Colorado Department of Education
Assessment Unit
PARCC Acronyms
Acronym
Name
CAT
Computer Adaptive Test
CBT
Computer Based Test
CCR
College and Career Ready
CCRD
CCSS
EBSR
College and Career Ready Determination
Common Core State Standards
Evidence Based Selective Response
ELA
ELA/L
English Language Arts English Language Arts/Literacy
ELC
ELP
Educator Leader Cadre
English Language proficiency Level
EOY
End of Year
LEA
MP
MYA
Local Education Agency Mathematical Practice
Mid Year Assessment
PARCC
PBA
PBT
PCR
PLD
PNP
SDU
SWD
TAM
TCM
TECR
UAT
STC
TA
Additional Information
Diagnostic test will be adaptive
PARCC is based on the CCSS
Type of ELA test items
PARCC reference Reading and Writing as English language arts
Group of educators from CO and other states who receive training from PARCC Assessment administered at about 90% of the school year
This is the district. PARCC will use the term LEA in place of district or DAC in the manual.
About 20 states working together to create an Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for assessment of the common core standards in ELA College and Careers
and math
Performance Based Assessment
Administered at about 75% of the year
Paper Based Test
Paper form of the assessment
Prose Constructed response
These will explain what is expected of students for Performance Level Descriptors
the assessment
Students with disability will have a PNP as part of their IEP or 504. PARCC and Colorado will have more Personal Needs Plan
information on this next year
Student Data Upload
Student with a Disability
Student with an IEP or 504 plan
Manuals that will give directions on the security and Test Administration Manual
administration of the assessment Manuals that describe the overall process and procedures of administering and handling of the Test Coordinator Manual
assessment
Present and capture responses in ways not possible Technology Enhanced Constructed Response on paper‐based tests
Testing the system to ensure it functions as we think User Accessibility Testing
it should
Replaces the term School Assessment Coordinator School Test Coordinator
(SAC)
Licensed Education Professional able to administer Test Administrator
the assessment