1. 2013 STAR Interpreting and Using Results August 7, 2013 Webcast Webcast starts at 9 a.m.

2. Objectives Workshop participants will be able to: Describe the purposes of STAR reports Interpret STAR results Explain key statistics Compare and contrast types of reports Identify proper uses of reports August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 2

3. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop What’s New? Results and Statistical Analysis Using Results Summary and Internet Reports Data CDs Individual Student Reports Early Assessment Program Agenda 3

4. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 4 Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) performance levels are now also reported for students in grades 8–11who took the grade-level STS for RLA, STS for Algebra I, and STS for Geometry. The score for the California Standards Test (CST) for Writing is no longer doubled; possible scores are 1, 2, 3, and 4. Manual (M) 2 – 3 What’s New in 2013

5. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 5 ELA scale scores for the grades 4 and 7 CSTs and California Modified Assessment (CMA) will be provided based on the multiple-choice items only and the reporting cluster “Writing Applications” is no longer part of the CST and CMA ELA cluster groups; instead, the writing score is provided as a standalone score called “Writing Response Score.” M 2 – 3 What’s New in 2013

6. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 6 Enrollment and exit code data to determine which students are counted as “continuously enrolled” for accountability purposes, previously collected for (CBEDS), were not collected on STAR answer documents or in Pre-ID. Instead, these data were extracted from the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS). Please refer to pages 2 and 3 in the 2013 Post Test Guide for a list of all changes. What’s New in 2013 M 2 – 3

7. Which of these tests had scale scores reported for the first time in 2013? A.CST for World History B.STS for Science C.CMA for Algebra I D.STS for Algebra I August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 7 Quiz Question 1

8. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 8 Which of these tests had scale scores reported for the first time in 2013? A.CST for World History B.CAPA for Science C.CMA for Algebra I D.STS for Algebra I Quiz Question 1

9. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 9 Report progress toward proficiency on the state’s academic content standards Notify where improvement needed –To help students’ achievement –To improve educational programs Provide data for state and federal accountability programs Results: Purposes of STAR Reports M 4

10. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 10 State goal: All students score at proficient or above 350 or higher scale score –CST –CMA –STS CAPA proficient: 35 or higher scale score Results: Performance Levels M 8 – 11

11. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 11 Advanced Basic cut score –CST: 300 –CMA: 300 –STS: 300 –CAPA: 30 Below basic Far below basic For each testing program, cut points vary for advanced and below basic by –Subject –Grade Results: Other Performance Levels M 8 – 11; Appendix B

12. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 12 Scale scores allow the same score to mean the same thing across test versions within grade and content area. Scale scores account for differences in difficulty. Scale score ranges by program are: –CST, CMA, STS: 150–600 for each grade and subject –CAPA: 15–60 for each level and subject Results: Scale Scores M 8 – 11

13. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 13 Psychometric procedure Adjusts for test difficulty Additional information in the technical report on the CDE Web site Results: Equating M 8

14. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 14 Three to six clusters for each subject May be useful as indicators of individual or group strengths and weaknesses But... reporting clusters should be interpreted with caution Results: Reporting Clusters (Content Area) M 9 – 11; Appendix A

15. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 15 Cluster percent correct available for CSTs, CMA, STS Based on small numbers of items; therefore, may not be reliable or generalized NOT equated from year to year Should not compare reporting cluster percent correct from year to year Results: Reporting Clusters Cautions M 9 – 11; Appendix A

16. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 16 Compare to percent-correct range of proficient students statewide Interpreting Reporting Clusters or Content Areas in the Same Year M 9 – 11; Appendix A

17. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 17 2013 Post-Test Guide, Appendixes A and C as posted on startest.org, will be finalized with complete data on August 15. 2013 CST Reporting Clusters: Number of Questions and Average Percent Correct M Appendix A

18. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 18 Examples—Interpreting Reporting Clusters for the CST for Geometry M 10

19. What is a scale score? A.Percent correct of all questions B.Mean percent correct of all questions C.An adjustment of this year’s and last year’s raw scores to show changes D.An adjustment of the raw score to account for differences in difficulty August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 19 Quiz Question 2

20. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 20 What is a scale score? A.Percent correct of all questions B.Mean percent correct of all questions C.An adjustment of this year’s and last year’s raw scores to show changes D.An adjustment of the raw score to account for differences in difficulty Quiz Question 2

21. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 21 For instructional decisions in conjunction with other data Used in Academic Performance Index (API) calculations, all grades and subjects: CST, CMA, CAPA Used in adequate yearly progress (AYP) calculations, ELA and mathematics: –CST — grades 2–8 –CMA — grades 3–8 –CAPA — grades 2–8, 10 Using Results M 4

22. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 22 Mean scale score –Same content and grade, varying years Percent in each performance level –Same content by grade across years  e.g., 2012 grade 10 ELA with 2013 grade 10 ELA Year-to-Year Comparisons Do Compare CSTs: Same Grade and Same Content Area M 12 – 15

23. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 23 Percentage of students scoring at PROFICIENT and above –For a given grade and subject, e.g., Percent proficient and above for grade 3 math in 2012 and 2013 –For a given subject and aggregated grades, e.g., Percent proficient and above for grades 2–6 mathematics in 2012 and 2013 –Across grades and a subject, e.g., Percent proficient and above in all courses and all grades Year-to-Year Comparisons Do Compare CSTs: Percent Proficient and Advanced M 12 – 15

24. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 24 Individual scale scores or statistics based on scale scores for different grades or content areas –Subjects by grade are independently scaled –Different content standards are measured in different grades Cohorts across grades Across tests Scale scores to percent correct scores CAPA to years prior to 2009, due to new standard setting then Year-to-Year Comparisons Don’t Compare M 12 – 15

25. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 25 Example—Using CST Results to Compare Grade Results from Year to Year M 14 2012 CST for ELA2013 CST for ELA Grade% Prof or Above Difference Grade 231%35%4% Grade 333% 0% Grade 429%31%2% Grade 534%32%–2% Grade 631%32%1% All Grades32%33%1%

26. Which is the best comparison for CST scores of students within a middle school? A.2012 mean scale scores for ELA of a cohort of grade 7 students with 2013 scale scores for ELA of the same students in grade 8 B.2012 mean scale scores for ELA for grade 8 students with 2013 mean scale scores for ELA for grade 8 students C.2012 mean percent correct scores for ELA with 2013 mean percent correct scores for ELA for the same students D.2012 mean percent correct scores for ELA for grade 8 students with 2013 mean percent correct for ELA for grade 8 students August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 26 Quiz Question 3

27. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 27 Quiz Question 3 Which is the best comparison for CST scores of students within a middle school? A.2012 mean scale scores for ELA of a cohort of grade 7 students with 2013 scale scores for ELA of the same students in grade 8 B.2012 mean scale scores for ELA for grade 8 students with 2013 mean scale scores for ELA for grade 8 students C.2012 mean percent correct scores for ELA with 2013 mean percent correct scores for ELA for the same students D.2012 mean percent correct scores for ELA for grade 8 students with 2013 mean percent correct for ELA for grade 8 students

28. Which is the best comparison of cluster scores for a single student? Compare... A.To proficient students statewide B.One cluster to another, same year C.The same cluster to the same cluster, different years D.To the average percent correct of all students in a class August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 28 Quiz Question 4

29. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 29 Which is the best comparison of cluster scores for a single student? Compare... A.To proficient students statewide B.One cluster to another, same year C.The same cluster to the same cluster, different years D.To the average percent correct of all students in a class Quiz Question 4

30. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 30 What are they? –Student Master List Summary –Student Master List Summary End-of-Course (EOC) –Subgroup Summary Report emphasis: CSTs –Criterion-referenced tests –Progress is measured in percent of students scoring proficient and advanced Note: Back of reports provides guide to abbreviations, score codes Aggregate (Summary) Reports M 18 – 22

31. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 31 By grade Results by program (CSTs, CMA, CAPA, and STS) and subject # and % at each performance level Mean scale score Reporting cluster: mean percent correct (except CAPA ) Student Master List Summary M 18–19; M 27 – 33

32. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 32 By program (CSTs, CMA, and STS) and subject Results for each grade, and for all grades combined # and % at each performance level Mean scale score Reporting cluster: mean percent correct Student Master List Summary End-of-Course M 19–20; M 34 – 39

33. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 33 Grade 7 Example Student Master List Summary M 33

34. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 34 Student Master List Summary Basic Statistics M 28 – 31

35. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 35 Total CST/CMA and CAPA multiple-choice answer documents submitted as scorable Minus –Documents marked as “Student enrolled after the first day of testing and was given this test” Who Counts? Number Enrolled M 29

36. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 36 All CST, CMA, CAPA, STS answer documents with one or more answers Plus –Z = Tested but marked no answers Not included –A = Students absent –E = Not tested due to significant medical emergency –P = Parent/guardian exemptions –T = Enrolled first day, not tested, tested at previous school –Students with inconsistent grades –Non–English learners who took the STS Who Counts? Number Tested M 29

37. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 37 Number Valid Scores –For the subject, number of students tested at grade level who received a score for the test. –Not included:  Incomplete tests  Modified tests  Non–English learners who took the STS  Unknown EOC mathematics (except grade 7 mathematics) or science tests  Inconsistent grades Percent Valid Scores –For the subject, number of valid scores divided by the number of students tested. Who Counts? Number and Percent Valid Scores M 29

38. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 38 All tests taken, including those taken with modifications, that result in a score Not included: –Incomplete tests –Non–English learners who took the STS –Unknown EOC mathematics or science tests –Inconsistent grades Who Counts? Number Tested with Scores M 29

39. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 39 Student Master List Summary Performance Levels M 30

40. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 40 All CSTs, CAPA, CMA, STS Advanced, proficient, basic, below basic –All valid scores falling in the performance level Far below basic –All valid scores falling in the performance level –CSTs taken with modifications (in aggregate reporting [CSTs and STS] and accountability [CSTs] only) Who Counts? Performance Levels M 30

41. Average of valid scale scores Can be used to compare results for the same content/grade across years August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 41 Who Counts? Mean Scale Scores M 30

42. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 42 Compare to: Average percent correct range for students statewide who scored proficient on the total test (See the Post-Test Guide, Appendix A.) Student Master List Summary: Reporting Clusters M 30

43. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 43 B=Blank C=Copied prompt I=Illegible L=Language other than English R=Refusal T=Off topic W=Wrong prompt (prompt from an earlier administration) Student Master List Summary: Writing M 30 – 31

44. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 44 Disability status –Based on disability status for CST, CMA, STS –CAPA: each disability type Economic status –Based on NSLP eligibility or parent education level Gender English proficiency Ethnicity Ethnicity for Economic Status (only for CSTs, CMA, and CAPA) Subgroup Summary: CSTs, CMA, CAPA, and STS M 40 – 54

45. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 45 Subgroup Summary: Ethnicity for Economic Status M 51 – 54

46. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 46 Example: Economically disadvantaged for each ethnicity Subgroup Summary: Ethnicity for Economic Status M 51 – 54

47. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 47 Subgroup Summary: Ethnicity for Economic Status M 51 – 54

48. 10 minutes Break — 10 minutes

49. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 49 Summaries based on same data as paper reports: CSTs, CMA, CAPA, STS Available to the public online for school, district, county, and state “Students with Scores” = number tested with scores CST summaries of % advanced and proficient More subgroups than paper reports –Parent education –Special program participation Access from http://star.cde.ca.gov/ M 95 – 108 Internet Reports

50. Internet Demonstration August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 50

51. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 51 M 95 – 106 Internet Reports: CST Sample

52. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 52 Only available for CSTs M 99 – 100 Internet Reports: CST Summary Sample

53. CST (M 98−100) CMA (M 100–101) –Same as CST CAPA (M 101−104) –State level: same as CST; separate Level I –County, district, school  Mean scale score  Percent proficient or above STS (M 105−106) –Same as CST August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 53 Other Internet Reports

54. Which subgroup can only be accessed from the Internet? A.Parent Education Level B.CAPA by individual disability status C.Ethnicity for Economic Status D.English Proficiency August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 54 Quiz Question 5

55. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 55 Which subgroup can only be accessed from the Internet? A.Parent Education Level B.CAPA by individual disability status C.Ethnicity for Economic Status D.English Proficiency Quiz Question 5

56. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 56 What are they? –Lists of information from answer documents and scores of every student in the district –In.txt format What are they used for? –Searching for specific data –Creating unique reports –Verifying paper reports What else is needed? –Text editor –or Desktop application –or Student Information System Data CDs

57. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 57 As.txt, word wrap on With text editor, word wrap off View of Data

58. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 58 Two files: –Demographics, special conditions, and test scores –Accommodations, modifications, English learners, and irregularities Data Layout = guide to location of data on files –Position –Number of characters –Whether numeric or alpha Organization of Data

59. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 59 Data Layout Sample

60. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 60 STAR Student Record Label –Adhesive label to affix to student’s permanent school record STAR Student Master List –Alphabetical list of students and their scores –Tests listed in order within grade  CSTs  CMA  CAPA  STS STAR Student Report: individual’s scores –2 two-sided color copies for each test –For parents/guardians, school –Per regulations, district must forward within 20 business days M 55 – 93 Individual Reports

61. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 61 M 56 Student Record Label Grade 10 Sample: Student Name and Identification

62. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 62 CST/CMA Grade 10 Example M 56 Student Record Label

63. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 63 CST/CMA Grade 3 Example M 57 – 60 Student Master List

64. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 64 CST Grade 11 Example M 61 – 93; 71 – 72 Student Report

65. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 65 CST Grade 11 Example M 70 Student Report

66. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 66 ♦ =Percent correct obtained by the student on the reporting cluster/content area ▬ = Average percent-correct range on the reporting cluster for students statewide who scored proficient on the total test scores CST Grade 11 Example Student’s name on back M 71 Student Report

67. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 67 Explain to Parents Scale Score  Average % correct cluster score x 600 Reporting clusters not comparable –Different difficulty –Varying number of questions –Average % correct of clusters  % correct on total test (or total number of test items) Scale scores –Use conversion tables resulting from statistical procedures –Equating allows scores to have similar meaning (e.g., 350 = lowest score for CSTs proficient) M 8 – 11

68. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 68 CMA (M 72−80) –Front: Performance levels and scale scores –Back: Cluster percent correct, About the CMA CAPA (M 81−85) –Front: Performance levels and scale scores –Back: About the CAPA STS (M 86−93) –In Spanish  Front: Performance levels and scale scores  Back: Cluster percent correct, how to use the report Other Student Reports

69. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 69 Unmatched Reports Writing CST, CMA—Grs 4, 7 Only multiple-choice Only writing Students receive 2 reports if writing score not matched to multiple-choice score CST, CMA—Grs 8, 11 Only CMA and no CST Grades 8 and 11 require CST for History–Social Science

70. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 70 Do’s –Do compare mean scale score, percent at performance levels within same grade, same content area –Do compare cluster scores to the corresponding proficient range provided for this year Don’ts –Don’t compare cluster scores to each other within test, nor across years, grades, content areas –Don’t compare mean scale scores across grades, content areas Summary and Internet reports Data CDs Individual reports Summary

71. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 71 Upcoming Dates

72. 1.Return the 2014 Superintendent’s Designation form and Security Agreement. 2.Finalize instruction schedule. 3.Set up admin in STAR management system prior to December 1. 4.Enter and approve orders prior to December 1. After order approval, test administration dates are NOT changeable. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 72 2014 Setting Up Administration

73. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 73 http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/ http://star.cde.ca.gov/ http://www.startest.org/ STAR Technical Assistance Center –800-955-2954 CDE Accountability –aau@cde.ca.gov –916-319-0863 CDE STAR office: 916-445-8765 For more information see:

74. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 74 Next Webcasts 2013 Demographic Data Corrections September 25, 2013, 9 a.m. 2014 STAR for Students with Disabilities Webcast September 25, 2013, 1 p.m.

75. Early Assessment Program Results August 7, 2013 Connie Grueter

76. EAP results are being accepted at participating California Community Colleges (CCC). –List of participating colleges is available on the CCC website at www.CollegeEAP.org. Check the site often for an updated list of campuses. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 76 PowerPoint slides – www.CollegeEAP.org, Educators, About EAP. Early Assessment Program (EAP)

77. An EAP informational web site has been developed: www.CollegeEAP.org. –The site provides EAP information for both CSU and CCC –It is a resource for Students, Parents, and Educators August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 77 PowerPoint slides – www.CollegeEAP.org, Educators, About EAP. Early Assessment Program (EAP)

78. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 78 www.CollegeEAP.org

79. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 79 Reporting Results –New this year – Conditional Exemptions for EAP English –Ready for CSU and participating CCC college-level English/mathematics courses – Conditional  This status in conjunction with a grade of “C” or better in an approved English/math course or a supervised e-learning program can be exempt from the EPT or ELM for CSU or other English or math placement tests at participating California Community Colleges (CCC).  A list of courses and e-learning programs can be found at: www.csumathsuccess.org and www.csuenglishsuccess.org. PowerPoint slides – www.CollegeEAP.org, Educators, About EAP. Early Assessment Program (EAP)

80. August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 80 Sample EAP Box on the STAR Student Report The EAP box can be found on page 67 of the Post-Test Guide PowerPoint slides – www.CollegeEAP.org, Educators, About EAP. Early Assessment Program (EAP)

81. Web Sites –www.CollegeEAP.org  Links to CSU and CCC informational sites for Students, Parents, and Educators –www.CalState.edu/EAP  Provides a list of EAP Coordinators, EAP test blueprints, and informational materials –www.CCCCO.edu/EAP  Provides a list of participating Community Colleges August 2013 Post-Test Workshop 81 PowerPoint slides – www.CollegeEAP.org, Educators, About EAP. Early Assessment Program (EAP)