What does the star test mean?
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What does the star test mean?
A: Star Assessments are short tests that provide teachers with learning data. Star tests are computer adaptive, which means they adjust to each answer your child provides. This helps teachers get the best data to help your child in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests take).
What is the growth score on the STAR reading test?
SGP is reported on a 1–99 scale, with lower numbers indicating lower relative growth and higher numbers indicating higher relative growth. For example, an SGP score of 90 means the student has shown more growth than 90 percent of his/her academic peers.
What is the star percentile rank?
A percentile rank ranges from 1–99, and it indicates the percentage of a student’s peers whose scores were equal to or lower than the student’s score. For example, a student who has a percentile rank of 85 performed as well as or better than 85 percent of students in the same grade.
What is a good student growth percentile?
A student growth percentile is a percentile ranking from 1 to 99 which explains a student’s academic progress compared to his/her academic peers. Example: If Maria receives an SGP of 70 for ELA, it means she performed as well or better than 70% of her academic peers, which would be considered high growth.
What is percentile rank in STAR test?
Why is high school percentile important?
Test percentile scores are important for making decisions about your child’s education, especially when considering a special education program. Understanding these scores can help you gain a clearer picture of your child’s abilities and help you spot areas where they may need extra assistance.
What does low growth low achievement mean?
For example, your child may be very high in achievement but low in growth, which indicates that they are above grade level but need to be challenged more to reach their potential.
Is Star testing accurate?
Brand new data confirms that STAR Reading Enterprise assessments are reliable and valid. We have just analyzed STAR test scores from a large, representative sample of all STAR Reading Enterprise tests administered in school year 2012–2013.
How are STAAR scores calculated?
How to Access STAAR Scores
- Go to www.texasassessment.com/
- Click on “Log In To Student Portal”
- Choose “Lookup Access Code”
- Type in Student’s: First Name. PEIMS ID (Your child’s Social Security #) Date of Birth. Click “Go”
- Student’s access code will appear in the box.
