STAR Interpreting Core Scoring Metrics 5

Question 1

A teacher notices that most students scored in stanines 4, 5, and 6. What does this distribution suggest about the class?

Accepted Answer

The class performance is clustered around the average range

Answer

Stanines 4, 5, and 6 represent the average range, so a class clustered there is performing near the national average.

Question 2

Which STAR reporting metric is LEAST appropriate for comparing a 2nd grader to a 5th grader?

Accepted Answer

Grade equivalent score

Answer

Grade equivalent scores can be misleading when comparing across grades because a 5th-grade GE for a 2nd grader doesn't mean equal ability to a typical 5th grader.

Question 3

If a school's subgroup data shows English Learners scoring at the 30th percentile while Non-EL students score at the 65th percentile, this gap is called an:

Accepted Answer

Achievement gap

Answer

The difference in performance between demographic subgroups is called an achievement gap, a key focus of accountability reporting.

Question 4

A STAR score report lists a student's score as 'Below Basic' with a confidence interval that overlaps into the 'Basic' band. What is the most accurate conclusion?

Accepted Answer

The student's true score may fall in either Below Basic or Basic

Answer

When a confidence interval spans a performance level boundary, the student's true ability may fall in either band, meaning the classification has uncertainty.

Question 5

A school's STAR results show that average scale scores rose, but the percent Proficient or Above stayed flat. How can this happen?

Accepted Answer

Students near the Proficient cut score may not have crossed it, even with small gains

Answer

Students can gain scale score points without crossing the Proficient threshold if their gains occur within the same performance band.

(STAR) STAR Assessment Test Practice Test

(STAR) STAR Assessment Test Practice Test

STAR Interpreting Core Scoring Metrics 5