Composite Scores Flashcards
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Which ELPAC composite score is the primary criterion checked during the reclassification process in California?
Answer: Overall composite score
California's reclassification process uses the ELPAC overall composite score (requiring Level 4) as the English proficiency criterion.
If a student scores in the low range of Level 3 on the ELPAC overall composite, which instructional action is most appropriate?
Answer: Continue ELD services and monitor progress toward Level 4
A Level 3 composite score means the student has moderately developed English skills but has not yet met the Level 4 threshold for reclassification, so continued ELD services and progress monitoring are appropriate.
How does weighting affect the ELPAC overall composite score calculation?
Answer: Oral Language and Written Language composites are each weighted 50%
The overall composite score is calculated by weighting the Oral Language composite and Written Language composite equally at 50% each.
A school reports that 68% of its English learners scored at Level 3 or 4 on the ELPAC overall composite. This data is most directly used for:
Answer: Evaluating the effectiveness of the school's English language development program
Aggregate ELPAC composite data at the school level is used to evaluate and improve ELD program effectiveness.
Which statement about ELPAC composite scores and special education students is accurate?
Answer: EL students with IEPs take the ELPAC with allowable accommodations, and composite scores are still generated
English learners with IEPs participate in ELPAC with appropriate accommodations, and their composite scores are calculated and used in reclassification decisions.
What does it mean for a student to receive an ELPAC Initial Assessment composite result of 'not an English learner'?
Answer: The student demonstrated sufficient English proficiency and does not require EL designation
An 'not an English learner' result means the student demonstrated sufficient English proficiency on the Initial Assessment to not require EL services.
On a ELPAC score report, the 'scale score range' associated with a performance level helps educators understand:
Answer: Where within a performance level the student's score falls relative to the cut scores
The scale score range shows how the student's numeric score situates within their performance level, giving insight into whether they are near the boundary of the next level.