ERIC Number: ED479506
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Mar
Pages: 48
Abstractor: N/A
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Delaware Student Testing Program: A Score Results Guide for Parents.
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch.
This guide is intended to help parents understand the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) and the reports it generates. The DSTP tests are administered to provide an accurate measure of how well students are doing relative to Delaware's rigorous content standards. DSTP tests are administered in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies at various grades. An introduction describes the five types of reports available from the DSTP for administrators and registered teachers: (1) individual student score reports; (2) school score reports; (3) district score reports; (4) state score reports; and (5) selected group score reports. Parents of students in grades 2 through 10 receive two printed reports, an individual student report for English Language Arts and one for mathematics. Parents of students in grades 4, 6, 8, and 11 receive a science and social studies individual report, and parents of students in kindergarten and grade 1 receive the "Work Sampling Individual Report." Several types of summary reports, including those for schools and school districts, are available to the general public, and specific types of reports are available for teachers and administrators. Section 2 discusses the English Language Arts Report, and sections 3 and 4 discuss the mathematics and science and social studies reports respectively. Section 5 discusses the kindergarten and grade 1 work sampling report. Section 6 discusses the Diploma Index, which determines the type of diploma a student receives at high school graduation. Section 7 contains suggestions on how to help students do better in school. An appendix contains eight sample reports. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parents, Scores, State Programs, Test Construction, Test Results, Test Use, Testing Programs
For full text: http://www.doe.state.de.us/aab.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch.
Identifiers - Location: Delaware
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Delaware Student Testing Program
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