PARCC FIELD TEST - SPRING 2014 - Data Elements - Mandatory/Optional Codes and Values

Oct 10, 2026

PARCC Field Test—Spring 2014 defines a structured set of “Data Elements” used to specify assessment configuration. It lists fields such as Test Code and Test Format, including requirements that distributed values match the original sample. The document also enumerates participation in Gifted and Talented programs and multiple assessment accommodation categories, with codes for alternatives like paper versus online format, extra time, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, calculators, and other accessibility supports. Many entries include explicit Mandatory or Optional status.

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Data Elements

Test Code and Test Format

Gifted and Talented

Assessment Accommodation Categories

Assessment Accommodation Options

Accessibility Tools (Masking and Color Settings)

| PARCC FIELD TEST-SPRING 2014 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Data Elements | Code | Value | Description | Data Type | Mandatory/ Optional | | Test Code | See PARCC Test Code Tab | | Test Code will be distributed to each school by the LEA/District Test Coordinator and MUST match the original sample. | char(7) | Mandatory | | Test Format | | | Test Format will be distributed to each school by the LEA/District Test Coordinator and MUST match the original sample. | char(2) | Mandatory | | | 01 | Paper | | | | | | 02 | Online | | | | | Gifted and Talented | | | An indication that the student is participating in and served by a Gifted/Talented program. | char(2) | Mandatory | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation Category | | | A Primary category of accommodations needed for a given assessment | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Equipment or Technology | | | | | | 02 | Presentation | | | | | | 03 | Scheduling | | | | | | 04 | Setting | | | | | | 05 | Test Administration | | | | | | 06 | Test Material | | | | | | 07 | Test Response | | | | | | 08 | ELL | | | | | | 09 | 504 | | | | | | 10 | IEP | | | | | | 11 | Other | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Alternate RepresentationPaper Test | | | Student requires paper and pencil test format as an approved accommodation | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Extra Time | | | Additional Testing time is specified as part of an assessment Personal Needs Profile | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Dictated Oral Response | | | Dictated Oral Response by a student to a proctor | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Calculator | | | The student is allowed to use a calculator as an accommodation, including for items in test sections designated as noncalculator sections. | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | PARCC FIELD TEST-SPRING 2014 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Data Elements | Code | Value | Description | Data Type | Mandatory/ Optional | | Assessment Accommodation: Test Administrator Read Question Aloud | | | The text is read aloud to the student by the test administrator. Equivalent to Assessment Need Spoken Source Preference Type = Human | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: User Spoken Preference Type | | | Used as part of an Assessment Personal Needs Profile to define the type of material that should be rendered using the read aloud alternative content. | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Dictionary in Native Language | | | Accommodation allowing the student to bring a hand held word to word dictionary to the testing environment. | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Large Print | | | Large Print. | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Personal Needs Profile Activate By Default | | | Determines if the alternative accessible content is rendered as the default content for the learner. | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Speech Recognition System (Speech to Text) | | | Student dictates responses verbally using speech‐to‐text device/software. | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | | Assessment Accommodation: Student Read Aloud-Synthetic (Text to Speech) | | | The student uses embedded text‐ to‐speech technology to have the text read aloud. Equivalent to Assessment Need Spoken Source Preference Type =Synthetic | char(2) | Optional | | | 01 | Yes | | | | | | 02 | No | | | | |

FAQs

What does the document require for Test Code and Test Format distribution?

Test Code and Test Format are distributed to each school by the LEA/District Test Coordinator and MUST match the original sample.

How does the document represent whether a student is in a Gifted and Talented program?

It provides a Gifted and Talented field with coded values indicating Yes (01) or No (02).

Which accessibility accommodations are covered in the assessment accommodation options?

The document includes options such as paper vs. online testing format, extra time, dictated oral response, calculator use, test administrator reading aloud, speech recognition (speech-to-text), student read-aloud synthetic (text-to-speech), word prediction, line reader, and masking/overlay and color-related preferences.

Oct 10, 2026

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