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PARCC: Assessment Administration Guidance

PARCC: Assessment Administration Guidance

PARCC just release their March 2013  assessment administration guidance.  This guidance includes a couple of specific technology readiness items -

Computer Grading Of Student Essays Is Tested At Colleyville Heritage High (TX)

 

School districts nationwide are committing themselves to an all-digital learning environment that includes some scoring software. The essay-scoring program aligns with the Grapevine-Colleyville district's dedication to creating a digitally integrated learning environment by 2021, school spokeswoman Megan Overman said.

"Technology is becoming a very integral part of instruction," Overman said. "This is another way we're incorporating it."

Universal Design for Computer-based Testing: (UD-CBT) Guidelines, October 2010

The Universal Design for Computer-based Testing provides a framework that can be applied to assessment design.  This highly technical paper provides definitions, ways to apply the guidelines, and the guidelines themselves in a tiered system of test design and delivery.  Much of this paper draws attention to the test design and variance as a means of constructing content to better assess students’ abilities appropriately enhanced by the role of digital technology.  This paper is sponsored by Pearson. 

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