| Georgia CRCT Online practice
| | Click here for Parent Guide | Students can go to the site above and practice with an online version of the Georgia Criterion Reference Competency Tests. Your child's teacher has created a variety of tests in each area, that are specific to the objectives which will be tested in April.
Instructions
To logon, type in the 10 digit ID (this information will be sent home by your child's teacher)
The password is pass
(Hold down the "Control" key and click on Login simultaneously)
From the Student Welcome Page click View Student Tests
Choose a subject area from the list of available subjects.
Select a test from the Test List Page. Then click Take Test.
Once completed, click Grade My Test
For more detailed instructions click on the Parent Guide link above.
Click Here to go to testing site! |
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Georgia CRCT
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What is the purpose of the CRCT?
The CRCT is designed to measure how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC). The assessments yield information on academic achievement at the student, class, school, system, and state levels. This information is used to diagnose individual student strengths and weaknesses as related to the instruction of the QCC, and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia.
What content areas and grade levels are tested?
Georgia law, as amended by the A+ Education Reform Act of 2000, requires that all students in grades one through eight take the CRCT in the content areas of reading, English/language arts, and mathematics. Students in grades three through eight are also assessed in science and social studies. The CRCT only assesses the content standards outlined in the QCC.
When was the CRCT implemented?
The CRCT was implemented in spring 2000. That year, summative, end-of-year assessments in reading, English/language arts, and mathematics were administered in grades four, six, and eight. Assessments in science and social studies (grades three through eight) were administered for the first time in spring 2002. Additionally, assessments in reading, English/language arts, and mathematics were administered in grades one, two, three, five, and seven in spring 2002.
How is content tested?
Multiple test item formats, to include selected-response (multiple-choice), constructed-response, performance assessments, and problem simulations, are banked in the CRCT Item Banking System. Currently, the mandated end-of-year assessments contain selected-response items only; however, a small number of constructed-response items may be included in subsequent years
How does the CRCT differ from a norm-referenced test (NRT)?
Criterion-referenced tests, such as the CRCT, are designed to measure how well students acquire, learn, and accomplish the knowledge and skills set forth in a specific curriculum or unit of instruction. The CRCT, therefore, is specifically intended to test Georgia's content standards outlined in the QCC. Norm-referenced tests (NRT), such as the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), measure instructional standards commonly taught throughout the entire United States of America. Additionally, NRTs highlight differences between and among students across an achievement continuum.
*Information taken from the Georgia Department of Education website. |
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