ERIC Number: ED564386
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 10
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The Relationship between Mid-Year Benchmark and End-of-Grade Assessments: 2010-11. D&A Report No. 11.24
McMillen, Brad
Wake County Public School System
This analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between Wake Count Public Schools' students' performance on mid-year benchmark assessments and End-of-Grade (EOG) tests in both reading and math in grades 3-5 in school year 2010-11. Strong positive correlations were found between the mid-year benchmark assessment and EOG test scores for each subject and grade level. A linear regression analysis showed that benchmark assessment scores can predict EOG scores while accounting for about two-thirds of the variation in EOG scores for math and over half of the variation in EOG scores for reading. Results showed that the benchmark assessments given mid-year can provide valuable information about which students are likely to do well on the EOG test and which may need extra support. The following appendices are included: (1) Percent of Students at Each EOG Achievement Level within Benchmark Results Range in Mathematics; and (2) Percent of Students at Each EOG Achievement Level within Benchmark Results Range in Reading.
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Correlation, Regression (Statistics), Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Scores, Norm Referenced Tests, Predictive Validity
Wake County Public School System. 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518. Tel: 919-431-7215; Fax: 919-431-7193; e-mail: wcpss-data-accountability@wcpss.net; Web site: www.wcpss.net
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), Data and Accountability Department
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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