QUESTIONS
1.
What is the school-wide median student growth percentile (SGP) and what range of growth does this represent?
Note: 1 st – 34 th = LOW, 35 th – 65 th = Typical, 66 th – 99 th = HIGH
MATH
RLA
RESPONSES
2.
For each grade level in your school what is the median SGP and what range of growth does it represent?
Note: We’ve provided space for up to 5 grade levels.
MATH
RLA
GRADE LEVEL:
____ ____ ____ ____
3.
What is the school-wide percentage of students who were proficient in the most recent school year?
Note: REMEMBER! The school-wide percent proficient in growth reports commonly differs from the percentage reported for AYP. This is because the percentages reported in
Growth reports include ALL students tested at the school, while AYP calculations include ONLY those students for which the school is formally held accountable.
MATH
RLA
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4.
For each grade level in your school, what is the percentage of students who were proficient?
Note: We’ve provide space for up to 5 grade levels.
5.
What was the school-wide percentage of all students who exhibited the following levels of growth this year?
MATH
RLA
LOW
GRADE LEVEL:
____ ____
MATH
____ ____
RLA
TYPICAL
HIGH
GRADE LEVEL: _____ MATH RLA 6.
Choose a grade level of interest and indicate the percentage of students who exhibited the following levels of growth this year. How do these percentages differ from the school wide percentages?
LOW
TYPICAL
HIGH
____
7.
Choose a grade level of interest and calculate the difference between the school- and County-level median SGP for this grade.
GRADE LEVEL: _____
MATH
RLA
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8.
Choose a grade level of interest and calculate the difference between the school- and state-level median SGP for this grade.
Note: Remember, the statewide median SGP will always be at or very near to 50 because of the normative nature of the WV
Growth Model.
GRADE LEVEL: _____
MATH
RLA
9.
Click the link labeled “by Subgroups.”
For each subgroup, indicate the median SGP and proficiency rate.
Note: We have provided space for up to 5 subgroups.
10.
Choose a subgroup of interest and calculate the difference between the school- and County-level median SGP for the subgroup.
MATH
RLA
SUBGROUP: ______________
MATH
RLA
SUBGROUP:
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
DIFFERENCE BTW. SCHOOL AND COUNTY
11.
Choose a subgroup of interest and calculate the difference between the school- and state-level median SGP for the subgroup.
SUBGROUP: ______________
MATH
RLA
DIFFERENCE BTW. SCHOOL AND STATE
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QUESTIONS RESPONSES
1.
Did your school exhibit higher growth in Mathematics or in
Reading/Language Arts? If so, what was the difference between the median SGPs?
Note: If you observe large differences, can you think of any reasons for these differences (i.e., interventions)?
2.
How does the school-wide median student growth percentile (SGP) differ from the county-wide and state-wide median SGPs?
Note: Remember, the statewide median SGP will always be at or very near to 50 because of the normative nature of the WV
Growth Model.
HIGHER GROWTH IN MATH OR RLA?
MATH
RLA
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SGPs
COUNTY STATE
3.
Did your school exhibit high median
SGPs but have a low percentage of students who were proficient?
Note: Look for large discrepancies between the measures
(e.g., SGP = 60, but percent proficient = 20).
4.
Did your school exhibit low median
SGPs but have a high percentage of students who were proficient?
Note: Look for large discrepancies between the measures
(e.g., SGP = 20, but percent proficient = 60).
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
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5.
Which grade level had the lowest growth in your school? What was the median SGP for this grade?
6.
Which grade level had the highest growth in your school? What was the median SGP for this grade?
7.
Click the “by Subgroups” link. Which subgroup had the lowest growth in your school? What was the SGP?
8.
Click the “by Subgroups” link. Which subgroup had the highest growth in your school? What was the SGP?
