At the end of the year, students in grades 2 - 11 in California take tests prepared by the state that are quite comprehensive -- covering all the standards that are expected to be taught in that grade. At second grade, there are 65 questions for reading and 65 for math. Each of the tests are in 3 sections,
The figures I provided are % accurate -- they are NOT a ranking. So, technically, every student could get 90% (or 30%). The tests are designed to see how well students have mastered standards that were taught at that grade level (and before). Several years ago, one of our administrators told us that 90% of the kids should get 90% on these tests. (If I could do that, I could fly without wings.) The CAT 6 is norm ranked. The STAR tests are not. Our kids take the STAR test. The students do much better in math on these tests. For example, 82% of the second graders at my school were advanced or proficient on the math tests. This means that they got more than 73% correct on the math state test. In reading, 62% of our students scored above 73% on the tests. There is a 22 point difference between reading and math scores. I think I know why. ----- Original Message ----- From: Beverlee Paul Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Students who don't learn to read Just out of curiosity, what tests are those percentages from? NCLB may be a politically motivated document. However, the reading rates are alarming. _________________________________________________________________ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
