Data Vocabulary

1. Data Vocabulary Language Arts Summer Cadre 2006 Migdalia Rosario Varsity Lakes Middle Jennifer Miller Varsity Lakes Middle Pat Zubal Dunbar Middle School Fran Mallory Dunbar High School Animated slide. No clicks.Animated slide. No clicks.

2. How do you know what you know? Display as participants complete their pretest.How do you know what you know? Display as participants complete their pretest.

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4. Establish a common language Clear understanding by all Better communication About processes About results About student achievement/failure About instructional practices that yield learning Animated slide. No clicks.Animated slide. No clicks.

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6. PDSA This is a quality structure. It is continuous and after �act�, repeat the process. This is a quality structure. It is continuous and after �act�, repeat the process.

7. Two Major Types of Tests Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) Animated slide. No clicks. Animated slide. No clicks.

8. What is a Norm-Referenced Test (NRT)? A standardized assessment in which all students perform under the same conditions. It compares the performance of a student or group of students to a national sample of students at the same grade and age, called the norm group. Example is the FCAT - NRT Example is the FCAT - NRT

9. What is a Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT)? An assessment where a student's performance is compared to a specific learning objective or performance standard and not to the performance of other students. It tells us how well students are performing on specific goals or content standards rather than just telling how their performance compares to a norm group of students nationally or locally. Example is the FCAT SSS Example is the FCAT SSS

10. Question: In criterion-referenced assessments, is it possible that none, or all, of the students will reach a particular goal or performance standard? Answer: Animated slide. No clicks. Animated slide. No clicks.

11. Summary NRT and CRT Animated slide. No clicks. Animated slide. No clicks.

12. Three Major Types of Scores Animated slide. No clicks. Animated slide. No clicks.

13. Raw Score (RS) The number of items a student answers correctly on a test. John took a 20 item mathematics test (where each item was worth one point) and correctly answered 17 items. His raw score for this assessment is 17. The raw scores communicate nothing more than the total number of items answered correctly on a test. The raw scores communicate nothing more than the total number of items answered correctly on a test.

14. Question: If Mary answered 24 items correctly on a reading test, and 40 items correctly on a mathematics test, did she do better on the mathematics test than on the reading measure? There is no answer due to lack of data. There is no answer due to lack of data.

15. Scale Score (SS) Mathematically converted raw scores that use a new, arbitrarily chosen scale to represent levels of achievement or ability. They have no inherent or readily apparent meaning. For FCAT-SSS, a computer program is used to analyze student responses and to compute the scale score. It reports test results on the student�s entire test. Animated slide. No clicks. Animated slide. No clicks.

16. Scale Score (SS) Higher scale scores indicate higher proficiency. On a continuous, vertical scale across grade levels you can track a student�s progress from lower to upper grade levels on one scale. Growth in scale score units indicates growth in proficiency. For FCAT-SSS, the Developmental Scale Score is used to determine a student�s annual progress from grade to grade. Because the difficulty level is considered, the scale score reflects a more accurate picture of the student�s achievement. The SSS portion of the FCAT � students� answers are analyzed by a computer in order to determine the scale score. Because the difficulty level is considered, the scale score reflects a more accurate picture of the student�s achievement. The SSS portion of the FCAT � students� answers are analyzed by a computer in order to determine the scale score.

17. Gain Scores Commonly referred to as �Learning Gains�. The amount of progress a student makes in one school year. Review points in slide These scores are of particular importance, because they let us know if a child is making the expected progress from year to year. Also, Learning Gain scores are used in the formula to calculate School Grades.Review points in slide These scores are of particular importance, because they let us know if a child is making the expected progress from year to year. Also, Learning Gain scores are used in the formula to calculate School Grades.

18. FCAT-SSS Scale Scores Animated slide. No clicks. Animated slide. No clicks.

19. FCAT-SSS Developmental Scale There is a bigger gap for levels 1 and 5, where levels 2, 3, and 4 are smaller. Students have to make a bigger gain in level 1 and 5 to move to the next level. There is a bigger gap for levels 1 and 5, where levels 2, 3, and 4 are smaller. Students have to make a bigger gain in level 1 and 5 to move to the next level.

20. Pareto Chart Mistakes by subtest example. Rank order the mistakes, add each subtest area percentage to get cumulative percentage.Mistakes by subtest example. Rank order the mistakes, add each subtest area percentage to get cumulative percentage.

21. PDSA This is a quality structure. It is continuous and after �act�, repeat the process. This is a quality structure. It is continuous and after �act�, repeat the process.

22. Group Activity What Am I? Activity. Explain classroom use of this item. Have participants chart their pre or post test results to see what learning instruction to target in future lessons.What Am I? Activity. Explain classroom use of this item. Have participants chart their pre or post test results to see what learning instruction to target in future lessons.