Shannon Kewin EFD 632
1. The Basics a. Terra Nova (TN) Test Score Results b. Wilson School Annual Report Card 2. Breakdown of scores (Reading) 3. Breakdown of scores (Math) 4. Breakdown of scores (Science) 5. What does the data mean to us? a. Implications for change b. Implications for celebration
1. What is the TerraNova? 2. What do the numbers mean? 3. How did redistricting impact the scores? TerraNova is a standardized test. It is ONE of the tests that we use during the year to assess student growth and achievement. Norm-referenced Percentiles vs. percentages *Redistricting of schools impacted year to year data comparisons. Wilson School has undergone a multi-year transition from a neighborhood school to a (primarily) commuter school back to a neighborhood school.
School Improvement Goals TN Scores Profile information is another way of saying student demographics (race, gender, special services, etc.) Percentile or Percentage?
Breakdown › Based on TN scores, 3 rd grade students scored better than 46% of other test takers. › Based on TN scores, 4 th grade students scored better than 39% of other test takers. › Based on TN scores, 5 th grade students scored better than 45% of other test takers. › Overall, only 44% of our tested students were proficient with 21% being below the standard NOTE DoDEA proficiency goal: 75% of students in top two quartiles In % of our tested students demonstrated proficiency in reading. webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY= &School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All
Breakdown › Based on TN scores, 3 rd grade students scored better than 55% of other test takers. › Based on TN scores, 4 th grade students scored better than 44% of other test takers. › Based on TN scores, 5 th grade students scored better than 51% of other test takers. › Overall, 50% of our tested students were proficient with 16% being below the standard. NOTE : DoDEA proficiency goal: 75% of students in top two quartiles In % of our tested students demonstrated proficiency in reading. webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY= &School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All
Breakdown › Based on TN scores, 3 rd grade students scored better than 59% of other test takers. › Based on TN scores, 4 th grade students scored better than 51% of other test takers. › Based on TN scores, 5 th grade students scored better than 48% of other test takers. › Overall, 54% of our tested students were proficient with 9% being below the standard Note : DoDEA proficiency goal: 75% of students in top two quartiles In % of our tested students demonstrated proficiency in reading. webapps.dodea.edu/SRC/src.cfm?Type=school&SY= &School_Code=81111&selAREA=All&selDISTRICT=All
Graph based on Wilson School’s Annual Report Card (SY and SY )
Implications for change Implications for celebration Recognize that the TN test is a portion of our overall assessment plan/process. We performed lower than our DoDEA Community Strategic Plan (CSP) Goal in all areas. We performed lower than the National Average Proficiency in reading. Male students scored significantly better than female students in math and science and female students performed slightly better in reading. Based on school improvement goal of improving reading comprehension we slightly improved overall student proficiency by 5%. Our overall (3 rd -5 th combined) proficiency scores improved in 2011.