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WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL (340705) Wednesday Form: Juniors, Class of 2015

Summary of Answers and Skills Report2013-14

PSAT/NMSQT results for your students areenclosed. Use this information to adjust curricula andinstructional practice to improve student learning.

Download this report, state alignments, test questionsand answer explanations at:

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34311th GRADE STUDENTS

This report details the performance of 343students from the 11th grade. This pageprovides an overview of your students’performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, allowingyou to make general comparisons of yourstudent population with the state and nation.The remainder of the report will assist you inanalyzing your students' performance inmuch greater detail - use it to identify gaps inyour local curriculum or to adapt instruction.

For each section of the test (critical reading,mathematics and writing skills), you will findthe following:

Performance Overview A summary of your students' performance on the college readiness skills tested on the PSAT/NMSQT.

A detailed analysis of your students' responses to each PSAT/NMSQT question.

A statistical comparison highlighting anomalies in your students' performance on each PSAT/NMSQT question.

• Skill Analysis:

• Question Analysis:

• Comparable Group Analysis:

WEDNESDAY FORM: JUNIORS, CLASS OF 2015

Test Section GroupMeanScore

StandardDeviation

Score Distribution

School 37.2 8.3Critical Reading

State 46.5 11.1

Nation 46.6 11.0

School 36.4 8.6Mathematics

State 47.6 11.1

Nation 47.8 11.2

School 36.1 8.1Writing Skills

State 44.9 10.8

Nation 45.3 10.9

20 30 40 50 807060Score DistributionThe “boxplots” to the right showthe distribution of test scoresfor your students, as well asfor the state and nation. Wheninterpreting these results, focuson typical scores (means andmedians), variability in scores(standard deviations and lengths ofboxes), and shapes of distributions(position of boxes relative to themedian). Plots that have boxes thatare off-center reveal that a greaterproportion of students arehigh-scoring (the box to the right) orlow-scoring (box appears to the left).

The PSAT/NMSQT College and CareerReadiness Benchmarks representthe scores that a student shouldmeet or exceed to be considered ontrack to be college and career ready(for more information aboutbenchmarks, visitwww.collegeboard.org/results).

College and Career Readiness BenchmarksThe pie chart shows the percentageof your students who have met thePSAT/NMSQT composite scorebenchmark (142 for juniors and 133for sophomores). Use this informationwith the Roster of Student Scoresand Plans or optional Student DataFile CD to identify students whomay need extra support or who may beready for more rigorous course work.

7.9%

Nation: 46%

On Track to be Collegeand Career Ready

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PSAT/NMSQT Summary of Answers and Skills 2013-14WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL (340705)

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All data on this page (score information and percent of students meeting the College and Career Readiness Benchmark) are based on students who took the same PSAT/NMSQT form .(Wednesday). To view state and national score information and of students meeting the College Readiness Benchmark for the total group (Wednesday and Saturday combined), see theCollege-Bound Sophomores and Juniors reports available at scores.collegeboard.org

Group Difficulty

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SchoolState

Nation

Easy (1-3)Medium (4-6)

Hard (7-9)

Use vocabulary skills, context, roots, prefixes, and suffixes todetermine the meaning of words.

6

5

Determining the Meaning of Words

5.8 of 15 questions correct

Understand how authors use tone, style and writing devices such asmetaphor or symbolism.

6

5

Author's Craft


Understand assumptions, suggestions and implications in readingpassages and draw informed conclusions.

6

5

Reasoning and Inferencing


Understand the organization of a reading passage, and identify themain and supporting ideas.

6

5

Organization and Ideas


Understand literary elements such as plot, setting andcharacterization.

6

5

Understanding Literary Elements


Question

Percent of Students Responding Correctly

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Skill Analysis The left column indicates how many questions your studentsanswered correctly. The right column shows your students’performance on each question by skill category. Interpret thisinformation with standards alignments and test questions andanswer explanations available at

PSAT/NMSQT Summary of Answers and Skills 2013-14 WEDNESDAY FORM: JUNIORS, CLASS OF 2015

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Critical Reading

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B A C ESchool1 1 6 87 4 1 2 1 State 3 94 2 1 1 0 Nation 2 93 2 1 1 0

D A B C ESchool2 2 7 3 5 80 5 0 State 4 1 2 90 3 1 Nation 4 1 2 90 3 1

E A B C DSchool3 2 18 7 11 5 53 6 State 6 5 5 1 78 5 Nation 4 4 5 1 81 5

D A B CSchool4 2 17 9 6 67 0 1 State 8 5 2 83 1 1 Nation 9 4 2 83 1 1

B A C D ESchool5 4 13 62 17 5 2 2 State 6 72 13 4 1 4 Nation 6 72 13 4 1 4








C A B D ESchool13 3 12 7 56 6 3 15 State 7 3 78 4 2 6 Nation 7 3 79 4 2 6


A B C D ESchool15 8 19 17 11 14 14 26 State 24 21 13 16 9 18 Nation 26 20 14 16 9 16










