Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2009

1. Connecticut Mastery Test(CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2009 Presented to the Guilford Board of Education October 26, 2009

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 have retaken any part of the CAPT if they did not previously met goal in that part. • The test measures skills that students are expected to master in reading, writing, science and mathematics. • Some special education students might have taken a alternative test.

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. DRG B: Avon, Region 5, Region 15, Simsbury, Orange, West Hartford, Madison, Brookfield, Trumbull, Greenwich, Cheshire, New Fairfield, Guilford, Fairfield, Monroe, South Windsor, Newtown, Farmington, Glastonbury, Woodbridge, and Granby.

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. Science Content Knowledge and Scientific Inquiry, Literacy, and Numeracy • Life Science • Physical Science • Earth Science

9. Sample CMT Science Item Grade 5 A student thinks that birds eat the same food as squirrels. Which of the following would give her data to answer the question? 􀁻 She counts the numbers of birds and squirrels in a park. 􀁻 She feeds sugar water to each and records how much they drink. X She observes squirrels and birds and writes down everything they eat. 􀁻 She puts a squirrel and a bird together in a cage for a week and observes them.

10. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 3Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 63% • DRG B – 81.2 % • Guilford – 81.9% (95%) • Reading • State – 54.6% • DRG B – 74.5% • Guilford – 71.3% (85%) • Writing • State – 62.6% • DRG B – 79.4% -- Guilford – 71.7% (88.6%)

11. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 4Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 63.8% • DRG B – 83.5% • Guilford – 83.1% (95.5%) • Reading • State – 60.7% • DRG B – 80.7% • Guilford – 80.5% (88.7%) • Writing • State – 64.2% • DRG B – 81.1% • Guilford –77.5% (94.5%)

12. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 5Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 69% • DRG B – 85.6% • Guilford – 85.8% (93.3%) • Science • State – 58.3% • DRG B – 79% • Guilford – 72.2% (92.6%) • Reading • State – 66% • DRG B –84.6% • Guilford – 85% (92.9%) • Writing • State – 66.6% • DRG B –83.3% • Guilford –85.2% (95.6%)

13. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 6Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 69% • DRG B – 89.3% • Guilford – 92.9% (98%) • Reading • State – 69% • DRG B – 87.6% • Guilford – 91.6% (96.6%) • Writing • State – 62.2% • DRG B – 81.6% • Guilford –82.3% (97.3%)

14. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 7Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 66.3% • DRG B – 86.9% • Guilford – 93.1% (98.7%) • Reading • State – 74.9% • DRG B – 90.4% • Guilford – 94% (97%) • Writing • State – 62.9% • DRG B – 80% • Guilford –82.7% (92.9%)

15. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 8Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 64.7% • DRG B – 87.09% • Guilford – 92.2% (98.9%) • Science • State – 60.9% • DRG B – 83.7% • Guilford – 87.4% (94.4%) • Reading • State – 68.5% • DRG B – 87.5% • Guilford – 88.7% (94%) • Writing • State – 66.5% • DRG B – 84.4% • Guilford –85.7% (95.1%)

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

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

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

19. Sample CAPT Math Item – Grade 10

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

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

22. 2009 Comparison Data – Grade 10Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) • Math • State – 48% • DRG B – 71.5% • Guilford – 74.1% (94.6%) • Science • State – 43% • DRG B – 67.0% • Guilford – 71.1% (95.4%) • Reading • State – 47.5% • DRG B – 71.61% • Guilford – 76% (96.6%) • Writing • State – 55.1% • DRG B – 77.4% • Guilford – 79% (97.3%)

23. Next Steps for Schools • Analyze data by subgroups. • Analyze data by content strands. • Monitor student performance through local benchmark assessments. • Use analysis to inform professional development plans and make curricular / instructional adjustments.

24. NCLB All Guilford schools have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on Connecticut Mastery Test and Connecticut Academic Proficiency Test data.

25. For more information: www.ctreports.com www.csde.state.ct.us