For example, 84 % of the reported improvement in 4th
grade math proficiency between 2008 and 2009 and 69 % of the improvement in 8th grade reading proficiency could be attributed to the exclusion of these students.
Not exact matches
The authors use data from state tests and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to estimate changes to each state's
proficiency standards in reading and
math in
grades 4 and 8 by identifying the difference
between the percentages of students the state identifies as proficient and the percentages of students identified as proficient by NAEP, an internationally benchmarked
proficiency standard.
Peterson, Barrows, and Gift used data from state tests and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to estimate changes to each state's
proficiency standards in reading and
math in
grades 4 and 8 by identifying the difference
between the percentages of students the state identifies as proficient and the percentages of students identified as proficient by NAEP, an internationally - benchmarked
proficiency standard.
However, we found one important difference
between the two exams: PARCC's cutoff scores for college - and career - readiness in
math are set at a higher level than the MCAS
proficiency cutoff and are better aligned with what it takes to earn «B»
grades in college
math.
In 2015, there was almost a 30 percentile point difference in 4th
grade math proficiency rates
between the top and bottom states, only some of which can be explained by state - level social and economic factors.
n The report highlights data such as fourth
grade reading scores, eighth
grade math results and Kentucky's college - and career - readiness results showing a 30 percentage - point gap
between students based on English language
proficiency, a 25 percentage - point gap
between African American and white students, a 20 percentage - point gap based on identified learning differences and also family income, and a 10 percentage - point gap
between Hispanic students and their white peers.
According to state data on the fourth
grade math portion of the CMT in 2006, the gap in
proficiency between African American students and their White counterparts was 32 %, and the gap
between Hispanic and White students was 28 %.
In 8th
grade math, the gap
between proficiency rates on state tests and the NAEP narrowed from 32 percentage points in 2011 to 15 in 2014.