Analyzing Student Growth Reports Flashcards
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On a STAR Growth Report, a student's Scaled Score moves from 420 to 465 over one school year. Which conclusion is best supported?
Answer: The student demonstrated positive growth
An increase in Scaled Score from one testing period to the next indicates positive growth regardless of proficiency cut points.
A teacher notices that a student's Lexile measure increased by 80L between fall and spring STAR Reading administrations. What does this indicate?
Answer: The student's reading ability grew by roughly one grade band
An 80L gain in Lexile measure represents meaningful reading growth, typically spanning approximately one grade band.
Which report in STAR would a principal use to see whether students across an entire school are meeting expected growth targets?
Answer: Growth Summary Report
The Growth Summary Report aggregates growth data at the class, grade, or school level so administrators can monitor progress toward targets.
A student is classified as 'On Watch' for growth in STAR Math. What does this classification most likely mean?
Answer: The student's growth is slightly below the expected trajectory
'On Watch' indicates a student's growth rate is slightly below the expected trajectory and warrants close monitoring.
When interpreting a STAR Growth Report, what does the 'Expected Growth' benchmark represent?
Answer: The median growth observed for students at a similar starting score
Expected Growth is derived from national norms and represents the median growth for students who started at a similar Scaled Score.
A student scored in the 55th percentile in fall and the 58th percentile in spring. How should a teacher interpret this growth?
Answer: The student maintained relative standing and made modest gains
A small percentile rank increase while maintaining rank above the 50th percentile suggests the student kept pace with peers and made modest gains.
Which of the following STAR data points is most useful for determining whether a student is on track to meet end-of-year proficiency?
Answer: Projected Proficiency based on growth trajectory
Projected Proficiency uses the student's current growth trajectory to forecast whether they will reach the proficiency cut score by the target date.