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Making Sense of TAKS Vertical Scale. CAMT 2010 April Chauvette and Emily Gray Leander ISD Modified and presented by Julie Smith, Robert Cunningham and Zizi Asfour. What Can The Vertical Scale Do For You?. A vertical scale allows scores to be compared across grade levels for a subject
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Making Sense of TAKS Vertical Scale CAMT 2010 April Chauvette and Emily Gray Leander ISD Modified and presented by Julie Smith, Robert Cunningham and Zizi Asfour
What Can The Vertical Scale Do For You? A vertical scale allows scores to be compared across grade levels for a subject Useful for tracking a student’s progress in performance across years Performance standards (i.e. Met Standard and Commended) can be numerically compared across grade levels
Aggregated Data • When aggregated, data can lose its value and misrepresent the situation. • Example: LISD 6th to 7th grade Average Growth = 21 Expected Growth = 33
Lets look at a few of our 6th Graders James 4th Grade scored 510 5th Grade scored 705 Arial 4th Grade scored 905 5th Grade scored 810 Franco 4th Grade scored 630 5th Grade scored 660
James Arial Franco
Commended (4th) Commended (5th) Did Not Meet Expected Growth Did Not Meet Standard (4th) Met Standard (5th) Met Expected Growth Met Standard (4th) Met Standard (5th) Did Not Meet Expected Growth
Templates for Spreadsheets • http://classroom.leanderisd.org/webs/msma/vertical_scale.htm • Excel spreadsheet