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Enhancing Student Growth: Utilizing Iowa Assessments for Effective Instructional Decisions

This workshop series, led by Stephen Dunbar and Catherine Welch, focuses on using the Iowa Assessments to evaluate student growth and readiness in alignment with the Iowa Core Standards. With three interactive sessions, participants will learn about data comprehension, the interpretation of assessment results, and effective instructional decision-making. Key topics include monitoring student progress, making relative comparisons, and using a balanced assessment system to gather useful data for educational improvement. Join us to enhance your understanding and application of assessment data!

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Enhancing Student Growth: Utilizing Iowa Assessments for Effective Instructional Decisions

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  1. Measure growth Assess Iowa Core Inform Instruction Track readiness Determine Proficiency Monitor Trends Make Comparisons Evaluate Programs

  2. Interpretation Workshops Stephen Dunbar Catherine Welch

  3. The Iowa Assessments

  4. Today’s Agenda • Introduction to • Interpretation Workshop – 3 sessions • Using the Iowa Assessments Data to Measure the Iowa Core • Using the Iowa Assessments to Monitor Student Growth • Using the Iowa Assessments to Track Readiness • Review of ITP online resources

  5. Structure of Sessions All sessions will focus on three areas: Data location Data comprehension and interpretation Data use for instructional decision making

  6. What is Assessment?

  7. Educational Assessment • Process for obtaining information that is used for making decisions about students, teachers, curricula, programs and educational policy • Examples include: • Observations • Tests • Homework • Lab work • Portfolios • Research Papers • Projects • Discussion/questions

  8. performances observations participation assignments discussions projects research Peer work portfolios attendance other assessments quizzes classroom-based tests Lab work effort

  9. Balanced Assessment Systems • Balanced across purposes • Balanced across audiences • Balanced across formats/content areas • Combining information from a variety of sources • Aligned with challenging state content and student performance standards • Providing useful information about student attainment of these state standards

  10. Needs Vary by Audience

  11. Role of Iowa Assessments within a Balanced System • Iowa Core Interpretations • Monitor Student Growth • Tracking towards Readiness • Relative Comparisons

  12. Measuring the Iowa Core Standards-Based Interpretations • Determine which standards have been mastered by the student, classroom or school • Determine which standards need additional focus • Evaluate progress

  13. Monitoring Student Growth • Set goals for students • Monitor growth for students • Provide information for students and groups • Compare growth across groups • Compare growth across years

  14. Tracking Readiness • Monitor readiness • Help students plan the appropriate coursework • Identify students that are not “on track” • Identify trends

  15. Relative Comparisons • Determine student strengths with respect to the school, district, state and nation • Use relative comparisons to evaluate programs, set expectations and determine interventions

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