Scoring and Results Flashcards

Which reporting feature allows parents to see how their child's ILEARN score compares to the state average?

Answer: The Individual Student Report (ISR)

The Individual Student Report (ISR) sent home to families includes the student's score alongside state-level reference points.

When ILEARN reports include 'disaggregated data,' what does this mean?

Answer: Results are broken out by student subgroups such as race, income, and disability status

Disaggregated data breaks overall results into subgroup categories so achievement gaps between groups can be identified and addressed.

A student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) takes ILEARN with accommodations. How are their scores reported?

Answer: Their scores count toward school proficiency rates just like any other student's

Students with IEPs who take ILEARN with allowable accommodations have their scores counted in general school-level proficiency reporting.

What does Indiana's 'Indiana Growth Model' measure in the context of ILEARN results?

Answer: How much a student's academic achievement improved relative to similar-scoring peers

Indiana's Growth Model compares each student's score change to students who scored similarly in prior years, yielding a percentile growth measure.

If a student was absent on the primary ILEARN testing day, what typically happens?

Answer: The student is given a makeup testing opportunity during the testing window

ILEARN testing windows include makeup days specifically to provide absent students with an opportunity to complete the assessment.

Which of the following would most likely cause a student's ILEARN score to be flagged as 'invalid'?

Answer: Evidence of testing irregularities such as copying or prohibited device use

Scores are invalidated when testing security violations occur, such as cheating or improper use of prohibited materials.

On the ILEARN Individual Student Report, the 'performance level descriptor' section is designed to help parents understand what?

Answer: What skills and knowledge a student at that level typically demonstrates

Performance level descriptors explain in plain language the types of skills a student at each level is expected to demonstrate.