Two core pieces of work have been to develop College - and Career - Ready Determination policies to allow students» direct entry into entry -
level college courses without need for remediation, and Policy - Level Performance Level Descriptors, which describe what student performance looks like at various levels of proficiency in English language arts / literacy and mathema
level college courses without need for remediation, and Policy -
Level Performance Level Descriptors, which describe what student performance looks like at various levels of proficiency in English language arts / literacy and mathema
Level Performance
Level Descriptors, which describe what student performance looks like at various levels of proficiency in English language arts / literacy and mathema
Level Descriptors, which
describe what student performance looks like at various
levels of proficiency in English language arts / literacy and mathematics.
The Smarter Balanced Achievement
Level Descriptors (ALDs)
describe four
levels of achievement (1 - 4) across three grade spans: 3 - 5, 6 - 8, and High School.
Although Achievement
Level Descriptors are intended to aid interpretation of the four categories, they are less precise than scaled scores for
describing student growth or changes in achievement gaps among groups of students since they do not reveal changes of student scores within the four
levels.