These slides are based on the training presented by Kelli Blackford for NORMES.

1. Analysis questions to ask, using normes reports….

2. Growth Summaries… What % of students met expected gains for the year (each group) Any group hugely different from Combined Pop. (% meeting growth?)— Groups? Subjects? How do each grade-level summaries compare in % meeting growth? Do patterns exist—grade level groups? --subgroups perform PERSISTENTLY different?

3. Growth Rosters &Individual Student Reports Which students didn’t meet expected growth? Is there a pattern among those students? Which students didn’t meet proficiency (lost ground this year)? Is there a pattern? Additional information…..see next slide:

4. Additional Information for Gr. Roster/Ind. Student Reports What do you know about students’ performance in that subject that could: inform further instructional action or intervention? What add’l. information do you need to guide your decisions about instruction/intervention? What resources do you have to gather that additional information?

5. Digging into Details,at appropriate levels: Do subgroups demonstrate differences in achievement? Do these differences constitute achievement gaps between groups? Answer the following about those differences: Are those differences large? Are those differences meaningful? Is the school closing any gaps in achievement?

6. Digging into details, value of identifying MEANINGFUL gaps: Improvement efforts must be based on documented needs rather than perceived needs. For efforts to be effective, MUST identify: Where the achievement gaps exist (schools, classrooms, students) How large the gaps are when they exist Whether the gaps have been persistent OVER TIME

7. Source: NORMES, University of Arkansas, June 2011 data analysis presentation by Kelli Blackford, Research Associate