Projected Lexile® and Quantile® Measuresfor School Year 2020/21
Jane Scott, Senior Educational Facilitator
Matt Copeland, Director of Educator Engagement
Housekeeping
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Today’s Session
Projected Lexile® & Quantile® Measures
• What are they?
• Where can I find them?
• How were they calculated?
• What can I do with them?
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• An Introduction to The Lexile
Framework for Reading
• An Introduction to The Quantile
Framework for Mathematics
• An Introduction to the Lexile &
Quantile Hub
Recordings of these previous sessions
have been emailed to CTCs and will
soon be available on IDOE’s website
Previous Sessions
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The Lexile Framework for Reading
A Lexile reading
measure
represents a
student’s
reading ability.
A Lexile text
measure
represents its
reading
complexity.
770L
Lexile measures match text and readers on the same scale.
LEXILE TEXT
MEASURE
770L
LEXILE READER
MEASURE
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The Quantile Framework for Mathematics
Quantile measures match math readiness and complexity on the same scale.
A Quantile
material
measure
is its math complexity.
A Quantile
student
measure
is her readiness
for math
instruction..
840Q
QUANTILE LESSON
MEASURE
840Q
QUANTILE STUDENT
MEASURE
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• 132,000 schools across the U.S. closed this past spring due to COVID-19,
impacting the learning of more than 50 million students.
• Interruptions to schools have raised fears that learning gaps in core academic
areas have expanded.
• This fall, more so than ever, teachers will need to understand where their
students are in relation to the content and learning goals for this upcoming
school year. Such information helps educators:
• Gauge student readiness for the academic demands of curricular materials,
• Design targeted interventions to remedy individual student needs, and
• Plan instruction for grade-level learning standards.
The Impact of COVID-19
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• To support educators and students, MetaMetrics and the Indiana Department of
Education partnered to provide one set of data points to help address this reality
for this school year.
• By leveraging existing student data from prior assessments, researchers have
produced projected Lexile and Quantile measures for individual students.
• In the absence of assessment data from Spring 2020, these projected measures
may offer educators a starting point to consider for instructional design and
planning.
COVID-19 Response
In late August, Cambium will deploy the projected measures for each
corporation in the Corporation Test Coordinators (CTCs) secure TIDE inbox.
Only CTCs officially designated in DOE Online may access MetaMetrics
data files via the Secure Inbox. Each CTC should:
• Visit the ILEARN assessment portal:
https://ilearn.portal.cambiumast.com/users/test-administrators-and-
educators.stml
• Select the Inbox portal tab and enter login credentials.
Where Can I Find These Projected Measures?
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Select the file name reflecting the 4-digit corporation number (e.g.,
“Scores_1234”) and download to a secure network location.
Where Can I Find These Projected Measures?
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NOTE: The single file contains projected measures for all
students enrolled in a corporation during October 2019. Enrollment data
submitted to IDOE varies daily, so corporations may notice some
fluctuation based on local records.
Where Can I Find These Projected Measures?
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• Projected Lexile reading and Quantile mathematics measures are not observed
student test scores. Projections are estimates of students’ reading and
mathematics ability based on their previous ILEARN test scores.
• Scores were projected to a closing date for schools of March 19, 2020 and do
not account for growth that may have occurred after that date.
• Projected Lexile reading and Quantile mathematics measures may not be
appropriate for students who were retained or “skipped” a grade in 2019-2020.
• These projected measures should be used in combination with additional and
more timely information to make the best instructional decisions for students.
Caveats
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• Derived from the longitudinal growth modeling research conducted by
MetaMetrics (see Gary L. Williamson “Novel Interpretations of Academic Growth” 2016).
How Were the Projected Measures Calculated?
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• Not a “one size fits all” approach…
• Instead of a single growth curve, numerous growth curves—covering the full
range of student abilities—are used to model growth and calculate the
projected measures.
• By knowing (1) a student’s grade level, (2) her prior assessment performance, (3)
the assessment date, we match the student to the growth curve closest to her
performance and can forecast projected measures for any future date.
• In this instance, we used ILEARN data from May 2019 to predict measures for
March 19, 2020.
How Were the Projected Measures Calculated?
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Example Grade 7 Projected Quantile Measure
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More information on the research and calculation of these projected measures
can be found in the Technical Reports. To receive copies of these reports,
please email [email protected].
How Were the Projected Measures Calculated?
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Now What?
What Can I Do with
These Projected
Measures?
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• Gauge student readiness for the independent reading of grade-level text.
• Gauge student readiness for grade-level mathematics lessons.
• Access a variety of Lexile and Quantile tools, available through the Lexile &
Quantile Hub, to identify resources and plan for future instruction.
