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CRCT/Test Taking Strategies. Ashley Jimerson Lisa Hendrix. How do I better understand and help my students prepare for the CRCT?. What is the purpose of the CRCT?. Measures how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the GPS and QCCs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CRCT/Test Taking CRCT/Test Taking StrategiesStrategies
CRCT/Test Taking CRCT/Test Taking StrategiesStrategiesAshley JimersonAshley Jimerson
Lisa HendrixLisa Hendrix
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How do I better understand and help my students prepare for the
CRCT?
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What is the purpose of the CRCT?
• Measures how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the GPS and QCCs
• Yields information on academic achievement
• Diagnoses student strengths and weaknesses as related to GPS/QCC
• Gauges the quality of education throughout Georgia
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What Content Areas are Tested?
• Grades 1-8 take the CRCT• All grades are assessed in reading,
language arts, and math• Grades 3-8 are also assessed in science
and social studies• Grade 3: reading (must pass)• Grade 5 & 8: reading and math (must
pass)
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CRCT ScoringQCC-Based CRCT GPS-Based CRCT
Subjects/Grades Math, grades 1-5, 7,8Science, grades 1-5, 8Social Studies, grades 1-8
Reading, grade 1-8English/language arts,
grades 1-8Mathematics, grade 6Science, grades 6-7
Scale Score Range 150 to 450 650 to 950
Performance Levels: Does Not Meet the
Standard Meets the Standard Exceeds the Standard
Below 300
300 to 349At or above 350
Below 800
800 to 849At or above 850
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Predicted Performance on the CRCT
3rd Grade Reading• ITBS: Below 25th percentile• Performance Series: Below a scale score of 2150
5th Grade Reading & Math• ITBS: Below 25th percentile• Performance Series: Below a scale score of:
– Reading 2490– Math 2390
Required to have a spring conference
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What if a student doesn’t pass?
• Attend Summer School (June 4-29)– Receive services and are tested only
in the area not passed• Re-take the test without Summer
School• Conference is held if re-take is not
passed to determine next step of promotion or retention.
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Online Assessment• See handout for Teacher, Student,
and Parent directions
• Https://www.georgiaoas.org• Login: Student or Teacher ID and
password
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Practice Assessment• Schoolbox has CRCT practice books.• Contains:
– Grade & Subject area specific standards– Practice pages– Mini-tests & Final tests– Answer key
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Test Taking Strategies• Think positive!• Read all the answers before marking one• Process of elimination• Don’t guess blindly-make an educated guess• Skip, return, check• Underline/notice key words and phrases• Respond to the question that is being asked• Reading Passages: read the questions FIRST• If your answer doesn’t match- rework it• CHECK over your answers• Your first guess is usually right
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On the CRCT
Explain means:
• In your own words, tell how or why• Tell about• Discuss
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On the CRCT
Summarize means:• Give the short version• Tell the main ideas or the most
important parts• Sum it up
So, what happened was . . .
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On the CRCT
Compare means:• Give all the likenesses or
similarities between two or more things
• How are they alike?
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On the CRCT
Contrast means:• Tell all of the differences between
two or more ideas• How are they different?
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On the CRCT
Describe means:• Tell about using the five senses
(touch, smell, scent, sound, and look)
• Paint a picture using words
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On the CRCT
Predict means:• Tell what you think will happen
next• Make a guess about the next event• Think ahead
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On the CRCT
Support means:• Back up with details• Give reasons for• Give the facts about• Defend your ideas/ beliefs
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On the CRCT
Evaluate means:• Tell the value of• In your words, tell the good
and bad parts• Put in rank order• Judge or rate
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On the CRCT
Analyze means:• Break into parts• Study the individual pieces• Take apart• Look at closer
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On the CRCT
Infer means:• Read between the lines• Make an educated guess• Look for hidden information• Figure outBe a detective!
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• Put together• Come up with• Create• Make• Design
On the CRCT
Formulate means:
Well, in my opinion . . .
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On the CRCT
Trace means:• Write in order from beginning to
end• List in steps• Outline• Track or follow