PARCC Testing In Schools

PARCC Testing Recently, there has been a highly talked about controversy through each state. The controversy is about whether or not to participate in taking a PARCC test in spring. PARCC stands for The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. This test replaces the ISAT (Illinois Standards Achievement Test) and PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Examination). Students within The United States are either taking this common core test or will be opting-out. Getting into what a PARCC test even is, it’s a series of tests that are based on common core standards. Which are designed to prepare students for their college education and their future careers. The PARCC exam is the first statewide assessment that asks students to demonstrate their critical thinking, problem-solving and writing skills rather than simply filling in the bubble for a correct answer (Dahlstorm). PARCC testing prepares educational materials for schools systems in 12 states. Theses current tests are designed to assess the reading and math abilities that have been required as part of the Common Core. This test is being issued since testing levels have been so low, they want the levels to rise. With their thinking they believe issuing the PARCC test will raise the testing levels. Little do they know the scores will mostly
First off, this test takes seven to ten hours to complete. Students will test nine different times during the year. Five times for language arts and four for math. This test is three hours more than the current ISAT test. Imagine the amount of stress that is put on the student within that time. These people expect little kids young as six to complete an online test when at that age you do not even know how to work a computer, let alone take an online test on it. Kids that young should be doing hands on things such as arts and crafts. Not doing a computerized test, just so the state will look