Connecticut Mastery Test(CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2011

Presented to the Guilford Board of Education September 26, 2011

General Information

All Connecticut public school students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 participated in the statewide assessment in March. Students in grades 11 and 12 may retake any part of the CAPT if they did not reach goal in that part.

The tests measure skills that students are expected to master in reading, writing, science and mathematics.

Some special education students might have been eligible to participate in a Modified Assessment or a Skills Checklist.

District Reference Groups

District Reference Groups (DRGs) have been defined

based on characteristics such as income and

education level of parents because research indicates

that there is a strong link between test results and

socioeconomic factors.

Connecticut Mastery Test Components

Reading Mathematics Writing Science (grades 5 & 8)

Reading

Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) Reading Comprehension

– Forming a General Understanding– Developing Interpretation– Making Reader/Text Connections– Examining the Content and Structure

Mathematics

Numerical and Proportional Reasoning Geometry and Measurement Data: Probability and Statistics Algebraic Reasoning Integrated Understandings

Writing

Direct Assessment of Writing (Essay) Editing and Revising

– Composing / Revising– Editing

CT Performance Level Scores

Advanced

Goal

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

Grade 3

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 81.6 78.2 81.9 81.5 84.9

Writing 75.3 77.1 71.7 75 77.5

Reading 70.7 69.3 71.3 70 77.5

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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4

% At or Above Goal

Grade 4

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 85 81.9 83.1 81.8 83.3

Writing 79.3 78.4 77.5 79.3 82.7

Reading 74.8 75.2 80.5 77.4 81

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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal

Grade 5

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 87.6 83.2 85.8 87 82.7

Writing 80.8 85.6 85.2 85.5 82.8

Reading 70.7 84.2 85 79.9 80.1

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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal

Grade 6

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 85.8 90.6 92.9 89.3 88.7

Writing 86.5 83.9 82.3 83.8 90.2

Reading 86.9 86.8 91.6 91.4 91.6

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Grade 7

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 86.2 86.8 93.1 93.9 89.9

Writing 81.3 85.7 82.7 83.8 80.5

Reading 86.9 89.5 94 94.2 94.4

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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal

Grade 8

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 91.7 90.6 92.2 94.1 92.5

Writing 88.5 86 85.7 88.1 86.8

Reading 87.8 85.7 88.7 93.1 94.9

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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 3Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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StateDRG BGuilford

Math– State – 63.3%– DRG B – 81.2%– Guilford – 84.9% (95.1%)

Reading– State – 58.4%– DRG B – 76.1%– Guilford – 77.5% (91.9%)

Writing– State – 61.1%– DRG B – 78.1%_ Guilford – 77.5% (91.2%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 4Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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StateDRG BGuilford

Math– State – 67.3%– DRG B – 85.4%– Guilford – 83.3% (94.8%)

Reading– State – 62.5%– DRG B – 81.2%– Guilford – 81.0% (88.8%)

Writing– State – 65.5%– DRG B – 82.8%– Guilford – 82.7% (94.9%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 5Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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StateDRG BGuilford

Math– State – 72.7%– DRG B – 89.1%– Guilford – 82.7% (92.2%)

Reading– State – 61.4%– DRG B – 80.9%– Guilford – 80.1% (88.3%)

Writing– State – 66.8%– DRG B – 84.6– Guilford – 82.8% (95.5%)

Science– State – 60.2%– DRG B – 81.8%– Guilford – 77.3% (94.2%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 6Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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StateDRG BGuilford

Math– State – 71.6%– DRG B – 89.6%– Guilford – 88.7% (97.8%)

Reading– State – 76%– DRG B – 91.4%– Guilford – 91.6% (96.4%)

Writing– State – 65.3%– DRG B – 83.6%– Guilford – 90.2% (98.2%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 7Percent of Students Meeting State Goal

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StateDRG BGuilford

Math– State – 68.7%– DRG B – 88.1%– Guilford – 89.9% (96.3%)

Reading– State – 77.8%– DRG B – 92.5%– Guilford – 94.4% (98.5%)

Writing– State – 58.9%– DRG B – 79.6%– Guilford – 80.5% (93.4%)

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StateDRG BGuilford

Math– State – 66.8%– DRG B – 88.0%– Guilford – 92.5% (99.7%)

Reading– State – 74.7%– DRG B – 90.4%– Guilford – 94.9% (98.6%)

Writing– State – 64.8%– DRG B – 83.7%– Guilford – 86.8% (97.3%)

Science– State – 63.3%– DRG B – 84.2%– Guilford – 86.4% (96.9%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 8Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) Components

Mathematics Science Reading Across the Disciplines Writing Across the Disciplines

Reading Across the Disciplines

Response to Literature Reading for Information

Mathematics

Algebraic Reasoning: Patterns & Functions Numerical & Proportional Reasoning Geometry & Measurement Data: Probability & Statistics

Writing Across the Disciplines

Interdisciplinary Writing (2 sessions) Editing and Revising

Science

Energy Transformations Chemical Structures & Properties Global Interdependence Cell Chemistry & Biotechnology Genetics, Evolution & Biodiversity

Grade 10 CAPT

2008 2009 2010 2011

Math 77.7 74.1 78.9 76.2

Writing 79.5 79 85.4 85.8

Reading 78.4 76 71.2 78.2

Science 75.6 71.1 77.1 77.7

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DRG B

Guilford

Math– State – 49.6%– DRG B – 74.1%– Guilford – 76.2% (95.2%)

Reading– State –44.8%– DRG B – 69.4%– Guilford – 78.2% (95.6%)

Writing– State – 61.3%– DRG B – 83.7%– Guilford – 85.8% (98.9%)

Science– State – 47.2%– DRG B – 72.3%– Guilford – 77.7% (96.3%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 10Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

Next Steps for Schools

Analyze data by subgroups. Analyze data by content

strands. Use analysis to inform

professional development plans and make curricular / instructional adjustments.

Monitor student progress.

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