Catch A Rising STAR Understanding Your STAR Student Report (Revised 2013) Department of Research and Evaluation Santa Ana Unified School District

Every year, you and your family receive a report that looks like. . . Do you know how to read it? Could you explain it to your family? Do you know how you did? What are your goals based on the results of these tests? Source: California Department of Education (CDE)

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to. . . Answer who, what, which, when, why and how of the STAR Program Read and explain your STAR Student Report Create goals based on the results of the STAR Report

The Who, What, Which, When, How and Why of the STAR Program

Q: Who participates in the STAR Program? Answer: All students in grades 2 - 11 must participate in the STAR Program

Q: What is the STAR Program? Answer: STAR stands for Standardized Testing And Reporting It includes: The California Standards Test (CST) The California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) and The California Modified Assessment (CMA) The Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) It includes:

When? Q: When are the tests given? Answer: Every spring Q: When will I receive my 2013 STAR Report? Answer: Every spring Answer: Most parents/guardians will receive the report by mail by the end of September.

Q: Why is the STAR necessary? Answer: The STAR Program helps measure how well you are learning the state standards in math and language arts at your grade level.

Q: How are the STAR Program results used to help you? Answers: They are used to. . . Identify your academic strengths and needs; Help teachers when meeting with your parents/guardians; Help match what you learn in school with what the state wants you to learn; and Provide a more complete picture of your academic progress.

The STAR Student Report

Your STAR Student Report Looks Like This . . . Source: California Department of Education (CDE)

Source: California Department of Education (CDE) This Section Of STAR Student Report Shows Your Scale Score And Performance Level. . . Explain Report Cluster 6 – Writing Score (83 with writing test, 75 w/o writing test) If no matching Writing Test then different raw score to scale score table used Source: California Department of Education (CDE)

The Scale Score Tells You. . . A scale score is a number that tells you more information about how you did on the CST. Scale scores range between 150 (low) to a 600 (high). Scale scores determine your performance level and tell you how close you are to the next performance level

The Performance Levels Mean. . . Advanced: Approximately one or more grade levels ABOVE the grade level at the time of test. Proficient: Approximately AT grade level at the time of the test : Approximately one grade level BELOW the grade level during the test Below Basic: Approximately two grade levels BELOW the grade level during the test Far Below Basic: Approximately three or more grade levels BELOW the grade level at the time of the test Basic Proficient & Advanced are the goal

This Section Shows You The Percent Correct On Your STAR Student Report . . . For example, this tells us exactly which part(s) of math you scored the strongest and which area(s) you need more help. This student was strongest in Estimation, Percents and Factoring (83% correct) and needs the most help with Measurement and Geometry (73% correct).

This Section Shows You How You Can Improve Your Reading . . . http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/readinglist.asp Source: California Department of Education (CDE)

Source: California Department of Education (CDE) This section includes a web address if you have additional questions . . . http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/ Source: California Department of Education (CDE)

So, How Did This Student Do? Look at the charts on the back of the Student Report (Sample) How well did the student do in the various content areas? What were the student’s strengths? What were the student’s needs? Create some goals to help this student prepare for this year’s tests.

STAR Student Report (Sample) Source: California Department of Education (CDE)

In conclusion. . . We: Answered who, what, which, when, why and how of the STAR Program; Read and explained a STAR Student Report; and Created goals based on the results of the STAR Student Report. Suggested Follow-up: Read your own STAR Student Report Identify your strengths and needs Create your own goals based on the results of the STAR Student Report Meet with your teacher or counselor to discuss your goals. Please hand-out the STAR Student Reports and have the students complete the follow-up.

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