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EVAAS Proactive and Teacher Reports: Assessing Students’ Academic Needs and Using Teacher Reports to Improve Student Progress Becky Pearson and Joyce Gardner Professional Development Consultants NC Department of Public Instruction McDowell County Schools January 23,2013.
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EVAASProactive and Teacher Reports:Assessing Students’ Academic Needs and Using Teacher Reports to Improve Student ProgressBecky Pearson and Joyce GardnerProfessional Development ConsultantsNC Department of Public InstructionMcDowell County SchoolsJanuary 23,2013
Student Pattern Report • Key points to remember: • The report shows growth for the lowest, middle, and highest achieving students within the chosen group. • The report can be used to explore the progress of students with similar educational opportunities. • Like all diagnostic reports, this report is for diagnostic purposes only. • A minimum of 15 students is needed to create a Student Pattern Report.
Student Pattern Report – Key Questions Different experience? Different strategies? Different needs? Number of hours?
Student Pattern Report – Key Questions Different experience? Different strategies? Different needs? Number of hours? YES! Rerun the report with new criteria.
Student Pattern Report – Next Steps 16 Students who attended for 40+ hours All 31 Students in the Program
Less Informed Conclusion: We need to change the selection criteria for this program. More Informed Conclusion: We need to adjust the recommended hours for participants.
Academic At-Risk Reports • Reports • Academic At-Risk Report
Academic At-Risk Reports 3 Categories AYP at Risk- at risk for not meeting the academic indicators for AYP Graduation at Risk-reports for students at risk for not making a Level III on EOC subjects required for graduation Other at Risk-reports for students at risk for not making Level III on other EOC subjects
Academic at Risk ReportsBe ProactiveUse these reports to determine local policy for providing targeted intervention and support to students who are at risk for not meeting future academic milestones.
What Are Projections Anyway? Given a specific set of circumstances… …what’s the most likely outcome?
What Are Projections Anyway? Given this student’s testing history, across subjects… …what is the student likely to score on an upcoming test, assuming the student has the average schooling experience?
EVAAS ProjectionsWhat are they based on? • Expectations based on what we know • About this student and other students who have already taken this test • Prior test scores (EOC/EOG), across subjects • Their scores on the test we’re projecting to
What’s the Value of the Projections? Projections are NOT about predicting the future. They ARE about assessingstudents’ academicneeds TODAY.
Assessing Students’ Needs • What are this student’s chances for success? • What goals should we have for this student this year? • What goals should we have for this student in future years? What can I do to help this student get there?
Using Projections to Take Action • Identify students • Assess the level of risk • Plan schedules • Identify high-achievers • Assess the opportunities • Inform
Thinking of the State Distribution by QUINTILES QUINTILE 5 QUINTILE 4 QUINTILE 3 QUINTILE 2 QUINTILE 1
Note the Student’s Projected QUINTILE QUINTILE 2
Reflecting on Past Effectiveness to Plan for Differentiating Student Instruction Past Effectiveness Entering Achievement
Reflecting on Past Effectiveness to Plan for Differentiating Student Instruction QUINTILE 2 Past Effectiveness Entering Achievement
Why should you care about your EVAAS Teacher Value Added Report? • Beginning with your 2013 report, it becomes part of your evaluation. • Standard 6 – Teachers contribute to the academic success of their students. (Measurable Progress) • Standard 4 – Teachers facilitate learning for their students • Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students • Use data for short and long range planning • Standard 5 – Teachers reflect on their practice. • Teachers analyze student learning.
Why should you care about your EVAAS Teacher Value Added Report? You care about your students.
Achievement vs. Progress Student Progress – How far have I come? • Highly dependent on what happens as a result of schooling rather than on demographic factors.
Achievement vs. Progress • Focus on progress • Educators can influence this • Minimum expectation = one year of academic gain
Understanding Value Added • Projection report looks at past testing information and projects how a student will perform. • Student’s own past performance • Performance of students who have taken the test previously • Students must have three prior test scores for something to be included in the teacher’s predictive report. • Whole cohort of students analyzed.
EVAAS can tell you WHAT happened. It’s up to YOU to determine WHY it happened and what you want to do about it.
Info about Teacher Reports • State Growth Standard/State Average = 0.0 • Standard Error = a measure of uncertainty • Usually, the more data you have, the smaller the standard error. • Index = Teacher Estimate divided by Standard Error
Effectiveness Level Determination • Exceeds Expected Growth: • Teachers whose students are making substantially more progress than the state average • Index is 2 or greater
Effectiveness Level Determination • Meets Expected Growth: • Teachers whose students are making the same amount of progress as the state average • Index is equal to or greater than -2 but less than 2
Effectiveness Level Determination • Does Not Meet Expected Growth: • Teachers whose students are making substantially less progress than the state average • Index is less than -2
