GMAS Scoring and Performance Levels 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which GMAS performance level indicates a student has demonstrated a partial understanding of grade-level content?
- Beginning Learner
- Developing Learner (Correct answer)
- Proficient Learner
- Distinguished Learner
Correct answer: Developing Learner
The Developing Learner level on GMAS indicates partial understanding of grade-level content standards.
Question 2: On GMAS, what does a scale score represent compared to a raw score?
- The percentage of questions answered correctly
- A converted score that accounts for test form difficulty (Correct answer)
- The number of questions answered correctly
- A score based solely on constructed-response items
Correct answer: A converted score that accounts for test form difficulty
Scale scores on GMAS are converted from raw scores to account for slight differences in difficulty across test forms.
Question 3: What is the lowest performance level on the GMAS?
- Developing Learner
- Beginning Learner (Correct answer)
- Emerging Learner
- Basic Learner
Correct answer: Beginning Learner
Beginning Learner is the lowest of the four GMAS performance levels.
Question 4: Which GMAS performance level is required for a student to be considered 'on grade level'?
- Beginning Learner
- Developing Learner
- Proficient Learner (Correct answer)
- Distinguished Learner
Correct answer: Proficient Learner
Proficient Learner is the benchmark indicating a student has met grade-level standards on GMAS.
Question 5: How many performance levels does the GMAS use to report student achievement?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 6
Correct answer: 4
GMAS uses four performance levels: Beginning Learner, Developing Learner, Proficient Learner, and Distinguished Learner.
Question 6: A student who scores at the Distinguished Learner level on GMAS has demonstrated what?
- Basic knowledge of the content
- Partial mastery of grade-level standards
- Proficiency but not mastery
- Superior command of grade-level content (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Superior command of grade-level content
Distinguished Learner is the highest GMAS level, indicating superior mastery of grade-level content standards.
Question 7: Which statement best describes how GMAS performance levels are set?
- They are set by individual classroom teachers each year
- They are determined through a standard-setting process by educators and stakeholders (Correct answer)
- They are assigned based solely on national percentile rankings
- They are established by the federal government uniformly across all states
Correct answer: They are determined through a standard-setting process by educators and stakeholders
GMAS cut scores and performance levels are established through a standard-setting process involving Georgia educators and stakeholders.
GMAS Scoring and Performance Levels 2
Which GMAS performance level indicates a student has demonstrated a partial understanding of grade-level content?