Course Assessment Review March 2005

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Patrick Cummings Director of Assessment Tel
253.945.2004 pcumming_at_fwps.org Rusty
Dupree Assessment and Data Analyst Tel
253.945.2125 rdupree_at_fwps.org Kathy
Hoppenrath Assessment Specialist Tel
253.945.2131 khoppenra_at_fwps.org
Student Distribution on March 2005 Math and
Reading Course Assessments for Grades 6, 7, 8 and
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6th Grade Reading
1577 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct.
Met Standard
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7th Grade Reading
1779 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct.
Met Standard
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8th Grade Reading
1667 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct.
Met Standard
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8th Grade Reading 7th Grade WASL
Chart shows the 8th Grade Course Assessment
distribution compared to the 7th Grade WASL for
the same group of students. Note the almost
identical pattern of the two tests .
Course Assessment
WASL
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9th Grade Reading
300 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct. Note, this is an ALP only population.
Met Standard
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6th Grade Math
1614 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct.
Met Standard
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7th Grade Math
1779 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct.
Met Standard
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8th Grade Math
1728 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct. Note the suggested Revised Met
Standard was raised from 60 to 70.
RevisedMet Standard
Met Standard
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8th Grade Math 7th Grade WASL
Chart shows the 8th Grade Course Assessment
distribution compared to the 7th Grade WASL for
the same group of students. Note the different
patterns of the two tests, suggesting item
difficulty was easier on our Course Assessment.
Course Assessment
WASL
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9th Grade Math
611 students were assessed. Chart shows student
distribution from lowest to highest percent
correct. Note, this is an ALP only population.
Met Standard
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Reading Summary tables for Grades 6-9.
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Math Summary tables for Grades 6-9.