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Understanding Your Students’ Predictive Assessment Reports. School Year 2008-2009. Acuity Predictions on the Assessment Report. Last year… Overall Scores: % correct on an assessment This year… Overall Scores: % correct on an assessment
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Understanding Your Students’ Predictive Assessment Reports School Year 2008-2009
Acuity Predictions on the Assessment Report Last year… • Overall Scores: % correct on an assessment This year… • Overall Scores: % correct on an assessment • Prediction:forecast of a student’s performance level on the New York State tests • Scale Score: level of achievement that can be used to show growth within and across years
How are Acuity predictions determined? • Data Used: • 2007-08 Fall Predictive Assessment scores • 2007-08 NY State test results • Anchor Set: • 19-20 Multiple Choice item subset • Exist on both last year’s and this year’s Fall Predictive Assessments • Used to develop the scaled score and predicted level of performance
Hannah Granger Acuity Prediction Example 2008-2009 7th Grader 2007-20087th Graders Hannah: 15 out of 19 correct Other Students: 15 out of 19 correct Advanced Advanced Proficient Basic Proficient Basic Proficient Proficient Acuity predicts that Hannah will score in the Proficient performance level category.
The Student Assessment Report – Predicted Performance • The student assessment report • - represents the students expected performance level on the NY State test if the student continues on the same learning path • - is the standard error of prediction • Changes in instruction between the administration of the Acuity Predictive assessment and the NY State test can improve your students actual score on the State test
Acuity Predictive Vertical Scale • The Scale Score can be applied across all grades of Acuity Predictive Assessments • The minimum of the scale is the lowest a student can perform on a 3rd grade fall assessment (280) • The maximum of the scale is the highest a student can perform on an 8th grade spring assessment (815) • Each assessment has a unique scale that is contained within the overall scale 815 Grade 8 Spring Assessment (350-815) Grade 3 Fall Assessment (280-700)
The Student Assessment Report – Vertical Scale Score • The Student Assessment Report displays the student’s Acuity scale score • The min and max score represents the lowest and highest scores possible and are different for each assessment • The number in parenthesis is the standard error of measurement and represents the possible variation in the student’s scale score • Unlike the state test, you can use the Acuity scale score to measure student progress over time • The Acuity vertical scale score is not the same as the scale score provided on the NY State test
The Class Assessment Report • The class assessment report displays: • The performance level categories and the percentage of your class that is expected to perform in each category on the NY State test • The average vertical scale score and average overall percentage points obtained for the students in your class
Navigation/Demo • Log into Acuity: • Periodic Assessment Web site: http://schools.nyc.gov/Accountability/ResourcesforEducators/PeriodicAssessments • Click “Acuity” • User Names are DOE Outlook email addresses (e.g., emullins5) • Passwords are 6-digit file numbers • Go to the Class Roster report – [Point out the overall percentage points obtain and scale score] • Drill down to a Student Assessment report – [Review key components] • Go to the Class Assessment Report –[Review key components]
Instructional Next Steps • Use the Predictive assessment reports for your class or individual students to identify areas of strength and weakness • Identify areas where you have the greatest chance of improving your students’ NY State test scores • Assign Instructional Resources to reinforce skills • Create custom assignments using the Acuity Item Banks to assess progress on particular skills
Educator Support If you have any questions, please contact the NYC Acuity Helpdesk at: 866-NYC-6550 nycacuity@ctb.com OR reference the Additional Help section of Acuity
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