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
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RESOURCES/DESCRIPTION
Grade Level Growth and Achievement Report: This report, available for both mathematics and reading/language arts for each grade level where growth data are available, illustrates the growth and achievement levels of all students in a given grade within a single school. Current year achievement for each student (scale score and achievement level) is plotted on the vertical axis and observed growth
(SGP) on the horizontal axis. Mouseover functionality in the PDF file displays each student’s name as well as their observed SGP, target
SGP, scale score, and corresponding achievement level for the most recent academic year.
Growth Model School Level Keeping Up/Catching Up Status Report:
This report, available via the WVDE NCLB private site, presents additional summary level growth information for the selected school.
Specifically, the report shows the number and percentage of students projected to “catch up” or “keep up” with proficiency expectations based upon their observed growth and the model’s estimate regarding the level of growth that is necessary for the student to reach or maintain proficiency within a defined period of time. This information is provided for all students and disaggregated by grade. A clickable link provides keep up/catch up information for students in the school disaggregated by subgroup.
Individual Student Growth and Achievement Report: This report shows a student’s Growth Percentiles and Growth Levels over a four-year period (depending on grade level). The report can be used to review past growth to assess student progress toward WESTEST 2 achievement goals, develop remediation or enrichment plans based on rate of growth needed to reach higher WESTEST 2 achievement levels, and identify the rate of progress needed to reach or maintain
QUESTIONS
Where can I learn more about how growth is distributed by grade level in my school?
Where can I learn about whether students in my school are exhibiting enough growth to keep up or catch up with mastery expectations?
RESPONSE
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proficient status on the WESTEST 2 next year.
Growth Model Aggregate Class Report – Teacher View: This report, available to teachers of record via WVEIS on the Web (WoW), presents summary level growth and achievement data for students who are currently enrolled within a given course offered by the teacher. Once logged in, teachers can select a course from their schedule and view the following information for students currently enrolled in the selected course: 1) grade level for the current school year, 2) race, 3) special education status, 4) three years of achievement data for the subjects of Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics, and 5) students’ growth percentiles (SGPs) and keeping up/catching up status. The report also contains clickable links which allow teachers to access PDF versions of each student’s Individual Student Growth and Achievement
Report.
WESTEST 2 Content Standards and Objectives Analysis Report
(WESTEST 2/CSO Analysis): This report, accessible via the WVDE NCLB private site, provides summary academic achievement data for a selected grade level within the selected school. Users can examine student performance on the WESTEST 2 by content standard. The number of items tested for each content standard, the average number of correct responses, and the percentage correct are displayed. Data are accessible for each content area, grade, and subgroup and school, district and state results are provided for comparison.
Electronic Confidential Summary Report (eCSR): This report, accessible via the WVDE NCLB private site, provides summary academic achievement data for a selected grade level within a selected school.
The report provides the number of students tested and the distribution of students disaggregated by academic achievement level.
The report also provides the mean scale score for the grade and aggregated numbers and percentages of students who were assessed
Where can teachers in my school find growth information about the students for whom they are currently the teacher of record?
Where can I learn more about specific Content Standards or
Objectives which might be priority areas in my school?
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“at or above mastery” or “below mastery” expectations. These data are presented for all students as well as disaggregated by subgroup.
County and state data are provided for comparison. Further, the report provides school level summary information about all students’ mastery of grade level content standards.
Acuity Reports: Teachers have access to several report formats for all
Acuity assessments. These reports provide data regarding student achievement at various levels (district, school, classroom and student) regarding overall achievement on a test as a whole to individual items within a test, including distractor analysis. These reports can be used to help teachers identify key strengths and weaknesses in student understanding of concepts recently presented in the classroom. The teachers can then utilize test data, test item analysis, and formative assessment techniques in concert to provide a course correction while continuing to move forward in the curriculum. Acuity reports that are helpful in this process include Assessment Reports, Item Analysis
Reports with the embedded distractor analysis, Classroom Matrix
Reports and Student Summary Reports.
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