NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Interpreting Key Reports Questions and Answers

Question 1

A teacher is reviewing the Achievement Status and Growth report for their class after the winter benchmark. One student is plotted in the 'High Achievement, Low Growth' quadrant. What is the most accurate interpretation of this student's data?

Accepted Answer

The student has a high RIT score compared to their peers but did not meet their projected growth from the previous term.

Answer

The Achievement Status and Growth report plots students based on two metrics: their achievement percentile (horizontal axis) and their conditional growth percentile (vertical axis). A student in the 'High Achievement, Low Growth' quadrant has an achievement percentile above the 50th percentile but a conditional growth percentile below the 50th, indicating their growth was less than the typical growth for students with a similar starting score.

Question 2

On the NWEA Grade Report, a teacher notices that the standard deviation for the class's overall RIT score in mathematics is 18.5. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this number?

Accepted Answer

The class has a wide range of mathematical abilities, indicating significant academic diversity.

Answer

Standard deviation on the Grade Report indicates the academic diversity of a group of students. A higher number signifies greater diversity in scores, meaning the students' abilities are more spread out. A low number would mean the students are more academically similar.

Question 3

A student's fall-to-spring Student Progress Report shows a Conditional Growth Percentile (CGP) of 65. What does this number signify?

Accepted Answer

The student's academic growth between fall and spring was equal to or greater than 65% of students with similar starting scores.

Answer

The Conditional Growth Percentile (CGP) is a normative statistic that compares a student's growth over time to that of academically similar peers (same grade, subject, starting RIT score, and weeks of instruction). A CGP of 65 means the student grew more than 65% of their academic peers between the two test events. It does not represent achievement percentile or percentage of correct answers.

Question 4

When using the Student Profile report for goal-setting conferences, which data point provides the most specific information for identifying a student's relative strengths and areas of concern to build an action plan?

Accepted Answer

The RIT scores for each instructional area.

Answer

The Student Profile report breaks down the overall RIT score into scores for specific instructional areas (also called goal areas). These scores pinpoint a student's performance in different domains within a subject (e.g., 'Algebra' vs. 'Geometry' in math), allowing teachers and students to identify specific skills to focus on for improvement.

Question 5

A school administrator is reviewing the School Profile report to evaluate the impact of a new literacy curriculum implemented at the beginning of the year. Which feature of this report would be most useful for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

The Growth and Achievement tab comparing fall and winter data across grade levels.

Answer

The School Profile report is designed to help leaders identify trends. The 'Growth and Achievement' tab allows for a comparison between two terms (e.g., fall to winter), making it ideal for evaluating the impact of a new program by tracking changes in both achievement and growth across entire grades or the whole school.

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Practice Test

NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association Interpreting Key Reports Questions and Answers