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Does Assessment Selection Matter When Computing Teacher Value-Added Measures?
October 14, 2011
Kingsbury Center data award recipient James Woodworth is a distinguished doctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas. Using data from the Growth Research Database, he analyzed the error variance produced by value added models using different assessments. Click below to read the full research brief.
Summer Growth Patterns in Gifted Students
October 28, 2011
Karen Rambo received a data award from the Kingsbury Center to look at summer growth patterns and to assess the impact of schools on high achievers. Click the link below to read more about her research.
Blog:
State Proficiency Standards are Inadequate for College Readiness
January 23, 2012
Posted By: Mike Dahlin
Earlier this month, NWEA released a new study providing estimates of the RIT scale scores on MAP reading, math, and language usage tests that correspond to the college readiness benchmarks on the ACT, PLAN and EXPLORE tests. ACT is one of the two major exams taken by high school students in preparation for applying to college, and its college readiness benchmarks are the ACT scale scores that predict at least a 50% chance of getting a B or better, and a 75% chance of getting a C or better in a freshman level course in the same subject. The EXPLORE and the PLAN are additional tests offered by ACT, Inc. that can be taken in eighth and tenth grades, respectively. According to research done by ACT, students who meet the college readiness benchmarks on EXPLORE and PLAN are on track to meet the corresponding benchmarks on the ACT by the time they finish high school.
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