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Using the Grade 9 Applied Mathematics Assessment IIR. Looking at the Item Information Report: Student Roster Files. Grade 9 Mathematics EQAO Files. EQAO provides a variety of files regarding the Grade 9 assessments of mathematics:
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Using the Grade 9 Applied Mathematics Assessment IIR Looking at the Item Information Report: Student Roster Files
Grade 9 Mathematics EQAO Files • EQAO provides a variety of files regarding the Grade 9 assessments of mathematics: • Detailed, internal board and school reports of aggregate achievement for diverse learner groups. • All students and Participating Students public reports for the board, schools, and province. • Individual Student Data files containing demographic and outcomes data for students. • Item Information Report: Student Roster files containing item-by-item data for individual students, the school, board, and province. • Profile of strengths and areas for improvement summaries.
Grade 9 Mathematics EQAO Files • EQAO provides a variety of files regarding the Grade 9 assessments of mathematics: • Student questionnaire results for the school and board. • Board-level teacher questionnaire results. • School and board summary of results over time. • Framework document explaining the assessment, the assessment process, and curriculum connections and blueprint. • Released assessment items and scoring guides. • Guides to interpreting results. • Provincial highlights and summaries. • Other resources for educators and parents.
Individual Student Data File (ISD) • There are two student-level files available to schools: the ISD and the IIR. • The ISD is accessible via your school’s secure EQAO web site. • This file contains outcome, demographic and accommodations information for each individual student, including those not participating in the assessment(s). • This file can assist with student-level and cohort inquiry.
Item Information Report: Student Roster (IIR) • The IIR files are accessible via your school’s secure EQAO web site. • The IIR contains data regarding the responses provided by each student for each released item on the assessment, as well as indication of each student’s overall achievement level. • The summary band below the student data contains aggregate performance information for each question for the school, board, province, and students across the province who achieved Level 3 or higher overall on the assessment. • This file can assist with student-level and cohort inquiry, as well as comparisons between school, board and province.
Using the IIR File • The IIR can be used to assist actual members of the cohort. There may be some application of overall trends to future assessment cohorts. • In the summary band, the number for each multiple choice item (MC) represents the percentage of students who got the item correct. • In the summary band, the number for each open response item (OR) represents the average score point achieved by all students in the respective population, expressed as a percentage.
Cautions with the IIR • The IIR findings represent a starting point for looking at student data. Examination of other student data can supplement IIR data and provide greater understanding about student learning needs. • EQAO assessment questions are designed for a variety of student ability levels. • There are relatively few questions per strand and per curriculum expectation. Conclusions about student learning needs cannot be made on the basis of only a few items. • Clustering of questions is required.
Grade 9 Applied Mathematics:DPCDSB Winter 2008-2009 • The following multiple choice items were most challenging for the board: • 18 (26%), MGV.02, PS • 19 (28%), MGV.02, AP • 1 (30%), NAV.01, PS • 3 (36%), NAV.02, AP • 5 (43%), NAV.02, KU • 4 (48%), NAV.01, KU • The following open response items were most challenging for the board: • 21 (mean score point of 35%, or approx. 14/40), MGV.03, AP • 15 (mean score point of 35%, or approx. 15/40), LRV.03, AP
Grade 9 Applied Mathematics:DPCDSB Spring 2008-2009 • The following multiple choice items were most challenging for the board: • 18 (24%), MGV.02, PS • 11(28%), LRV.03, AP • 2 (40%), NAV.02, AP • 4 (47%), NAV.02, KU • 1 (48%), NAV.01, PS • The following open response items were most challenging for the board: • 5 (mean score point of 48%, or approx. 14/40), NAV.01, PS
Grade 9 Applied Mathematics:DPCDSB 2008-2009 • Examination of all items with a score of less than 60% has suggested that areas of challenge in Dufferin-Peel in 2008-2009 were likely to be related to: • Mathematical processes, particularly problem solving (multi-step), reasoning and proving, connecting, and representing. • Novel ways of asking students to demonstrate their mathematical knowledge.
Contact Information • For questions regarding the EQAO files or this presentation: Kathy Russell-Kwan Researcher, Program Department, Ext. 24550 kathy.russell-kwan@dpcdsb.org