Learning Growth Model Chelsie, Laura, Emily

What is Learning Growth Model? Chelsie Dobberstein

LGM or Learning Growth Model ✾ Allowed Indiana to be waved from NCLB ✾ Takes a student’s ISTEP+ scores from year 1 and finds other student with the same score to form peer groups. ✾ In year 2 of testing, the students in each peer group’s scores are compared to see how each student scored based on their peers.

Goal of LGM ✾ Focus on outputs of education and expect progress from all students not just those close to passing ✾ “Catch up, Keep up, Move up”

DOE and Usage  DOE  Shows which students show typical, low and high growth  Shows if students are making appropriate progress  Usage  Can be used to display students, school and district results to educators and/or the public  This allows parents, teachers and administrators to see the progress made my a student year to year.

Public Release  Started February 10 th  Divided into 3 phases to roll out the data to the public

Phase 1  Administration has received the data and it is currently being examined internally

Phase 2  Takes off later in the winter  Allows school to receive more detailed reports of their students and corporation

Phase 3  Takes off in late spring  Uses the Learning Connection website to provide educators and schools with a secure access to individual students growth data

Question 1 In a student’s peer group, what are their peers scores compared to their own? a. Higher b. Lower c. The Same

Question 2 What state is Indiana’s model based on? a. Illinois b. California c. Texas d. Colorado

Question 3 LGM’s goal is to focus on ______________ from all students not just those close to passing a. Outputs of education and expect progress b. Outputs of education c. Progress

Question 4 When was the LGM’s model launched? a. Feb. 1 st b. Feb. 10 th c. Mar. 1 st d. Jan. 23 rd

Question 5 Who has access to the students’ scores from year to year? a. Teachers b. Parents, Teachers and Administrators c. Administrators d. Government officials

Question 6 How many phases are there in the process of releasing the data to the schools and public? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2

What does the Learning Growth Model Do? Laura Francis

What does the Learning Growth Model do? ✾ It is a statistical model to calculate each student’s progress on state assessments from year to year. ✾ The Learning Growth Model answers more than whether a student passes or fails

Question 1 In what grade is the Learning Growth Model implemented? A. 5 th Grade B. Kindergarten C. 1 st Grade D. 3 rd Grade

What does the Learning Growth Model do?  What is the peer group?  All the students with the same exact scores on one section of the ISTEP in the third grade become a peer group.  Each peer group may be made up of several students.  Through the Learning Growth Model the students in each peer group are compared with each other throughout state assessments.

Question 2 This model answers more than if a student passes or fails. True or False

What does the LGM compare?  Can only students be compared through the Learning Growth Model?  No, in fact the Learning Growth Model can compare schools’ and districts’ growth as well.  The Learning Growth Model can highlight teachers’ abilities.  Since most state assessments can only determine whether a student passes or fail, it is usually assumed that the teacher did not fulfill his/her duty if one of their students fails.

Question 3 Only students’ growth is compared in the Learning Growth Model. True or False

How the Learning Growth Model works… Emily Spencer

Learning Growth Model Graph  Three Categories  High  Typical  Low  If school is continuing in high percentile there is no improvement.

What it shows us?  Student Scores:  compares the students  School Scores:  Compares schools within districts  District Scores  Compares districts within states  Teacher Scores:  Shows where each teacher fell

What it shows us?  Mathematics  Language Arts

Minor Areas it can Compare?  Gender  Grade  History  Ethnicity  Other  Within the student, school, district, or teacher.

Graph  Divided into 4 Areas.  High achieving and High growth  High achieving and Low growth  Low achieving and High growth  Low achieving and Low growth

Schools  Northern Indiana  East Allen County Schools  Central Indiana  Delaware Community Schools  Central Indiana  Carmel Clay Schools  Southern Indiana  Mitchell Community Schools

Learning Growth Website wthModel/Search.aspx

Delaware Community Schools Royerton Elementary School What dot shows Royerton Elementary School? a. b. c. d. A B CD

Delaware Community Schools Royerton Elementary School What category does Royerton fall into? a. Lower Growth and Lower Achievement b. Higher Growth and Lower Achievement c. Lower Growth and Higher Achievement d. Higher Growth and Higher Achievement

East Allen County Schools Village Elementary School Which category does Village Elementary fall into? a. Lower Growth and Higher Achievement b. Lower Growth and Lower Achievement c. Higher Growth and Lower Achievement d. Higher Growth and Higher Achievement

East Allen County Schools Village Elementary School Which dot shows Village Elementary? a. b. c. d. A B C D

Graphic from: Learning Growth Model Website: wthModel/Search.aspx