In math, students meeting the PARCC college-ready standard are less likely to need remediation than students meeting the MCAS proficient standard¶
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q2 i? In math, students achieving the college-ready standard on PARCC are less likely to need remediation than students achieving the proficient standard on MCAS; in English language arts the two standards are not statistically distinguishable. → Ira Nichols-Barrer 2015
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Ira Nichols-Barrer 2015¶
Ira Nichols-Barrer, Kate Place, Erin Dillon, Brian Gill. (2015). For Massachusetts Students, PARCC and MCAS Exams Comparable in Predicting College Outcomes (In Focus Brief). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/in-focus-for-massachusetts-students-parcc-and-mcas-exams-comparable-in-predicting-college-outcomes
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The study's remediation analysis found that in math, students achieving the PARCC college-ready standard are "less likely to need remediation than students who achieve the proficient standard on MCAS," while in ELA the standards were not statistically distinguishable. No effect size is printed.
"In math, students who achieve the college-ready standard on PARCC are also less likely to need remediation than students who achieve the proficient standard on MCAS, while in English language arts the two standards are not statistically distinguishable."
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Related Claims¶
- MCAS and PARCC scores provide similarly strong predictions of which students need remedial coursework in college — related
- In math, the PARCC college-ready standard predicts higher college performance than the MCAS proficient standard, while in ELA the standards are similar — related
- In math, students meeting the PARCC college-ready standard are less likely to need remediation than students meeting the MCAS proficient standard; in ELA the standards are not statistically distinguishable — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- PARCC sets a higher performance standard in mathematics than MCAS, while both exams predict college performance comparably — related
- In math, meeting the PARCC college-readiness standard predicts higher college performance than meeting the MCAS proficiency standard — related
- In mathematics, students meeting the PARCC college-ready standard are less likely to need remediation than students meeting the MCAS proficient standard; in English language arts the standards are not statistically distinguishable — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- The study is the first to examine whether PARCC assessments identify students who are ready for college, and it was commissioned to inform Massachusetts's decision between MCAS and PARCC — related
- The study is the first to examine whether PARCC assessments identify students who are ready for college — related
- PARCC and MCAS scores show similar validity for predicting college grades — related
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In math, students meeting the PARCC college-ready standard are less likely to need remediation than students meeting the MCAS proficient standard |
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In math, students meeting the PARCC college-ready standard are less likely to need remediation than students meeting the MCAS proficient standard |
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