Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2011

1. Connecticut Mastery Test(CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2011 Presented to the Guilford Board of Education September 26, 2011

2. General Information • All Connecticut public school students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 participated in the statewide assessment in March. Students in grades 11 and 12 may retake any part of the CAPT if they did not reach goal in that part. • The tests measure skills that students are expected to master in reading, writing, science and mathematics. • Some special education students might have been eligible to participate in a Modified Assessment or a Skills Checklist.

3. District Reference Groups District Reference Groups (DRGs) have been defined based on characteristics such as income and education level of parents because research indicates that there is a strong link between test results and socioeconomic factors.

4. Connecticut Mastery Test Components • Reading • Mathematics • Writing • Science (grades 5 & 8)

5. Reading • Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) • Reading Comprehension • Forming a General Understanding • Developing Interpretation • Making Reader/Text Connections • Examining the Content and Structure

6. Mathematics • Numerical and Proportional Reasoning • Geometry and Measurement • Data: Probability and Statistics • Algebraic Reasoning • Integrated Understandings

7. Writing • Direct Assessment of Writing (Essay) • Editing and Revising • Composing / Revising • Editing

8. CT Performance Level Scores Advanced Goal Proficient Basic Below Basic

9. Grade 3 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

10. Grade 4 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

11. Grade 5 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

12. Grade 6 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

13. Grade 7 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

14. Grade 8 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

15. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 3Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient) • Math • State – 63.3% • DRG B – 81.2% • Guilford – 84.9% (95.1%) • Reading • State – 58.4% • DRG B – 76.1% • Guilford – 77.5% (91.9%) • Writing • State – 61.1% • DRG B – 78.1% _ Guilford – 77.5% (91.2%)

16. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 4Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient) • Math • State – 67.3% • DRG B – 85.4% • Guilford – 83.3% (94.8%) • Reading • State – 62.5% • DRG B – 81.2% • Guilford – 81.0% (88.8%) • Writing • State – 65.5% • DRG B – 82.8% • Guilford – 82.7% (94.9%)

17. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 5Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient) • Math • State – 72.7% • DRG B – 89.1% • Guilford – 82.7% (92.2%) • Reading • State – 61.4% • DRG B – 80.9% • Guilford – 80.1% (88.3%) • Writing • State – 66.8% • DRG B – 84.6 • Guilford – 82.8% (95.5%) • Science • State – 60.2% • DRG B – 81.8% • Guilford – 77.3% (94.2%)

18. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 6Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient) • Math • State – 71.6% • DRG B – 89.6% • Guilford – 88.7% (97.8%) • Reading • State – 76% • DRG B – 91.4% • Guilford – 91.6% (96.4%) • Writing • State – 65.3% • DRG B – 83.6% • Guilford – 90.2% (98.2%)

19. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 7Percent of Students Meeting State Goal • Math • State – 68.7% • DRG B – 88.1% • Guilford – 89.9% (96.3%) • Reading • State – 77.8% • DRG B – 92.5% • Guilford – 94.4% (98.5%) • Writing • State – 58.9% • DRG B – 79.6% • Guilford – 80.5% (93.4%)

20. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 8Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient) • Math • State – 66.8% • DRG B – 88.0% • Guilford – 92.5% (99.7%) • Reading • State – 74.7% • DRG B – 90.4% • Guilford – 94.9% (98.6%) • Writing • State – 64.8% • DRG B – 83.7% • Guilford – 86.8% (97.3%) • Science • State – 63.3% • DRG B – 84.2% • Guilford – 86.4% (96.9%)

21. Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) Components • Mathematics • Science • Reading Across the Disciplines • Writing Across the Disciplines

22. Reading Across the Disciplines • Response to Literature • Reading for Information

23. Mathematics • Algebraic Reasoning: Patterns & Functions • Numerical & Proportional Reasoning • Geometry & Measurement • Data: Probability & Statistics

24. Writing Across the Disciplines • Interdisciplinary Writing (2 sessions) • Editing and Revising

25. Science • Energy Transformations • Chemical Structures & Properties • Global Interdependence • Cell Chemistry & Biotechnology • Genetics, Evolution & Biodiversity

26. Grade 10 CAPT

27. 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 10Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient) • Math • State – 49.6% • DRG B – 74.1% • Guilford – 76.2% (95.2%) • Reading • State –44.8% • DRG B – 69.4% • Guilford – 78.2% (95.6%) • Writing • State – 61.3% • DRG B – 83.7% • Guilford – 85.8% (98.9%) • Science • State – 47.2% • DRG B – 72.3% • Guilford – 77.7% (96.3%)

28. Next Steps for Schools • Analyze data by subgroups. • Analyze data by content strands. • Use analysis to inform professional development plans and make curricular / instructional adjustments. • Monitor student progress.

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