Change PARCC Test
How this solution would be implemented
This solution would be implemented during next years PARCC test. We would fix all of the issues regarding the test in the upcoming months to prepare students to take the test next year. Since the test is already being implemented in states in its current form, implementation will not be an issue.
This solution would be implemented during next years PARCC test. We would fix all of the issues regarding the test in the upcoming months to prepare students to take the test next year. Since the test is already being implemented in states in its current form, implementation will not be an issue.
Advantages of Solution
Costs
It will cost less money to fix the test than to completely create a new one. Since we already have a base set up, it will be easier and less costly to work from there and opposed to starting from scratch.
Feasibility
Since the test is already implemented in 12 states and Washington D. C., it is clear that no state is having an issue with implementation. And these 13 areas will have the easiest time implementing the new test as the old one has already been worked into their annual schedule
Effectiveness
Fixing the test will be very effective in removing the areas of concern. The government has already heard a variety of complains, so by addressing these, they will be able to create a much better test. Fixing the problems is a very effective solution in this regard.
Supporters
This option would have a very high level of support. Many parents are already choosing to keep their kids out of testing. A solution to alter the tests would make many people very happy. The test can not be left in it’s current state.
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Disadvantages of Solution
Costs
This solution is unpopular because of the expense it would take to fix the test. There are so many flaws in the test that it would take a lot of money to fix all of the issues. In addition, a lot of schools already bought the equipment to take PARCC. It would be a waste of the school funds already dedicated to supplying the schools with the necessary equipment to turn the test into a pen and paper test.
Feasibility
It would be relatively easy to fix the test. The test has already been developed and implemented. Changing the original would mean that a new test wouldn’t have to be created and a better test can be made based on the original.
Effectiveness
Fixing the test will be effective to a point. Eventually the changes that will be made to the test will completely change the format and structure of the test. It will no longer be an altered version of the PARCC test we have now, but it will be an entirely new test.
Opposers
PARCC already has a very low level of support. Fixing the test may not restore people’s faith in this test or this system. The title “PARCC Tests” have such a bad connotation, that people may be unwilling to accept this test as a success after it is fixed.
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