Case Studies and Activities
Module 1
Case Studies
How do student demographics relate to traditional achievement status?
"Scatterplot" charts showing the strong relationship of student demographic variables (e.g., race/ethnicity, poverty) with traditional status achievement (one-time test) results.
Comparing Progress and Status Results
Two examples of how inaccurate or conflicting conclusions might be drawn about a school based on status achievement results (one-time tests) vs. progress measures (value-added).
From BFK: "Growth Chart Activity" - An analogy between students' physical growth as shown on a CDC growth chart and their academic growth, captured by value-added analysis of their progress.
Activity is described in file Growth Chart Activity (PDF) / CDC Growth Chart
Activities
Growth Chart Activity
An analogy between students' physical growth as shown on a CDC growth chart and their academic growth, captured by value-added analysis of their progress.
How strong of a relationship does demographics have with achievement status?
How do student demograhpics relate to traditional achievement status? Review and discuss "scatterplot" charts showing the strong relationship of student demographic variables (e.g., race/ethnicity, poverty) with traditional status achievement (one-time test) results.
Module 2
Case Studies
How do student demographics relate to traditional achievement status?
"Scatterplot" charts showing the strong relationship of student demographic variables (e.g., race/ethnicity, poverty) with traditional status achievement (one-time test) results.
Activities
Identifying Gain Patterns
Charts for activity analyzing School Diagnostic Reports and gain patterns across quintiles of students, year to year.
Pre-Module Self-Assessment
Getting Ready for Value-Added, Creating a Climate of Success
Anatomy of Value-Added Reports Description
Anatomy of Value-Added Reports
Gain Patterns Activity
Gain Patterns Answers
Data Scavenger Hunt Activity
Data Scavenger Hunt Answers
Examples of Achievement Data Masking Differences in Schools
Stiggins DVD Clip
Ohio Value-Added Model using the Demo Site: Practice Navigation II
An Example of Achievement Data Masking the Stark Differences in School Effectiveness Across Subjects within Year
Identifying Gain Patterns in School Diagnostic Reports
Understanding the Factors Related to Student Learning
Module 3
Case Studies
Activities
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