County Assessment Trends: Mathematics

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County Assessment Trends Mathematics

• Mathematics Leaders Network
• September 22, 2009

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California Standards Tests in MathematicsGrades
2-11 Combined from 2005 to 2007
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California Standards Tests in MathematicsGrades
2-11 in 2009
Grade-level Specific Tests
Course Specific Tests
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California Standards Tests in MathematicsGrade 8
Algebra (or higher)
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California Standards Tests in MathematicsGrades
8-11 Taking EOC Math Tests
56.8
58.8
22.2
19.1
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California Standards Test (CST)San Diego County
Trends

• County Summary
• The percent of students scoring proficient or
  advanced increased 9 from 2005 to 2009.
• Strongest results in 2009 at grades 2-5 where
  more than 60 scored proficient or advanced.
• Weakest results are end-of-course math,
  especially Geometry and Algebra II, where fewer
  than 30 scored proficient.

• Celebration
• More county students take higher-level math
  courses than students statewide.
• Algebra proficiency continues to improve
  especially at grade 8
• Challenge
• What support can districts provide to increase
  the number of students across all groups taking
  and succeeding in higher-level mathematics
  coursework?

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California High School Exit Exam - MathGrade 10
First-time Test Takers
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CAHSEE Mathematics TestFirst-time Test Takers

• County Summary
• 84 of Grade 10 students passed the CAHSEE math
  exam, up 3 from 2005-06.
• The achievement gap is closing between Hispanic
  and African American students and their White and
  Asian counterparts (from 22 in 05-06 to 17 in
  08-09), but still remains substantial.

• Celebration
• County first-time test takers passed at a higher
  rate (84) than their counterparts statewide
  (80).
• Challenge
• What proactive support strategies are available
  to struggling students, even before they take the
  CAHSEE in tenth grade?

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CST and CAHSEE Math TestsCluster Analysis

• Reporting clusters summarize results at the
  strand level
• CSTs are equated from year-to-year at the overall
  test level but not at the cluster level
• Cannot compare the actual percent correct from
  year-to-year since the items may vary slightly in
  difficulty
• Can compare local student results to the
  performance of students statewide

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CST and CAHSEE Math TestsCluster Analysis

• Best Comparison is to the Percent Correct for
  Minimally Proficient/Minimally Passing Students
  Statewide
• The average percentage of items answered
  correctly by students statewide that scored at
  the lowest scale score to be proficient on the
  CST or to pass the CAHSEE (350)

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CST Mathematics TestGrade 5 Cluster Analysis
2007
2008
2009
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CST Mathematics TestAlgebra I Cluster Analysis
2007
2008
2009
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CAHSEE Mathematics TestCluster Analysis
2007
2008
2009
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CST and CAHSEE Math TestsCluster Analysis Trends

• County Summary
• In 2009, county students in grades 2-5 did better
  than minimally proficient students statewide.
• The gap between county students and minimally
  proficient students widens as grade level
  increases.
• The greatest gaps are in General Math, Geometry
  and Algebra II

• Celebration
• County students in grades 2-6 and Algebra I have
  improved over the past three years in relation to
  minimally proficient students.
• Challenge
• How can we use content cluster results to have
  productive instructional conversations with
  teachers?

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CST Released Items

• Released items can help teachers see how
  standards are assessed and at what level of rigor
• New website provides interactive access to a
  substantial bank of CST released items
• Items linked to performance levels
• Performance level indicates which students were
  most likely to answer the question correctly
• An Advanced item was answered correctly by a
  majority of students scoring advanced on the
  overall grade level/EOC Mathematics test, and by
  fewer students at lower levels
• A Below Basic item was answered correctly by a
  majority of students scoring at below basic
  overall

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CST Exemplars Website

• www.starsamplequestions.org

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SDCOE Assessment Unit

• Sally Bennett-Schmidt
• sbennettschmidt_at_sdcoe.net
• [phone]
• Keith Nuthall
• knuthall_at_sdcoe.net
• [phone]