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Data Overview Presentation_RChazbek
1. On The Road to Excellence
A Mission for English/Language Arts
Proficiency and Beyond
Rema Chazbek
George Washington University
EDUC 6240
November 9, 2010
2. Standardized Testing and Reporting
(STAR)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) are
aligned to the state content standards.
Used for student and school accountability
purposes.
Measures How Well The California Education
System and Its Students are Performing.
Administered every Spring for students in
Grades 2-12.
3. Statements of Performance on
CST
Advanced: This category represents a superior
performance.
Proficient: This category represents a solid
performance.
Basic: This category represents a limited
performance.
Far Below/Below Basic: This category represents a
serious lack of performance.
The school is striving for Proficient or
Advanced!
4. Kindergarten and First Grade
Over a two year period; 2007-2008 to 2008-2009,
the DIBELS* assessment showed an average of
13% of 1st graders started the year at risk in letter
naming fluency and 15% were at risk in the ability
to segment phonemes.
In 2007-2008, an average of ~33% of 1st graders
did not meet the reading benchmark as measured
by the Rigby Running Record Assessment.
5. OUR DATA
CST -English/Language Arts Longitudinal Strand
Analysis for Grades 2-5
2005-
2006
2006-
2007
2007-
2008
Written and Oral Language
Conventions
72% 67% 71%
Writing Strategies 65% 61% 59%
Literary Response and
Analysis
72% 68% 70%
Reading Comprehension 66% 65% 63%
Word Analysis and
Vocabulary
70% 68% 70%
6. CST -English/Language Arts
Disaggregated Data
All Students
Title 1 StudentsLimited English
Proficiencey
Students
2005-2006 to 2007-
2008
64
53
43
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
3-Year Period of Reading Comprehension
Percentages on CTS
(Grades 2-5)
10. Discussion
What impacts do these results have on student
learning?
Any other suggestions or areas needing
improvements?
Next step?
Hinweis der Redaktion
I would like to discuss some data which the English/Language Arts team has been collecting and analyzing. As you know, we are working towards bringing all students to the proficient to advanced level academically by 2014. This leaves us with only a few more years to ensure this happens. Upon reviewing the following data, you will notice that our efforts to increase students reading comprehension is advancing in a forward motion.
Test takers include students with disabilities and students whose first language is not English. Spanish-speaking English learners take the test the Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS).
Advanced: Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment, at this grade, in this content area.
Proficient: Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment, at this grade, in this content area.
Basic: Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment, at this grade, in this content area.
Far Below/Below Basic: Students demonstrate little or flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment, at this grade, in this content area.
Over a three year period from 2005-2006 to 2007-2008, across grades 2-5, the percentage correct in reading comprehension averaged ~64% on the California Standards Test. CST scores help identify target areas and student subgroups needing additional support.
This data provides rationale for small group differentiated instruction to help students further develop their reading comprehension skills. Students not meeting the benchmark will be assigned to groups with smaller teacher to student ratio.
Reading Comprehension has increased from 63% to 69% correct on the California Standards Test. In addition, the DIBELS also showed growth for students in the 2008-2009 school year, fewer than 2% of 1st graders ended the year at risk in phonemes segmentation fluency which is down by about 19% at the beginning of the year.
As you can see, based on the past three years, our school is improving in the area of English/Language Arts. We are on average scoring 20% higher than other schools within the state, however, we have more work to do if we are going to catch up with other schools within this district.
Differentiated reading program results indicate a significant overall increase in student performance as measured by the California Standards Test. The overall API score increased by 37 points, from 829 in 2007-2008 school year to 866 in the 2008-2009 school year. Socio-economically disadvantaged students score increased by 50 points to 787 and English Learners exceeded their growth target, of 800 by improving 89 points to 840.
Take a moment to debrief with your grade level colleagues. Think about the data I just presented and what impacts the scores have had on student learning. Next, collaboratively decide on suggestions or areas needing improvements. Lastly, in your opinion, what is the next step?