Nearly all states use a measure of student longitudinal growth in accountability. But how should states decide which growth model to use?
Topics: Indicators
Presentation at the AERA Special Interest Group on School Indicators and Profiles; uses examples from several states to highlight the need to disaggregate data to address validity, equity, and improvement.
This white paper provides an overview of key considerations associated with including indicators of progress in English language proficiency within ESSA systems of accountability.
This brief summarizes ESSA’s requirements for the school quality/student success indicator and outlines key factors to consider when identifying, evaluating, and implementing these indicators as part of a state’s federal […]
This paper was written in response to claims made in Stephen Sireci et al’s 2016 critique of Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs). It presents evidence and rationale to support appropriate use […]
Professor Bruce D. Baker recently published a critique of The Colorado Growth Model and its use of Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) on his “School Finance 101” blog (Take Your SGP […]
This paper examines the differences in the philosophies behind four different school accountability metrics: status, safe harbor (improvement), index, and growth. Using Pennsylvania as an example, the differences in numbers […]
Over the last decade, large-scale annual testing has provided states with unprecedented access to longitudinal student data. Current use of this data focuses primarily upon analyses of growth most often […]
This paper situates current growth-to-standard approaches within a larger domain of statistical models, including those based solely on achievement as well as more traditional growth models. Within this context, we […]
There are multiple ways to implement common design decisions for a growth model consistent with the underlying principles of No Child Left Behind. This paper is intended to help states […]
This paper analyzes and describes the flexibility or unintended variation in alternate assessments on alternate achievement standards in an effort to provide a framework for assessment system designers and for […]
Incorporating Measures of Student Growth Into State Accountability Systems October 7th – 8th Agenda Session I Validity Considerations When Measuring GrowthScott Marion, Center for Assessment Session II Vertically-Articulated Content Standards, […]
Presentation at the Seminar on Using Multiple Measures and Indicators to Judge Schools’ Adequate Yearly Progress under Title I, Sponsored by Council of Chief State School Officers and the U.S. […]
Presentation at the AERA Special Interest Group on School Indicators and Profiles; uses examples from several states to highlight need to disaggregate data to address validity, equity, and improvement.