We have just wrapped up our Winter benchmarking in reading and math. We benchmark three times yearly (Fall, Winter, and Spring). The data below compares the growth from Fall to Winter. This is a good time to look at real data (without names). This is a primary-level class normed against the rest of the nation, which would be considered "typical." From our perspective, most students are progressing and on course to make a year's worth of growth. Where this data is valuable is it allows teachers to target instruction.
Summary Data by Subject and Course
Percent Of Students Who Met Growth Projection Math 58.8% Reading 70.6%
Percentage of students with a Growth Index value greater than or equal to zero.
+/-50% of class meeting/exceeding Growth Projection is typical.
Considerably higher than 50% meeting growth -- doing quite well.
Considerably lower than 50% meeting growth invites exploration.
In looking at the report below, this class has four students in reading (purple squares in the pink box) and three (green addition signs in the pink box) in math who should be receiving targeted support. The remainder of the students (13 in reading and 14 in math) will continue to receive instruction with tweaks dependent upon individual students.
Percent Of Projected Growth Met Math 104.7% Reading 110.9%
The ratio of total Observed Growth to total Projected Growth. A performance of 100% is average, meaning the student growth equaled the projections.
This measure can provide a good indicator of group performance. However, be careful. The assumption is that students will grow at close to the same rate. One or two outliers can skew the percentage for the group. For example, a percentage of 150% could mean that one student's growth surpassed all others.
Count Of Students With Growth Projections And Valid Beginning And Ending Term Scores Math 17 Reading 17
Total of students, including those who showed growth and those who did not.
Count Of Students Who Met Or Exceeded Their Projected Growth Math 10 Reading 12
Number of students with a Growth Index value greater than or equal to zero. The count includes students flagged as Yes or Yes‡ in the Met Projected Growth column.
Median Conditional Growth Percentile Math 56 Reading 66
Percentile that falls in the middle of all the Conditional Growth Percentiles shown.
Based on this data, this class is making solid progress in reading. However, the data also indicates room to grow and improve, particularly in math. We look forward to the work ahead.
