1. Understanding the EvidenceStatement Tables for the PARCCSummative Assessments inMathematics1

2. PARCC Assessment Priorities1. Determine whether students are college- and career-ready or on track2. Compare performance across states and internationally3. Assess the full range of the Common Core Standards, includingstandards that are difficult to measure4. Measure the full range of student performance, including theperformance of high and low performing students5. Provide data during the academic year to informinstruction, interventions and professional development6. Provide data for accountability, including measures of growth7. Incorporate innovative approaches throughout the system 3. Assessment DesignEnglish Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11End-of-YearAssessmentInnovative, computer-based itemsRequiredPerformance-BasedAssessment (PBA) Extended tasks Applications ofconcepts and skills RequiredDiagnostic Assessment Early indicator ofstudent knowledgeand skills to informinstruction, supports,and PD Non-summative2 Optional Assessments/Flexible AdministrationMid-Year AssessmentPerformance-basedEmphasis on hard-to-measure standardsPotentially summative3Speaking And Listening Assessment Locally scored Non-summative, required 4. Evidence-Centered Design (ECD)for the PARCC AssessmentsClaimsDesign begins withthe inferences(claims) we want tomake aboutstudentsEvidenceIn order to supportclaims, we mustgather evidenceTasksTasks are designedto elicit specificevidence fromstudents in supportof claimsECD is a deliberate and systematic approach to assessment development thatwill help to establish the validity of the assessments, increase thecomparability of year-to year results, and increase efficiencies/reduce costs. 5. Master Claim: On-Track for college and career readiness. The degree to which a student is college and career ready (or on-track to being ready) in mathematics. The student solves grade-level /course-level problems in mathematics as set forth inthe Standards for Mathematical Content with connections to the Standards for Mathematical Practice.Sub-Claim A: Major Content1 withConnections to PracticesThe student solves problemsinvolving the Major Content1 for hergrade/course with connections tothe Standards for MathematicalPractice.Sub-Claim B: Additional & SupportingContent2 with Connections toPracticesThe student solves problems involvingthe Additional and SupportingContent2 for her grade/course withconnections to the Standards forMathematical Practice.Sub-Claim E: Fluency in applicablegrades (3-6)The student demonstrates fluency as setforth in the Standards for MathematicalContent in her grade.Claims Structure: MathematicsSub-Claim C: Highlighted PracticesMP.3,6 with Connections to Content3(expressing mathematical reasoning)The student expresses grade/course-level appropriate mathematicalreasoning by constructing viablearguments, critiquing the reasoning ofothers, and/or attending to precisionwhen making mathematical statements.Sub-Claim D: Highlighted Practice MP.4 with Connections to Content(modeling/application)The student solves real-world problems with a degree of difficulty appropriate to thegrade/course by applying knowledge and skills articulated in the standards for thecurrent grade/course (or for more complex problems, knowledge and skills articulatedin the standards for previous grades/courses), engaging particularly in the Modelingpractice, and where helpful making sense of problems and persevering to solve them(MP. 1),reasoning abstractly and quantitatively (MP. 2), using appropriate toolsstrategically (MP.5), looking for and making use of structure (MP.7), and/or looking forand expressing regularity in repeated reasoning (MP.8).Total Exam Score Points:82 (Grades 3-8), 97 or 107(HS)12 pts (3-8),18 pts (HS)6 pts (Alg II/Math 3 CCR)~37 pts (3-8),~42 pts (HS) ~14 pts (3-8),~23 pts (HS)14 pts (3-8),14 pts (HS)4 pts (Alg II/Math 3 CCR)7-9 pts (3-6)1 For the purposes of the PARCC Mathematics assessments, the Major Content in a grade/course is determined by that grade levels Major Clusters as identifiedin the PARCC Model Content Frameworks v.3.0 for Mathematics. Note that tasks on PARCC assessments providing evidence for this claim will sometimesrequire the student to apply the knowledge, skills, and understandings from across several Major Clusters.2 The Additional and Supporting Content in a grade/course is determined by that grade levels Additional and Supporting Clusters as identified in the PARCCModel Content Frameworks v.3.0 for Mathematics.3 For 3 8, Sub-Claim C includes only Major Content. For High School, Sub-Claim C includes Major, Additional and Supporting Content. 6. The PARCC assessments for mathematics will involvethree primary types of tasks: Type I, II, and III. Each task type is described on the basis of severalfactors, principally the purpose of the task ingenerating evidence for certain sub claims.6Overview of Task TypesSource: Appendix D of the PARCC Task Development ITN on page 17 7. Overview of PARCC Mathematics TaskTypes7Task Type Description of Task TypeI. Tasks assessingconcepts, skills andprocedures Balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application Can involve any or all mathematical practice standards Machine scorable including innovative, computer-based formats Will appear on the End of Year and Performance Based Assessment components Sub-claims A, B and EII. Tasks assessingexpressingmathematicalreasoning Each task calls for written arguments / justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision inmathematical statements (MP.3, 6). Can involve other mathematical practice standards May include a mix of machine scored and hand scored responses Included on the Performance Based Assessment component Sub-claim CIII. Tasks assessingmodeling /applications Each task calls for modeling/application in a real-world context or scenario (MP.4) Can involve other mathematical practice standards May include a mix of machine scored and hand scored responses Included on the Performance Based Assessment component Sub-claim DFor more information see PARCC Task Development ITN Appendix D. 8. Design of PARCC Math SummativeAssessments