Sentences with phrase «proficiency cut point»

Even though proficiency cut points don't really matter for accountability decisions (see point # 4 above), they do send a signal to parents and schools.

State Math Assessment Scores of Middle School Students in the Analysis Sample Relative to Proficiency Cut Points

Not exact matches

This is superior to an approach based on performance levels or proficiency rates in that it rewards increases in performance all along the distribution (rather than just around the cut points).»

For example, will there be a «common» definition of proficiency (i.e., a uniform «cut - score,» the point on the test - score scale that separates «proficient» pupils from their need - more - work classmates) attached to the «common» assessment or will each participating state be free to set its own?

A drop in proficiency rates on the new tests could mean that students are still getting used to the new test format, or that schools are still adjusting to teaching new material, or it could mean that states set higher cut points on the new tests than on their old ones.

Starting with next fall's test, the cut - off point for the four proficiency levels — minimal, basic, proficient and advanced — will be elevated to align with higher standards set by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Focusing on a single data source — for example, an arbitrary proficiency level or cut point — can lead schools to focus on a single group of students who hover around this point and ignore those far above or below that point.

Scale scores on the test are not used to calculate growth and have no impact on AYP, except as cut points related to proficiency categories.

For simplicity's sake, I'll call this cut score the proficiency point.

Meanwhile the data also points to this reality: The promise of high - quality curricula standards can be undermined by low proficiency targets and cut scores.

After Kentucky toughened its state tests and raised cut scores, proficiency rates dropped by as much as 30 percentage points.

The proficiency projections were derived from the «cut scores» or points establishing four levels of performance on the tests.

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