1. Analyzing Access For ELL Scores
Tracy M. Klingbiel
Nash Rocky Mount School District
September 13, 2010

2. Why should teacher’s analyze their ACCESS data?
Data can take us out of the dark ages where we were teaching and silently hoping we were getting it right?

3. Challenge
Taking the data and making it meaningful to drive our instruction

4. What will teacher’s learn?
The 10 different areas on the ACCESS Teacher Report
Definitions and key areas besides basic proficiency levels
Why and how some of the other areas are important for ESL teachers AND content area teachers.
How to compare scale scores
How to compare results on state tests

5. How do we use the teacher report?
To help determine trends.
As a starting point for differentiating instruction and assessment.
To provide important information for both ESL teachers and content teachers

6. Teacher Report Demographic Information About the Student
Student’s Scale Score by Domain
Student’s ELP Level by Domain
Student’s Scale Composite Scores
Student’s Composite Scores
Student’s Comprehension by Standard
Distribute a sample teacher report – so participants can have a larger view and make notes
Confidence Bands are important because they remind test users that a single test score represents a range of possible outcomes and should never be interpreted as the only possible outcome.
Student’s Speaking Performance by Standard
Student’s Writing Performance by Standard
Description of the ELP Levels
WIDA Consortium / CAL / MetriTech
WIDA Consortium / CAL / MetriTech 6 6 6

7. Plotting 2 years of data using Scale Scores
Graph scale scores in each domain.
Add to graphs with each successive year of data.

8. Comparing State Test Results
Percent of ELL students at proficient and above levels on state tests
Math
Reading
Science
Grade
08-09
09-10 3 4 5 6 7 8