2014 PSSA Data Featuring: Reporting Clusters/Categories

Data Digging! These data presentations are designed for review of district data. There are three presentations: PSSAs DIBELS Keystones You can choose which data set to review. To get credit for this work, you are required to complete Worksheet A (Group) and Worksheet B (Individual). At a later date we will instruct you on how to upload to PA e-TEP. This Power Point and all documents can be found under the “Teacher Toolkit” tab on the Curriculum & Instruction webpage.

About this presentation: This slide presentation highlights information from our PSSA scores. You will notice that scores are reported based on our configuration last school year, and the Legacy PA Standards (not the PA Core Standards that will be used for 2015 testing). There are pointers in the presentation to help you understand how to read these data! We encourage you to work in groups (i.e., grade level, department, etc.)

Math Grades The numbers in parentheses represents the Adv/Prof percentage for each grade level

Reading Grades 3 - 6

Math & Reading Grades 7 & 8

Math Reporting Categories Not all grades have all Reporting Categories, which you will note in the following slides. The Legacy Reporting Categories from are: Numbers & Operations Measurement Geometry Algebraic Concepts Data Analysis & Probability

Math Reporting Categories Reporting Clusters You can find all Test Design documents here: ity/state_assessment_system/20965/pennsylvania_syste m_of_school_assessment_(pssa)/ PCS stands for PA Core Standards

How to read these slides: These slides compare Reporting Category performance by Subject and Grade Level. They are color coded by Reporting Category. The bars show the number of students scoring at that level. 19 students had the maximum score for this category.

Using the shape of the charts helps us start to understand these data: Observation: Visually, there is a greater spread of scores when looking at the Algebraic Concepts cluster for these 3 rd graders. Overall, our 3 rd graders performed better with Data Analysis than with Algebraic Concepts. Both of these categories had a maximum score of 11, but I can see how more students earned a score of 9 or greater in Data Analysis (n = 66) than in Algebraic Expressions (n = 30). What questions come up based on this comparison?

How to read these slides: Comparisons using Reporting Categories Within grade level (previous slide) Across categories (previous slide) Across grade levels looking at the same or different categories OK, now you are ready to start reviewing the Math Reporting Categories. These are organized by grade, starting with 3 rd Grade.

Grade 3 Math No Geometry RC for Gr 3

Grade 4 Math

Grade 5 Math

Grade 6 Math No Measurement RC for Gr 6

Grade 7 Math No Geometry RC for Gr 7

Grade 8 Math No Measurement RC for Gr 8

Reading Reporting Clusters Since these data are based on the 2014 testing, the PA Legacy Standards were assessed. The Legacy Standards Reporting Categories from are: Reading Comprehension & Reading Skills Interpretation Analysis, Fiction & Non Fiction Writing

ELA Reporting Clusters (Remember, the PA Core standards refer to ELA not Reading) Reporting Clusters You can find all Test Design documents here: ity/state_assessment_system/20965/pennsylvania_syste m_of_school_assessment_(pssa)/ PCS stands for PA Core Standards

Grade 3 Reading

Grade 4 Reading

Grade 5 Reading

Grade 6 Reading

Grade 7 Reading

Grade 8 Reading

Reporting Clusters Writing (Remember, PA Core Standards require testing using integrated concepts for ELA therefore no separate Reporting Clusters for Writing will be used for )

Grades 5 & 8 Writing

Reporting Clusters Science

Science Reporting Clusters Reporting Clusters

Grades 4 & 8 Science

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