National Test Scores

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National Test Scores

• 4th 8th grade Math and Reading

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National Assessment of Educational Progress

• Test is considered to be nations Report Card
• Used to check whether states are challenging
  their students
• This year all states required to take test in
  order to receive govt. funding

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NAEP Math assessment

• Evaluated areas such as probability, algebra and
  reasoning
• 77 students at basic level or higher
• Improvement from year to year

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NAEP Reading scores

• Performance holds steady
• Two thirds of students still not proficient
• Reading can be more heavily influenced by outside
  factors
• Number of books in the home
• Culture of television watched
• Amount of video games played

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How does Michigan compare?

• MEAP Test
• Developed to examine MI students
• More rigorous than NAEP
• Supported by NAEP

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MEAP Test 2003

• Reading
• Measures comprehension skills
• 68,198 (67) of students met or exceeded
  requirements

• Math
• Measures geometry, probability, statistics, and
  measurement
• 61,591 (60) of students met or exceeded
  requirements

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Students and Test Scores

• How do these test scores compare to the year
  2000?
• 2003 scores show 4th and 8th graders made
  sizeable gains at every level
• Black and Hispanic students reduced performance
  gap with white students
• What does this mean?

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Standardized testing works!!!!

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Varied opinionsWhat do teachers think?

• Obviously were not there yet, but change is not
  going to be quick Betsy Wiens
• The oft-quoted achievement levels are
  un-realistic and unfair Gerald Bracey
• Public schools are holding the line in spite of
  increasing poverty and diversity Barbara Kapinus

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This presentation created by Nikole Ferree

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