What's your 7th grader Algebra SOL score?
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Anonymous
Not a teacher, but I doubt it |
Anonymous
Please tell me this is a troll post. I'm not annoyed, I'm alarmed that any parent could be concerned about a score of 567. You said you are disappointed with his score? Are you for real? Please don't put that kind of pressure on your, or anyone else's, child. |
Anonymous
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The scoring is weird. Different questions have different weights, so missing an easy question dings you more than a missing a harder one.
For pass advanced you have to get something like 45/50 questions correct. (Depends on the # of questions.) For pass proficient it’s only around 30/50 questions. |
Anonymous
It seems that the only one feeling the pressure is you. |
Anonymous
 I'm not feeling pressure. This reply makes no sense whatsoever.
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Anonymous
No, that’s not true. A perfect 600 can actually miss a question. |
Anonymous
No, that’s not true. |
Anonymous
I mean, it depends on the form, yes. One student who misses one could end up with a 567, and another a 579. Two kids could get 100% but one is scored a 599 and one a 600. In general (ONLY FOR THE ALGEBRA 1 TEST!) 50/50 = 600 45/50 = 500 26/50 = 400 If you get a slightly easier version of the test, your 26 is going to be scored a 398 while your classmate’s 26/50 is a 403. It’s not a perfect match. It is not a CAT, so no adaptive questions. I have taught algebra for 15 years. A 567 is missing 1, maybe 2 questions. |
Anonymous
Our child's SOL "Student Detail by Question Report" does not list how many out of 50 they got right. However, it lists "Expressions and Operations" - Scaled Score of 50 "Equations and Inequalities" - Scaled Score of 50 "Functions and Statistics" - Scaled Score of 50 and a long list of checkmarks for each category along with H, M, or L item difficulty ("Model and Make Predictions for a set of data using the curve of best fit" is the only H in the latter - even though this is just typing values into Desmos...) On top, it lists: Vertical Scaled Score: 2000 Test Scaled Score: 600 Performance: Pass/Advanced It is worth noting that the school did not share "vertical scaled scores" on any earlier assessments, though. Presumably, this new vertical scaled score is for DCUM so that parents can now brag about their children's score by saying that their child got a 600 (2000) on the SOL to distinguish them from any hypothetical 600 (1950) scorers. |
Anonymous
| Is a scaled score of 505 in Algebra proficient or advanced? |
Anonymous
In Algebra 2. |
Anonymous
| Where can I find a chart? |
Anonymous
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/student-assessment/virginia-sol-assessment-program/sol-test-scoring-performance-reports |
Anonymous
| Do algebra teachers use the SOL as a test for part of report card grade? If not, is there any reason the score matters for students? I had thought SOL at algebra and beyond level was just for FCPS reporting— so kids/parents would not care what SOL says. Is it not a throwaway? Thx |
Anonymous
It showed up as "Test: Final Exam 100/100" in our child's grade book and counted like the 9 or so other tests they'd done, roughly 5% of their grade. I believe if you opt out of the SOL you'd have to take some replacement exam. I don't know if/how the actual score counts for anything or whether it's participation/passing (kid got a 600/2000). |