CRCT stands for Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests and are a set of tests administered at public schools in the state of Georgia. The CRCT is designed to measure how well students acquire and utilize the skills and knowledge described in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). 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 GPS, and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia. The CRCT is a mandated educational performance test given by all Georgia school systems. The test is given yearly and is taken by all students who are in the first through eighth grades. The test is broken into five sections including reading, language usage, math, science and social studies. Students in the first and second grades are exempt from the science and social studies portions.There are many websites that offer many different CRCT practice games to help prepare students for the exam. The site www.crctlessons.com/ offers free online CRCT preparation with lots of animated math videos, interactive games, and interesting online tests that are aligned to the GPS standards. Another site that offers CRCT practice games is available at the web address www.henry.k12.ga.us/wle/.../CRCT/.../fifth_grade_practice_tests.htm. This site provides teacher created questions, and games so that students have practice with actual past test questions. These practice games help students, as well as teachers feel more confident when taking the CRCT test. The games that are provided on these sites enable students to enjoy the preparation for the exam. They are useful in the classroom as well as at home to prepare for the CRCT exam. These tests measure the students knowledge as well as the teachers ability in the classroom and are vital tools in assessing the education program in the state of Georgia.More reference links: www.crctlessons.com/ www.henry.k12.ga.us/wle/.../CRCT/.../fifth_grade_practice_tests.htm
