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What is a Percentile score?
Here is an explanation of the Percentile score… A True Progress Percentile score is a metric that allows students to be ranked among peers who completed… For example, if a student is ranked in the 70th percentile, they would be considered above average
What do the colors for student scores mean?
This is an explanation of the color categories used in Track My Progress reporting… For example, if a student's score is red, the score is below the 26th percentile… If a student's score is in green, it is above the 60th percentile
How do I set the cut scores for the proficiency categories?
Student scores are categorized into four proficiency levels, each indicated by a color. Here is how to adjust the category definitions… If a student's score is in green, it means the score is above the 60th percentile… The color of each score is based on the percentile of the score
How do I use True Progress for Universal Screening?
Universal Screening is the first step in an educator's use of data in a school-wide multi-level instructional system… For example, if a student scores is red it means that the score is below the 26th percentile… If a student score is in green it is above the 60th percentile
Can you tell me the scores range for each proficiency category by test window and grade level?
This article provides a table for the proficiency ranges for each test window and grade level… A grade one student might have a score of 472 in the Fall, which is blue (on grade level)… even though the Winter score is the same as the Fall score
Is it correct to base an educational decision for a student on one test score?
When using data to guide decision-making in almost any field it is important to recognize the limitations of a single data point… A single test score gives a very limited picture of how a student is progressing… She has a percentile score of 56
Why doesn't the True Progress screener provide a score for every standard?
An explanation for why there is not a standardized score reported for every standard… True Progress provides School Administrators with a scale score and a percentile score at the 'subject… each standard for each student, we would need to test each standard 3-5 times, which would make for a
Do the screener assessments get harder from one test window to the next?
The screener assessments are adaptive. The difficulty level of the screener assessment is determined by what the student is ready for… For example, a grade one student might score 472 in the fall, which would be blue (on grade level)… If that student earned a score of 472 in the winter, it would be yellow (borderline) because the peer
How do I use the filters to view different data formats and content?
However, if a student is ranked in the 20th percentile, then she is below average… If a student is ranked in the 70th percentile, she would be considered to be above average… You can select the Percentile filter to see percentile scores for an individual student, a class, or
What is a Scale score?
A Track My Progress Scale score shows the level of Common Core State Standards knowledge and skill in ELA & Mathematics… For example, a student whose math score increases from 540 to 560 makes the same amount of progress in… Each student’s True Progress score is based on individually selected questions that specifically measure