A B C D EAnswer DistributionAnswer Data

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Critical Reading Question Analysis

omitted Correct Answer


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(% and correct answer in bold)



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Critical Reading Question Analysis



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Critical Reading Comparable Group Analysis

A comparable group is a statistically generated groupthat allows you to identify questions where your students’performance diverges from what might be expected basedon their overall performance. It is a sample of studentswhose overall performance was similar to the performanceof your student population. This group is compiled based onperformance only, and does not account for attributes likestudent demographics, geographic region or school size.

Focusing on questions where your students’ performance issignificantly lower than the comparable group performancecan reveal opportunities where you might realistically expectto improve student learning. Similarly, when your students’performance is significantly higher than the comparablegroup performance, you can identify strengths in yourcurriculum and instruction, and work to ensure that thosestrengths are recognized and maintained.

School

(% correct) (% correct)

CompGroup

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Difference betweenSchool and Comparable Group School

(% correct)

CompGroup

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Difference between

-10% -5% 0% +5% +10%School and Comparable Group


What is a comparable group? How is this information useful?

Your students performedquestions that fall in the dark blue column to the left,

significantly worse on

and significantly betterin the light blue column to the right.

on questions that fall


Group Difficulty

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SchoolState

Nation


Hard (7-9)

Understand types of numbers (integers, fractions, decimals), theirproperties, and the correct order of operations (multiplication,division, addition).

6

5

Number and Operations


Solve problems using algebraic expressions and symbols torepresent relationships, patterns, and functions of different types.

6

5

Algebra and Functions


Solve problems based on understanding the properties of shapes,such as triangles and circles, and the spatial relationships betweenangles and lines.

6

5

Geometry and Measurement


Analyze data, understand descriptive statistics, make inferences anddetermine the likelihood that certain events will occur.

6

5

Data, Statistics, and Probability

.7 of 4 questions correct

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Mathematics





Group Difficulty

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SchoolState

Nation


Hard (7-9)

Solve abstract and practical problems, applying and adapting avariety of strategies. Monitor progress and evaluate answers interms of questions asked.

6

5

Problem Solving


Use and translate among representations including verbal,numerical, symbolic, and graphical to communicate mathematicalideas and solve problems.

6

5

Representation


Develop and use mathematical arguments and proofs to explore thetruth of conjectures and justify conclusions.

6

5

Reasoning


Connect ideas from different areas of mathematics (particularlygeometry and algebra) to state or solve abstract or appliedproblems.

6

5

Connections


Express mathematical ideas precisely and communicate themcoherently and clearly in the language and notation of mathematics.

6

5

Communication


Question


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PSAT/NMSQT Summary of Answers and Skills 2013-14WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL (340705)

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Mathematics Question Analysis

Answer Data (% and correct answer in bold)

A B C D E omitted

Answer Distribution

Correct Answer 20% 40% 60% 80%

School 43 6 3529 4 6 18 16State 70 10 1718 4Nation 69 11 1718 4



School 16 4 4232 5 1/9 or .111 .11 38State 57 4 28.11 12Nation 53 6 31.11 11

School 16 9 4133 5 3/8 or.375 45 34State 45 10 3237.5 14Nation 49 9 3137.5 11

School 7 4 3534 7 36 6 55State 29 5 331/36 33Nation 30 4 351/36 31



School 4 6 2337 8 3 < x < 5 3 68State 14 9 243 54Nation 16 11 263 48


20% 40% 60% 80%

Answer Data

Correct Answer % omittedOtherMost FrequentIncorrect Answer

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Answer Distribution

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Mathematics Comparable Group Analysis



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Group Difficulty

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Nation


Hard (7-9)

Understand relationships between and among words includingsubject-verb agreement, pronouns, and verb form and tense.

6

5


Manage Word Choice and GrammaticalRelationships Between Words

Understand correct use of adjectives, adverbs, comparativestructures (neither/nor), and phrases used to modify or compare.

6

5


Manage Grammatical Structures Used toModify or Compare

Use sentence structures (parallelism, connectives & relative clauses)to indicate relationships between & among sentence elements.

6

5


Manage Phrases and Clauses in a sentence

Recognize correct sentence structure.

6

5


Recognize Correctly Formed Sentences

Identify how to order the elements of a sentence or paragraph toimprove clarity, meaning, and the progression of ideas.

6

5


Manage Order and Relationships of Sentencesand Paragraphs

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D A B CSchool12 5 29 20 23 25 0 2 State 27 12 12 46 1 2 Nation 26 11 11 48 1 2










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Writing Skills Comparable Group Analysis



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