PARCC Test Preparation

Resources for Students

Important Dates

Testing Dates MS

March 2 -27

April 27-May 22

HS March 2-27

April 20-May 15

Training Dates Faculty/Staff Test

Administration Training: 2/2 

Social Studies Trains the students on TestNav 8: week of 2/9 

ELA implements practice tests: week of 2/18

Go to http://parcc.pearson.com/

This is the hub for many useful resources.

Testing Components

Testing Units and Times HS

Testing Units and Times MS

Choose Test Preparation from the top menu or page menu to get the dropdown menu, including Sample Items, Tutorials, & Practice Tests.

The following tutorials are available.

TestNav 8 TutorialProvides basics

about the testing platform

Online Student Tutorials - High School ELA - High School Math

Text to Speech TutorialThis is only for those

students with this accommodation.

Equation Editor GuidesPDFs by grade band

Equation Editor TutorialsGuided Practiceby grade band

TI Graphing Calculator SoftwareDownload for 90 Day Free Use of Software

Getting started

Get the students logged into their computers and direct them to http://parcc.pearson.com/

Direct them to the TESTNAV 8 Tutorial

Take them through the Tutorial step by step, giving them time to practice

Key Points Screen #4: DO NOT attempt to “esc,” open another program or leave

the testing program while in session. This will end the entire test.

Screen #6: Not all tools will be available for each section or each person

Screen #7: “Review” is a good tool for moving back and forth in each section/Unit of the test. You can “flag” a question and come back to it later and see which questions you haven’t answered

Screen #8: Remind students that they may still review previous questions, but if they select “continue” that will end that section of the test.

Screen #9: Only “submit my final answers” when all sections/units are complete (last day of testing)!

Screen #11: Not all tools are available for every section or every student

Color Contrast and Answer Masking are only available for students that are pre-identified

Multiple Choice and Multiple Item select is denoted through either a circle or a square in the answers.

Sample Items are available for both ELA & Math by grade band. Generic rubrics for ELA are also available by grade band.

Practice Tests are available in both ELA & Math.

ELAPractice PBAs for grades 3-11 are currently available.

Sample EOYs should be available in January 2015.

MathPractice EOYs for grades 3-11 are currently available.

Sample PBAs should be available in January 2015.

Classroom Expectations

TestNav 8 Tutorial

This lesson will be provided to all students grades 7-11 students in Social Studies class

Note: Answer Masking & Color Contrast are not available during test. These are pre-identified accessibility features.

Sample Items & Practice Tests

The Practice Tests will be assigned in Math & English class.

Additional Sample Items may be reviewed in class or assigned for independent review.

Equation Editor Tutorial & Calculator

Math teachers will provide information and practice in class, as well as assign for independent review.

Rubrics

English teachers will provide copies to students and discuss in class.