IOWA test
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Anonymous
| No, she can't. Let your kid take her time and do Algebra 1 in 8th. It is apparent that she isn't ready. 91% is the lowest possible score to be considered and she was not able to meet that benchmark. |
Anonymous
Are you my DD's friend's parent? The one who told her child that she would "shame the family" if she didn't do well on the IAAT? Has it occurred to you that pushing your child into a class that she is not ready for will make things worse not better? |
Anonymous
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I would seriously think about this for a child with less than 95%, and any child who you don't think would enjoy multivariable calculus their senior year.
My child scored 93% and a 550 on the SOL, with As all year in math in 6th grade and is struggling in Algebra 1 with a C. It is a very unforgiving class. A quiz each day, a test each week, cumulative tests each quarter. Homework doesn't count and the grade is based entirely on the test grades. It's a high school level class with high school level expectations. |
Anonymous
This must vary a lot. My DD is a 7th grader in Algebra 1 Honors this year and her class is not like this. Weekly quizzes, tests at end of each unit, and homework does count in her grade. Her work is very reasonable and she has no issues with it. I think her Iowa was 91st percentile and 510 Pass Advanced on the Grade 7 SOL. But math has always been her strongest subject and she's not such a great standardized test taker. |
Anonymous
That's frustrating. I'm sure my dc would have a higher grade in an environment like that. |
Anonymous
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Except, the tests are what shows knowledge. In a class like algebra, HW is to make sure you know to do it. If you can't do well on the tests, how are you going to handle more advanced math which builds on Algebra?
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Anonymous
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15:38 here. My kid actually does better when the homework score is not included LOL! She's the kid who is always forgetting to bring hers home or turning it in late. She does fine on the tests. I have a graduate STEM degree myself, so I know she gets the concepts.
But I think having a weekly test and daily quizzes is overkill. I don't get the point of a daily quiz. When do they get actual instruction time? |
Anonymous
They don't. The teacher kind of goes over the homework and they take a quiz and get more homework. The other Algebra I honors classes that have a different teacher get to retake tests, etc...but not this one. |
Anonymous
Pp again. I should add that each test question is 50% the work shown and 50% the answer. My child is the type that does a lot of the work in his head and dc a hard time getting it down on paper. If the kids don't do the work on paper exactly the way that it was taught (not just in any correct manner), they get half off that question. Hence the word "unforgiving" I used to describe the course. |
Anonymous
Wow, that is terrible! I wouldn't call it unforgiving, I'd call that a poor class and a poor teacher. But I guess I can see how if a kid had a poor Algebra teacher and then moved up without really being taught the concepts, that could be setting them up to do poorly in more advanced math classes. |
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I have a 5th grader in LCPS. We just got the IAAT raw score. Does anyone know where I can find how to convert to percentile?
He scored 46 but I have no frame of reference other than 33 is passing. ** this is to get into math6/7 |
Anonymous
| 33 is not "passing." The IAAT is an algebra aptitude test . It is meant to assess the student's readiness for algebra concepts, nothing more. Math 6/7 in LCPS is pre-algebra, so 33 is set as the benchmark, meaning that a student who scored 33 or above in 5th grade is ready for pre-algebra concepts and likely will be successful in Math 6/7 in 6th grade, and from there Algebra I in 7th. But algebra skills are developmental, and a kid who isn't ready for Algebra in 7th grade may very well excel in Algebra in 8th grade and go on to a very successful math progression in high school. With a 47 on the IAAT in 5th grade, your child is likely well suited for the accelerated Math 6/7 and then Algebra in 7th grade. |
Anonymous
| my son got IAAT 93% an?d 490 in sol will he grt albra 1 in 7th grade |
Anonymous
No, a 490 is not a pass advanced. It means he needs more work on his pre-algebra fundamentals. 7th grade Math Honors should be where he is placed. |
Anonymous
I think that if the score for Iowa was in the upper 98-99% range the child could be placed in Algebra, even with that SOL. I wouldn't even ask with scores in that range on both tests. |