Performance Analysis Flashcards
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A teacher notices that a student scores well on multiple-choice items but struggles with open-ended responses. What does this discrepancy most likely indicate?
Answer: The student can recognize correct answers but has difficulty constructing responses
Discrepancies between recognition and recall tasks often signal that a student can identify correct information but cannot independently produce it.
On a Questar assessment, which statistic best describes how spread out student scores are from the mean?
Answer: Standard deviation
Standard deviation measures the average distance of scores from the mean, indicating the degree of score variability.
A school's reading proficiency rate drops from 72% to 65% in one year. Before drawing conclusions, an analyst should first check:
Answer: Whether the state changed its proficiency cut score
Changes in cut scores directly affect reported proficiency rates and must be verified before interpreting year-to-year comparisons.
Which type of Questar score report is most useful for identifying which specific skills an individual student has not yet mastered?
Answer: Student diagnostic report
A student diagnostic report breaks performance down by skill strand, revealing specific areas of strength and weakness for each learner.
When comparing Questar results across two schools with very different student populations, educators should use:
Answer: Demographically disaggregated data
Disaggregating data by subgroup allows for more equitable comparisons by accounting for differences in student demographics.
A performance analysis reveals that ELL students in Grade 5 score significantly lower on word problems than on computation items. The most actionable next step is to:
Answer: Provide language support and vocabulary instruction for math contexts
Targeted language support addresses the root cause—academic vocabulary gaps—without reducing the rigor of mathematical content.
Which term describes the consistency of a Questar assessment in producing similar results when administered under similar conditions?
Answer: Reliability
Reliability refers to the consistency or repeatability of assessment scores across different administrations or raters.