What Can I Do with These Projected Measures?
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The Utility of Projected Lexile Measures
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MetaMetrics has researched
the typical reading demand
students encounter in texts
across Grades 1-12.1
Projected Lexile measures
help teachers determine if a
student can read grade-level
text independently or if that
child may need additional
scaffolding to be successful.
The Reading Demand of Grade-Level Texts
201 See The Text Complexity Continuum in Grades 1-12. Williamson, G. L., Koons, H., Sandvik, T., & Sanford-Moore, E. (2012).
Helping Teachers Meet Students’ Individual Needs
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Lexile Text Complexity Ranges
Grade25th
PercentileMedian
75th
Percentile
1 230L 310L 415L
2 450L 525L 565L
3 600L 660L 725L
4 645L 745L 780L
5 730L 800L 845L
6 860L 900L 920L
7 880L 930L 960L
8 900L 940L 1010L
9 960L 1040L 1110L
10 920L 1030L 1115L
11 1070L 1120L 1160L
12 1110L 1130L 1220L
• Based on the projected measure, each student is placed into one of three
categories to help guide instructional planning:
Determining Readiness for Grade-level Text
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What the Category means… What the Category helps us to understand…
Category 3Student’s projected measure is above the
median of the grade-level range
Student can likely read grade-level texts independently;
little to no scaffolding needed
Category 2Student’s projected measure is between the
25th percentile and the median of the grade-
level range
Some instructional scaffolding may be needed for
student to be successful
Category 1Student’s projected measure is below the 25th
percentile of the grade-level range
Considerable instructional scaffolding may be needed
for student to be successful
The Utility of Projected Quantile Measures
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MetaMetrics has researched
the typical mathematics demand
of the lessons students
encounter from grades K-11.1
Projected Quantile measures
help teachers determine if a
student is ready for grade-level
math lessons, or if that student
may need additional scaffolding
to build conceptual
understanding and skill fluency
before engaging the lesson.
The Mathematical Demand of Math Lessons
241 See A Quantitative Task Continuum for K-12 Mathematics. Sanford-Moore, E.E., Williamson, G.L., Bickel, L., Koons, H.,
Baker, R.F., & Price, R. (2014).
Helping Teachers Meet Students’ Individual Needs
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Mathematics Textbook Lesson Demand
Ranges
Grade25th
PercentileMedian
75th
Percentile
K EM200Q EM90Q EM10Q
1 EM50Q EM10Q 80Q
2 40Q 190Q 300Q
3 240Q 390Q 490Q
4 390Q 530Q 680Q
5 560Q 690Q 810Q
6 680Q 810Q 890Q
7 800Q 870Q 950Q
8 840Q 950Q 1050Q
9 900Q 1020Q 1150Q
10 1070Q 1160Q 1230Q
11 1100Q 1220Q 1350Q
• Based on his or her projected measures, each student is placed into one of three
categories to help guide instructional planning:
Student Readiness for Grade-level Lessons
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What the Category means… What the Category helps us to understand…
Category 3Student’s projected measure is above the
median of the grade-level range
Student can likely engage in the lesson with the teacher
now; little to no scaffolding needed
Category 2Student’s projected measure is between the
25th percentile and the median of the grade-
level range
Some remediation or instructional scaffolding may be
needed before engaging the lesson
Category 1Student’s projected measure is below the 25th
percentile of the grade-level range
Considerable remediation or instructional scaffolding
may be needed before engaging the lesson
The Lexile & Quantile Hub
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Suggestions & Reminders when
Registering an Account on the Hub
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•Use a laptop, desktop, or other device with a large screen
•If using an autofill feature within your browser to complete forms, you may want to turn off
(temporarily) or clear your autofill data
•Provide your school email address when registering (personal addresses--gmail, hotmail,
etc.--will not grant you free Premium membership)
•Spell out the name of your state Be sure to identify your role as “Educator”
•Check your email inbox for a confirmation email from the Hub
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Register
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• Password
• Country
• State
• Role
Creating Your AccountNote: Educators will need to use their
school email address when registering
Note: After completing the form,
educators will receive an email with
a link. To complete registration, you
must click on that link and sign in!
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Getting Started in The Hub
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For help with each of the tools
within the Lexile & Quantile Hub,
please see our “Getting Started”
chart:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-
cxhOlgFIDkGeLjO0RZi58Bnx8sck2kvt
KmbeSZd6q8/edit?usp=sharing
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For Help with Registration and Other Assistance
-- or –
Feel free to email us
for one-on-one assistance:
Matt Copeland
Jane Scott
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