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Terra Nova California Achievement Test. H I N G H A M P U B L I C S C H O O L S. Presented to the School Committee November 4, 2013 By Ellen Keane Assistant Superintendent. H I N G H A M P U B L I C S C H O O L S. Introduction The CAT Basic Battery with InView.
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Terra Nova California Achievement Test HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS Presented to the School Committee November 4, 2013 By Ellen Keane Assistant Superintendent
HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS Introduction The CAT Basic Battery with InView The Terra Nova California Achievement Test (CAT) Basic Battery: Comprehensive, standardized, norm-referenced achievement test Selected response format Reading, language arts and mathematics scores 2000 norm group and consistent with national and state standards The InView: Academic aptitude and cognitive abilities Subtests on verbal reasoning, sequences, analogies and quantitative reasoning Anticipated achievement scores compared to obtained achievement scores by combining CAT and InView
HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAT Results (NP of NCE*) Grade 6 Achievement Scores2003-2012 * NP of NCE scores are National Percentiles of the Mean Normal Curve Equivalent ** Indicates a positive statistically significant difference (educationally meaningful) between obtained and anticipated achievement scores
HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS Grade 6 CAT Achievement Scores2003-2012
HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS InView ResultsPercent of Students by CSI(Cognitive Skills Index) Interval Grade 6 Aptitude Scores 2003-2012
HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAT and InView ResultsObtained / Anticipated Scores(NP of Mean NCE) Fall 2012 *Statistically Significant Difference
Scores the same as 2011 in reading, math, and total score and decreased by one point in language • “Obtained” scores higher than the “anticipated” achievement scores • Positive statistically significant difference between “obtained” and “anticipated” math achievement scores • Forty-seven percent of students scored in the 115 and above CSI category • Grade 6 2012 CAT and InView scores consistent with recent results HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS Analysis of Grade 6 CAT/InView ResultsFall 2012
Intervention/support programs in grade 6: literacy lab and co-taught math • Individual student intervention/support (CAP, 504, IEP) • Curriculum/instruction revision and professional development • Supervision/evaluation for consistent curriculum and effective instruction HINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS Improvement Steps2013-2014