PARCC and MCAS scores show similar validity for predicting college grades¶

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q2 i? The validity of PARCC assessment scores in predicting college grades is similar to the validity of MCAS scores. → Ira Nichols-Barrer 2015

Evidence¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer 2015¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Kate Place, Erin Dillon, Brian Gill. (2015). Predictive Validity of MCAS and PARCC: Comparing 10th Grade MCAS Tests to PARCC Integrated Math II, Algebra II, and 10th Grade English Language Arts Tests. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/predictive-validity-of-mcas-and-parcc-comparing-10th-grade-mcas-tests-to-parcc-integrated-math-ii

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A comparative predictive validity study commissioned by Massachusetts examined whether PARCC and MCAS high school exam scores predict college grades, finding "similar to the validity of scores on the MCAS." No effect size is printed.

"The validity of scores on PARCC assessments in predicting college grades is similar to the validity of scores on the MCAS."

Discussion¶

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