Performance Based Assessment (PBA) Type I items (Machine-scorable) Type II items (Mathematical Reasoning/Hand-Scored scoring rubrics are drafted but PLD development will informfinal rubrics) Type III items (Mathematical Modeling/Hand-Scored and/orMachine-scored - scoring rubrics are drafted but PLDdevelopment will inform final rubrics) End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) Type I items only (All Machine-scorable) 9. Several types of evidence statements are being used todescribe what a task should be assessing, including:1.Those using exact standards language2.Those transparently derived from exact standards language, e.g.,by splitting a content standard3.Integrative evidence statements that express plausible directimplications of the standards without going beyond the standardsto create new requirements4.Sub-claim C & D evidence statements, which put MP.3, 4, 6 asprimary with connections to content9Evidence Statement Tables:Types of Evidence Statements 10. 1. Those using exact standards language10Evidence Statements using ExactStandards LanguageGrade 8 - PBAKey Evidence Statement Text Clarifications MP8.EE.1 Know and apply the properties of integer exponentsto generate equivalent numerical expressions. Forexample, 32 3-5 = 1/33 = 1/27.i) Tasks do not have a context.ii) Tasks center on the properties and equivalence, noton simplification. For example, a task might ask astudent to classify expressions according to whether ornot they are equivalent to a given expression.7 11. 2. Those transparently derived from exact standards language, e.g., by splittinga content standard. Here 8.F.5 is split into 8.F.5-1 and 8.F.5-2.11Evidence Statements Derived from ExactStandardsKey Evidence Statement TextClarifications, limits, emphases, andother information intended to ensureappropriate variety in tasksRelationshipto MP8.F.5-1 Describe qualitatively the functionalrelationship between two quantities byanalyzing a graph (e.g., where thefunction is increasing or decreasing,linear or nonlinear).i) Pool should contain tasks with andwithout contexts.MP.2, MP.58.F.5-2 Sketch a graph that exhibits thequalitative features of a function that hasbeen described verbally.i) Pool should contain tasks with andwithout contexts.MP.2, MP.5, MP.7 12. Evidence Statements Derived from ExactStandards12For the PBA, tasks will assess 3.OA.3.This CCSS has been split into 4Evidence Statements 3.OA.3-1, 3.OA.3-2, 3.OA.3-3 and 3.OA.3-4. The full textof 3.OA.3 is listed in the CCSS.For Type 1 tasks, EvidenceStatement Text may representall or part of CCSS.Clarifications provideitem developers withguidance on the depth andbreadth of the tasks.MP - MathematicalPractices provideguidance on howcontent should beconnected to practices.MathematicalPractices listed onthe top row are IpsoFacto. The se MPsare a directconsequence of theEvidence Statement.MPs listed on thesecond row wereconsidered whendeveloping items. 13. Integrative Evidence Statements133. Integrative evidence statements that express plausible direct implications ofthe standards without going beyond the standards to create new requirementsAn Evidence Statement could be integrated acrossGrade/Course Ex. 4.Int.2 (Integrated across Grade 4)Domain F.Int.1 (Integrated across the Functions Domain)Cluster - S-ID.Int.1 (Integrated across S-ID Interpreting Categorical & QuantitativeData )The extension numbers .1, .2, 3-3 on all Int Evidence Statements are used fornumbering/ordering purposes for item developers. 14. 14Integrative Evidence StatementsKey Evidence Statement TextClarifications, limits, emphases, and other informationintended to ensure appropriate variety in tasksRelationshipto MP4.Int.1 Solve one-step word problemsinvolving adding or subtracting twofour-digit numbers.The given numbers are such as to require an efficient/standardalgorithm (e.g., 7263 + 4875, 7263 4875, 7406 4637). Thegiven numbers do not suggest any obvious ad hoc or mentalstrategy (as would be present for example in a case suchas16,999 + 3,501 or 7300 6301, for example).i) Grade 4 expectations in CCSSM are limited to whole numbersless than or equal to 1,000,000; for purposes of assessment, bothof the given numbers should be limited to 4 digits.MP.1Draws on content fromALL of grade 4Grade/Course Ex. 4.Int.1 (Integrated across Grade 4) 15. Integrative Evidence Statements15Cluster - S-ID.Int.1(Integrated across S-ID Interpreting Categorical & Quantitative Data ) 16. 4. Sub-claim C & Sub-claim D Evidence Statements, which put MP.3, 4, 6 asprimary with connections to content16Sub-claim C and Sub-claim D EvidenceStatementsKey Evidence Statement TextClarifications, limits, emphases, and other informationintended to ensure appropriate variety in tasksRelationshipto MPHS.C.5.10 Given an equation or system ofequations, reason about thenumber or nature of the solutions.Content scope: A-REI.11, limitedto equations of the form f(x) = g(x)where f and g are polynomials.The given numbers are such as to require an efficient/standardalgorithm (e.g., 7263 + 4875, 7263 4875, 7406 4637). Thegiven numbers do not suggest any obvious ad hoc or mentalstrategy (as would be present for example in a case suchas16,999 + 3,501 or 7300 6301, for example).i) Grade 4 expectations in CCSSM are limited to whole numbersless than or equal to 1,000,000; for purposes of assessment, bothof the given numbers should be limited to 4 digits.MP.3High School Evidence StatementSubclaim C (Reasoning) 17. Sub-claim C and Sub-claim D EvidenceStatements17Within these Subclaim C (Reasoning) and Subclaim D(Modeling) Evidence Statements, the Content Scopelists the CCSS that will be assessedWithin EvidenceStatement Key, theseEvidence Statementswill address SubclaimC (Reasoning) andSubclaim D(Modeling) .Please note within 3.C.7 and 3.D.2, the Evidence Statements will address on grade level Reasoning (3.C.7) andModeling (3.D.2) but will utilize securely held (grade 2) content. 18. Resources Any publicly released assessment policies, itemprototypes, PARCC Model Content Frameworks, and othervaluable resources can be found at www.PARCConline.org 19. 19Thank YouUnderstanding the Blueprints for the PARCCSummative Assessments in Mathematics