PARCC Training Exit Ticket *Example Only* Question #1 Will students follow a specific testing schedule and is the test timed? Question #2 Will students be able to highlight, annotate, and underline in the test booklets? Question #3 Will students use dictionaries and thesauruses on the assessment? Question #4 What calculators can students use on the PARCC assessment? Question #5 Will students be able to use calculators on the entire math test? Question #6 Circle the incorrect example of how a student should complete a math answer grid. PARCC Training Exit Ticket *Example Only* Question #7 Will multiple-select questions tell students how many correct answers should be chosen? Question #8 Where can I find practice test resources? Question #9 Where can I get additional information on accessibility features and accommodations? Question #10 When will results be released? PARCC Training Exit Ticket *Example Only* Exit Ticket (Answers) Question #1 Will students follow a specific testing schedule and is the test timed? • All districts must administer the test according to the state schedule. Click here (PARCC FAQ) to see the test schedule. • The PARCC tests will be timed for all students except those with IEPs, IAPs, or LEP plans that indicate extended time accommodations. • Unit (session) testing times can be found here in the PARCC Assessment Guides and here in the PARCC FAQ document. Note: Teachers may post the time remaining for testing units using a clock or projector type display. Additionally, the test administration script includes a prompt to notify students when 10 minutes remain in the unit. Question #3 Will students use dictionaries and thesauruses on the assessment? No, students will not be allowed to use dictionaries and thesauruses on any part of the test. Question #2 Will students be able to highlight, annotate, and underline in the test booklets? Yes, students will be able to: • Underline in passages and questions within the consumable test booklet, but not answer choices • Use non-carbon yellow highlighters in the text of the passages and questions If students want to “eliminate answers,” we recommend: (a) highlighting text in answer options or (b) placing an X to the right of any eliminated answer options. However, crossing out possible answer could create scoring issues. Question #4 What calculators can students use on the PARCC assessment? PARCC integrates reading and writing, thus the use of a dictionary or thesaurus would compromise the measurement of many reading standards. However, the scoring of the assessment recognizes that students do not have these resources during the administration of the test. Question #5 Will students be able to use calculators on the entire math test? Students with a calculator accommodation may use a calculator on the entire test. However, other students may only use a calculator on the calculator portion(s) of the test. KEY POINT: In some grades, a test unit may include some questions that allow calculators and others that do not. When students get to the calculator-allowed questions, they will be prompted to raise their hand to ask for a calculator. Test administrators should be prepared to facilitate this process. More information is available in the PARCC Test Administrator Manuals located here on the eDirect website. Question #6 Circle the incorrect example of how a student should complete a math answer grid. PARCC Training Exit Ticket *Example Only* Question #7 Will multiple-select questions tell students how many correct answers should be chosen? ELA: • Question #8 Where can I find practice test resources? The resources are linked on the LDOE website PARCC page and may be accessed by clicking here. The ELA test will tell students how many choices to select. Math: • Students in grades 3-5 will be told how many correct answers exist. • Students in grades 6-8 may or may not be told the number of correct answers. *For more guidance on multiple-select items in ELA and Math, please see the assessment guides posted here. Question #9 Where can I get additional information on accessibility features and accommodations? Team-level committees should use the PARCC Accessibility and Accommodations Manual for complete guidance and the Louisiana Quick Guide to Accessibility Features and Accommodations for quick reference. The Department also has additional webinars available on the PARCC page located here. Question #10 When will results be released? Test results for the first year of PARCC (spring 2015) will be returned in fall 2015, so that results can be double-checked to make sure scoring of students’ results was fair and accurate. This is standard practice for any first year assessment.