STAR Interpreting Core Scoring Metrics 3

Question 1

A stanine score of 5 on the STAR assessment places a student in which category?

Accepted Answer

Average

Answer

Stanine 5 is the middle stanine and represents the average range of performance.

Question 2

A school's API (Academic Performance Index) growth target is based on which STAR scoring concept?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of students scoring Proficient or above

Answer

API calculations weight the proportion of students scoring at Proficient or above as a key growth metric.

Question 3

On a STAR report, what does a student's Lexile score primarily measure?

Accepted Answer

Reading comprehension level matched to text complexity

Answer

The Lexile score measures a student's reading ability and can be matched to books at the appropriate complexity level.

Question 4

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between a scale score and a raw score on the STAR assessment?

Accepted Answer

Scale scores are statistically adjusted raw scores that allow year-to-year comparison

Answer

Scale scores are derived from raw scores through equating, enabling consistent comparisons across different test forms and years.

Question 5

A student's STAR ELA score is reported as 'Far Below Basic.' What performance level comes directly above this?

Accepted Answer

Basic

Answer

The STAR performance levels from lowest to highest are: Far Below Basic, Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced.

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