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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