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Terra Nova Student Results Information Session

Terra Nova Student Results Information Session . Andersen Elementary School. DoDEA’s Mission. to provide an exemplary education that inspires and prepares all DoDEA students for success in a dynamic, global environment. .

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Terra Nova Student Results Information Session

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  1. Terra Nova Student Results Information Session Andersen Elementary School

  2. DoDEA’sMission to provide an exemplary education that inspiresand prepares allDoDEA students for success in a dynamic, global environment.

  3. How Are Data Used to Understand and Improve Overall Instruction Data are continually used to screen for special program participants. Data are analyzed by faculty to differentiate instruction for individual student needs. The faculty uses the data to focus on CSI goals.

  4. About the TerraNova Third Edition The Third Edition also tests students in five Depth of Knowledge levels. • Recognizing and Recalling • Using fundamental concepts and procedures • Concluding and Explaining • Evaluating, Extending and Making connections • Integrative Thinking and Performance Published by CTB McGraw-Hill, the exam provides information in five areas: • Reading • Language Arts • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies

  5. always administered with exactly the same directions, time limits, and scoring criteria. • all students take the test at the same time of year (for TN this is the 29th and 30th week of instruction) • Provides information that compares a student’s achievement with that of a representative (norm) group TN3 is “Standardized” TN3 is “Norm-Referenced”

  6. Interpreting TerraNova Results TerraNova Results may be reported in one of three ways: Percentiles Norm Curve Equivalents (NCEs) Stanines

  7. 1. National Percentile Rank - NP • National Percentile Rank (NP) shows the percentage of students in a comparison group who scored lower than or equal to a given student’s score. • A percentile rank of 74 does not show that a student answered 74% of the questions correctly. It shows the student scored better than 74% of the comparison group.

  8. Understanding Percentile Ranks Sam, as an example, is a 10th grade student. Sam’s Home Report showed a “score” of 74 (NP) .. … … .. … … … ……….. … … . . . . … …… …………… ….. . … … …… … . Sam’s PERCENTILE RANKof 74 represents a relative standing. One can say that Sam performed as well as or better than 74 percent of the comparison group (for TN, this is the norm group).

  9. NPs have a mean of 50 and an average rangeof 25 – 75 The Home Report – Front Page

  10. The Home Report – Back Page

  11. 1. NCEs: Norm Curve Equivalent raw test “scores” (% correct) • NCEs are derived from percentiles and used for research and averaging purposes. • NCEs place all scores of a group in equal intervals along a “curve”. As a result, half of the scores will be placed below 50 and half above. • Typically, students’ NCE “scores” will be within a few points of their NP (comparison) scores same scores as NCEs . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . . ..

  12. National Stanine • Stanine scores range from 1 to 9 and have an average value of 5.

  13. What is Average?

  14. TN Percentile Rank • These scores are used as one piece of info to determine eligibility for Gifted Education, Read 180, and other programs.

  15. Stanine • The AVID Program (middle/high school program) uses stanine scores to help determine eligibility.

  16. Points to Consider • Standardized test scores are only one piece of the information that shows how a student or a school is doing. Teacher Observation Grades TerraNova • The tests for each grade level are different, and should not be compared (i.e., comparing a 7th grade class score to that same group’s 8th grade score). For school improvement purposes, same grade • levels/same tests are compared. Classroom Tests Effort

  17. Individual Report

  18. Sample Practice Questions (3rd grade) Language Find the sentence that is complete and written correctly. A. I saw three fish in a tank.B. Another tank have sea stars.C. Seaweed growing in tanks too.D. The best thing was them sharks. Mathematics A classroom has 41 books. If the teacher orders 8 more books, how many books will the classroom have in all? A. 58 B. 23 C. 59 D. 49 E. None of these

  19. Sample Practice Questions (4th and 5th Grade) Language Directions: The paragraph has three mistakes in grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Draw a line through each part that has a mistake, and write the correction above it. My cousin once entered a contest to try to win a free trip. The rules said she could enter as many times as she liked, so she stays up all night filling out entry forms. By morning. She had filled out one hundred entry forms! She ended up winning second prize.

  20. Math Which of these symbols should go in the box to get the greatest answer?10 ם 2 =A. +B. -C. XD. ÷ $2.00 each $2.50 each At the fair Janie bought a soda and two hot dogs. If she had a 15% off coupon and paid with a $20 bill, how much change did she receive? • $13 • $15.95 • $21.50 • $14.05 • None of these

  21. Ty used the money he made selling comic books to buy a new basketball and a set of color markers. He had $1.75 left over. How much money did Ty make selling comic books? Some information is missing from the problem. What else do you need to know to solve the problem? Explain how you would use the missing information to find the answer to the word problem.

  22. Questions

  23. Thanks! • Compiled using presentations by: Veronica Reinosa Cynthia Jones Kristi Dunning Sullivans Elementary School

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