit year to year. Scores are always in the 4s and 5s but, for example, this year his math was in the high 4s (and he scored the same or higher than only 15% of those at his score last year) and his ELA was in the mid 5s (and he scored the same or higher than 85% of those are his score last year). I don’t put much stock in either. I know he was an excellent math student this past year with high level and quick understanding of the material, and frankly was a pretty mediocre English student .