Understanding Score Reports

Explaining high-stakes assessment results as they apply to Wilson

Elementary and the TerraNova (TN)

Shannon KewinEFD 632

Overview

1. The Basicsa. Terra Nova (TN) Test Score Results b. Wilson School Annual Report Card

2. Breakdown of scores (Reading)3. Breakdown of scores (Math)4. Breakdown of scores (Science)5. What does the data mean to us?

a. Implications for changeb. Implications for celebration

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1. What is the TerraNova?

2. What do the numbers mean?

3. How did redistricting impact the scores?

TerraNova is a standardized test. It is ONE of the tests that we use during the year to assess student growth and achievement.

Norm-referenced

Percentiles vs. percentages

*Redistricting of schools impacted year to year data comparisons. Wilson School has undergone a multi-year transition from a neighborhood school to a (primarily) commuter school back to a neighborhood school.

http://www.dodea.edu/datacenter/tdSchools_results.cfm?dodaac=HEGAB9&year=2011&id=tn

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TN Scores

https://webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY=2010-2011&School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All

Profile information is another way of saying student demographics (race, gender, special services, etc.)

Percentile or Percentage?

Wilson Student Proficiency in Reading Breakdown

› Based on TN scores, 3rd grade students scored better than 46% of other test takers.

› Based on TN scores, 4th grade students scored better than 39% of other test takers.

› Based on TN scores, 5th grade students scored better than 45% of other test takers.

› Overall, only 44% of our tested students were proficient with 21% being below the standardNOTE

DoDEA proficiency goal: 75% of students in top two quartilesIn 2009-2010 39% of our tested students demonstrated proficiency in reading.

https://webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY=2010-2011&School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All

Wilson Student Proficiency in Math Breakdown

› Based on TN scores, 3rd grade students scored better than 55% of other test takers.

› Based on TN scores, 4th grade students scored better than 44% of other test takers.

› Based on TN scores, 5th grade students scored better than 51% of other test takers.

› Overall, 50% of our tested students were proficient with 16% being below the standard.

NOTE: DoDEA proficiency goal: 75% of students in top two quartilesIn 2009-2010 49% of our tested students demonstrated proficiency in reading.

https://webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY=2010-2011&School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All

Wilson Student Proficiency in Science Breakdown

› Based on TN scores, 3rd grade students scored better than 59% of other test takers.

› Based on TN scores, 4th grade students scored better than 51% of other test takers.

› Based on TN scores, 5th grade students scored better than 48% of other test takers.

› Overall, 54% of our tested students were proficient with 9% being below the standardNote:

DoDEA proficiency goal: 75% of students in top two quartilesIn 2009-2010 52% of our tested students demonstrated proficiency in reading.

https://webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY=2010-2011&School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All

Did We Improve?

Reading SY 2009-2010

Reading SY 2010-2011

Math SY 2009-2010

Math SY 2010-2011

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Science SY 2010-2011

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Wilson TN Overall Student Proficiency SY 2009-2010 and 2010-2011

Wilson School Proficiency DoDEA CSP Proficiency Goal

Graph based on Wilson School’s Annual Report Card (SY 2009-2010 and SY 2010-2011) https://webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/index.cfm

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Recognize that the TN test is a portion of our overall assessment plan/process.

We performed lower than our DoDEA Community Strategic Plan (CSP) Goal in all areas.

We performed lower than the National Average Proficiency in reading.

Male students scored significantly better than female students in math and science and female students performed slightly better in reading.

Based on school improvement goal of improving reading comprehension we slightly improved overall student proficiency by 5%.

Our overall (3rd-5th combined) proficiency scores improved in 2011.