Feature:
John Cronin's Blog On Huffington Post
May 6, 2013
Check out Kingsbury Center Director John Cronin's...
NWEA Researchers Presenting at 2013 AERA / NCME Annual Meetings
April 23, 2013
NWEA researchers will present several papers at the 2013 meetings of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council on Measurement in Education...
Virtual Comparison Groups (VCGs): A Tool for Researchers
April 4, 2013
Many education research studies are based on a small number of students or schools, out of necessity due to the logistics required to administer tests to students solely...
Study Finds Similar Academic Growth Rates for High-Achieving Students at High- and Low-Income Schools
March 26, 2013
High-achieving students show nearly equivalent rates of academic growth toward college readiness, whether they go to a low- or high-poverty schools, according to a study...
Blog:
Data Question of the Month! Using NWEA Norms to Establish Goals on State Tests
May 14, 2013
Posted By: Mike Dahlin
Question: How do we use NWEA norms to identify student performance and growth goals around meeting state proficiency standards?
Answer: Simply put, we can’t.
NWEA performance and growth norms are nationally representative, and the students who comprised those norming samples came from all 50 states. Consequently, NWEA norms inform us of how a student’s observed MAP performance or growth compares to other similar kids across the nation.
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