Connecticut Mastery Test(CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2013

Presented to the Guilford Board of Education September 2013

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 could have retaken any part of the CAPT if they did not reach goal on a particular part.

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)

CT Performance Level Scores

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Goal

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

Grade 3

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 81.9 81.5 84.9 83.5 83.3

Writing 71.7 75 77.5 75.5 77

Reading 71.3 70 77.5 78.6 78.9

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Grade 4

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 83.1 81.8 83.3 82.2 77.9

Writing 77.5 79.3 82.7 83.9 78.2

Reading 80.5 77.4 81 83.6 80.4

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Grade 5

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 85.8 87 82.7 84.6 82

Writing 85.2 85.5 82.8 82.9 81.7

Reading 85 79.9 80.1 84.6 88

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Grade 6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 92.9 89.3 88.7 86.2 85

Writing 82.3 83.8 90.2 88.7 88.9

Reading 91.6 91.4 91.6 92 90.7

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Grade 7

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 93.1 93.9 89.9 85.8 79

Writing 82.7 83.8 80.5 87.7 84.3

Reading 94 94.2 94.4 95.7 93.4

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Grade 8

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 92.2 94.1 92.5 91 91.6

Writing 85.7 88.1 86.8 89.6 90.2

Reading 88.7 93.1 94.9 95.5 92.3

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2013 Comparison Data – Grade 3Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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Math– State – 61.6%– DRG B – 80.59%– Guilford – 83.3% (94.8%)

Reading– State – 56.9%– DRG B – 75.64%– Guilford – 78.9% (90.4%)

Writing– State – 60%– DRG B – 76.26%_ Guilford – 77% (92.1%)

2013 Comparison Data – Grade 4Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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Math– State – 65.4%– DRG B – 83.14%– Guilford – 77.9% (92.3%)

Reading– State – 62.7%– DRG B – 80.45%– Guilford – 80.4% (89.6%)

Writing– State – 63.1%– DRG B – 80.88%– Guilford – 78.2% (92.7%)

2013 Comparison Data – Grade 5Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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Math– State – 69.4%– DRG B – 87.15%– Guilford – 82% (91.3%)

Reading– State – 66.9%– DRG B – 83.79%– Guilford – 88% (94.3%)

Writing– State – 65.6%– DRG B – 82.6%– Guilford – 81.7% (95%)

Science– State – 62.5%– DRG B – 83.38%– Guilford – 83.4% (95%)

2013 Comparison Data – Grade 6Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

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Math– State – 67.2%– DRG B – 85.48%– Guilford – 85% (95.5%)

Reading– State – 73.3%– DRG B – 89.42%– Guilford – 90.7% (96.6%)

Writing– State – 65.2%– DRG B – 83.46%– Guilford – 88.9% (96.3%)

2013 Comparison Data – Grade 7Percent of Students Meeting State Goal

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Math– State – 65.7%– DRG B – 84.22%– Guilford – 79% (94.8%)

Reading– State – 78.9%– DRG B – 91.91%– Guilford – 93.4% (97.7%)

Writing– State – 65%– DRG B – 82.81%– Guilford – 84.3% (96.4%)

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Math– State – 65.2%– DRG B – 85.23%– Guilford – 91.6% (97.9%)

Reading– State – 76.3%– DRG B – 90.41%– Guilford – 92.3% (96.5%)

Writing– State – 67.3%– DRG B – 84.72%– Guilford – 90.2% (97.9%)

Science– State – 60.6%– DRG B – 81.08%– Guilford – 83.6% (93.7%)

2013 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

Grade 10 CAPT

2010 2011 2012 2013

Math 78.9 76.2 77.7 78.1

Writing 85.4 85.8 85.5 88.8

Reading 71.2 78.2 77.5 74.5

Science 77.1 77.7 82 75.7

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Math– State – 52.6%– DRG B – 76.22%– Guilford – 78.1% (97.8%)

Reading– State –48.5%– DRG B – 71.3%– Guilford – 74.5% (96.7%)

Writing– State – 62.1%– DRG B – 83.98%– Guilford – 88.8% (97.5%)

Science– State – 49%– DRG B – 73.65%– Guilford – 75.7% (97.5%)

2013 Comparison Data – Grade 10Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)

Future Assessments

Beginning in school year 2014-15, all Connecticut students in grades 3-8 and 11 will be taking a Smarter Balanced Assessment aligned with the Common Core State Standards.

It is likely that the assessment will be electronic.

Planning for 2013-2014

Guilford is completing its transition to the Common Core State Standards.

CAPT/CMT assessments

were not designed to measure student learning relative to the new standards.

The state board has requested federal approval for an option to administer Smarter Balanced assessment in ELA and math for 2013-2014.

For more information, visit:

http://www.ctreports.com/

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/

http://www.ncscpartners.org/