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  1. In NSCAS Growth reporting, what does a student's 'growth percentile' indicate?

    Answer: How the student's score change compares to peers with similar prior scores

    A growth percentile shows how a student's score change compares to other Nebraska students who started with similar prior-year scores.

  2. Which NSCAS subject areas include student growth percentile reporting?

    Answer: English Language Arts and Mathematics only

    NSCAS growth percentiles are calculated and reported for English Language Arts and Mathematics, which are assessed annually across multiple grades.

  3. A student has a growth percentile of 75 on NSCAS. What does this mean?

    Answer: The student grew more than 75% of academically similar peers

    A growth percentile of 75 means the student's score growth exceeded that of 75% of students with similar prior-year performance.

  4. What is the primary purpose of measuring student growth rather than only proficiency on NSCAS?

    Answer: To capture academic progress regardless of where a student started

    Growth measures capture academic progress for all students, including high and low performers, regardless of their starting proficiency level.

  5. In NSCAS Growth, what is a 'Student Growth Percentile' (SGP) model based on?

    Answer: Quantile regression of current scores given prior scores

    The SGP model uses quantile regression to estimate how a student's current score compares to peers who had the same prior-year score history.

  6. Which of the following students demonstrates HIGH growth according to NSCAS Growth Measures?

    Answer: A student who scored Beginning and moved to Proficient with a growth percentile of 88

    High growth is indicated by a high growth percentile (above 60), which this student with a percentile of 88 demonstrates while also improving in proficiency category.

  7. What is the typical range of Student Growth Percentiles reported on NSCAS?

    Answer: 1 to 99

    Student Growth Percentiles on NSCAS are reported on a scale of 1 to 99, similar to national percentile rankings.

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