Understanding Your Students’ Predictive Assessment Reports

1. Understanding Your Students’ Predictive Assessment Reports School Year 2008-2009

2. Acuity Predictions on the Assessment Report Last year… • Overall Scores: % correct on an assessment This year… • Overall Scores: % correct on an assessment • Prediction:forecast of a student’s performance level on the New York State tests • Scale Score: level of achievement that can be used to show growth within and across years

3. How are Acuity predictions determined? • Data Used: • 2007-08 Fall Predictive Assessment scores • 2007-08 NY State test results • Anchor Set: • 19-20 Multiple Choice item subset • Exist on both last year’s and this year’s Fall Predictive Assessments • Used to develop the scaled score and predicted level of performance

4. Hannah Granger Acuity Prediction Example 2008-2009 7th Grader 2007-20087th Graders Hannah: 15 out of 19 correct Other Students: 15 out of 19 correct Advanced Advanced Proficient Basic Proficient Basic Proficient Proficient Acuity predicts that Hannah will score in the Proficient performance level category.

5. The Student Assessment Report – Predicted Performance • The student assessment report • - represents the students expected performance level on the NY State test if the student continues on the same learning path • - is the standard error of prediction • Changes in instruction between the administration of the Acuity Predictive assessment and the NY State test can improve your students actual score on the State test

6. Acuity Predictive Vertical Scale • The Scale Score can be applied across all grades of Acuity Predictive Assessments • The minimum of the scale is the lowest a student can perform on a 3rd grade fall assessment (280) • The maximum of the scale is the highest a student can perform on an 8th grade spring assessment (815) • Each assessment has a unique scale that is contained within the overall scale 815 Grade 8 Spring Assessment (350-815) Grade 3 Fall Assessment (280-700)

7. The Student Assessment Report – Vertical Scale Score • The Student Assessment Report displays the student’s Acuity scale score • The min and max score represents the lowest and highest scores possible and are different for each assessment • The number in parenthesis is the standard error of measurement and represents the possible variation in the student’s scale score • Unlike the state test, you can use the Acuity scale score to measure student progress over time • The Acuity vertical scale score is not the same as the scale score provided on the NY State test

8. The Class Assessment Report • The class assessment report displays: • The performance level categories and the percentage of your class that is expected to perform in each category on the NY State test • The average vertical scale score and average overall percentage points obtained for the students in your class

9. Navigation/Demo • Log into Acuity: • Periodic Assessment Web site: http://schools.nyc.gov/Accountability/ResourcesforEducators/PeriodicAssessments • Click “Acuity” • User Names are DOE Outlook email addresses (e.g., emullins5) • Passwords are 6-digit file numbers • Go to the Class Roster report – [Point out the overall percentage points obtain and scale score] • Drill down to a Student Assessment report – [Review key components] • Go to the Class Assessment Report –[Review key components]

10. Instructional Next Steps • Use the Predictive assessment reports for your class or individual students to identify areas of strength and weakness • Identify areas where you have the greatest chance of improving your students’ NY State test scores • Assign Instructional Resources to reinforce skills • Create custom assignments using the Acuity Item Banks to assess progress on particular skills

11. Educator Support If you have any questions, please contact the NYC Acuity Helpdesk at: 866-NYC-6550 nycacuity@ctb.com OR reference the Additional Help section of Acuity

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