ELPA21 Score Reporting and Interpretation Flashcards

What does a student's Overall Composite score on the ELPA21 summative assessment represent?

Answer: A weighted combination of domain scores across listening, speaking, reading, and writing

The ELPA21 Overall Composite score is a weighted combination of the four domain scores (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).

On the ELPA21 summative assessment, how many proficiency levels are used to classify student performance?

Answer: 5

ELPA21 uses five proficiency levels (1 through 5) to classify English language proficiency from beginning to proficient.

Which ELPA21 proficiency level indicates that a student has met the English language proficiency standard and is ready to exit ELL services?

Answer: Level 5

Level 5 is the highest proficiency level on ELPA21 and indicates a student has met the ELP standard, typically qualifying them to exit ELL programs.

What type of score scale does ELPA21 use to report domain-level results?

Answer: A vertical scale that allows comparison across grade bands

ELPA21 uses a vertical scale that supports comparison of student performance across grade bands and over time.

Which report type shows a student's ELPA21 performance compared to the proficiency cut scores for each domain?

Answer: Individual Student Report (ISR)

The Individual Student Report (ISR) displays each student's domain and composite scores relative to proficiency cut scores.

When interpreting ELPA21 scores, what does a 'Conditional Standard Error of Measurement' (CSEM) indicate?

Answer: The precision of a score estimate at a specific score point along the scale

The CSEM quantifies how precise a score estimate is at a particular point on the scale, helping educators understand score reliability.