Richland Elementary School

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Richland Elementary School

• Understanding Your Childs
• Test Data
• February 5, 2009

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What is the SAT?

• A standardized test used across the United States
  in K 12 to measure the academic knowledge of
  students.
• It is a multiple choice test.
• The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) is a
  portion of the SAT that offers a comparison of
  ability to achievement.

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What is the ARMT?

• The Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT)
  is a criterion-referenced test administered in
  grades 3 through 8 based on Alabama's content
  standards.
• The ARMT uses a wide variety of text sources for
  the reading assessment, as well as
  multiple-choice questions and open-ended items.
• In the math section, students respond to
  multiple-choice questions, open-ended items, and
  gridded items. Open-ended questions require
  students to write a narrative explanation of
  their answer or to show their work in math.

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How is the ARMT scored?

• Individual students are scored into 4 levels
• Level I Does not meet standards Level II
  Partially meets standards Level III Meets
  Standards Level IV Exceeds Standards

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Sample 3rd Grade Reading Question
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ARMT
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What is DIBELS?

• Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
  measures the five big ideas in reading.
• In 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade this individual
  assessment involves one minute measures of
  fluency rate. Students read three passages and
  the median is recorded as the official score.

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How is DIBELS measured?

• Benchmarks have been determined based on average
  that is comparable to the 50th percentile.

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DIBELS
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What is ThinkLink?

• Think Link is a standardized assessment (by
  Discovery Education) that is given to students in
  grades 2-5 in Auburn City Schools.
• In August (Test P), it tests on skills from the
  prior year.
• Additional assessments are given in December and
  February with current grade level objectives.
• Teachers use Think Link as a diagnosis for
  instruction.

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ThinkLink
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What do we do with the results?

• Instruction at RES is individualized and data
  driven.
• We make goals and identify areas for improvement.
• We celebrate success!

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How can we help our students be successful?

• Attendance
• Review Test Taking Tips and Strategies
• Teach them how to study
• Routines bedtime and breakfast
• Motivate them!