VKRP Results

[Anonymous]

Last week, I received my DD's VKRP results for spring. Is it typical for there not to be a range given on these results? I see that she is above the state readiness benchmark, but there's no range or scale provided, so I have no way of knowing whether she is just barely above the benchmark, way over the benchmark, etc. For example, the state benchmark for self-regulation is 2.9. Is that out of a possible score of...3? 5? 10? It isn't clear at all on the report we received.
No further info has been provided by the school (we are in LCPS), and the VKRP website isn't helpful in determining what the score actually means.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this helps.

https://vkrp.virginia.edu/content/pdfs/vkrp_interpreting_reports_pals_pk_spring.pdf

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is normal. No, it is not okay. I actually emailed the developers for the means and standard deviation and was told that they were not available. I was more than a little surprised by that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this helps.

https://vkrp.virginia.edu/content/pdfs/vkrp_interpreting_reports_pals_pk_spring.pdf

OP. Thanks for this. It gives at least a little more insight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is normal. No, it is not okay. I actually emailed the developers for the means and standard deviation and was told that they were not available. I was more than a little surprised by that!

Right. I was just very surprised that there’s no range at all given on the scores. I have no idea how to actually interpret them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is normal. No, it is not okay. I actually emailed the developers for the means and standard deviation and was told that they were not available. I was more than a little surprised by that!

Right. I was just very surprised that there’s no range at all given on the scores. I have no idea how to actually interpret them.

Frankly, I gave the test and have no idea how to interpret the scores.

I LIKE this test and think it is a good match to what I see in the classroom and how kids perform on the test.
I LIKE the parts of the test, that it assesses the most important parts of Kindergarten (number sense, just a little geometery, computation and patterning) I LIKE how it is laid out and is one on one with manipulatives.
Having given a ton of tests over my teaching career, I think it is a strong developmentally math assessment.

BUT, then they use statistical testing messy formula to give out the scores and it loses value, especially when parents haven't seen the assessment.

I wish the scores were reported as a list of skills your child is able to do, rather than a very meaningless score. Maybe this will improve in time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is normal. No, it is not okay. I actually emailed the developers for the means and standard deviation and was told that they were not available. I was more than a little surprised by that!

Right. I was just very surprised that there’s no range at all given on the scores. I have no idea how to actually interpret them.

Frankly, I gave the test and have no idea how to interpret the scores.

I LIKE this test and think it is a good match to what I see in the classroom and how kids perform on the test.
I LIKE the parts of the test, that it assesses the most important parts of Kindergarten (number sense, just a little geometery, computation and patterning) I LIKE how it is laid out and is one on one with manipulatives.
Having given a ton of tests over my teaching career, I think it is a strong developmentally math assessment.

BUT, then they use statistical testing messy formula to give out the scores and it loses value, especially when parents haven't seen the assessment.

I wish the scores were reported as a list of skills your child is able to do, rather than a very meaningless score. Maybe this will improve in time?

Agreed. The info we received was just so very vague, and the response I got when I question it was that she was above the benchmark, so why was I concerned? I mean, great that she's above the benchmark but, since I have no way of telling whether she is just barely above the benchmark or way over it, or even if the benchmark is actually ridiculously low or not, I don't know how best to determine whether there are areas for improvement that we could work on here at home or what. It just all feels very...pointless if I can't even tell what this is assessing.

[Anonymous]

We are in APS but also get meaningless score reports. I’ve been able to Google to get a bit more insight (the U of Oregon DIBELS pages are useful- they have 5 ranges (I think?) of like far below, below, at grade level, above, far above. If those exist already, idk why APS doesn’t include them.