Huge shift in Iready scores?

[Anonymous]

Our DS who is being pulled out of class for advanced math this year and last year scored in 92md percentile last year on iReady. This year he received scores of just "at grade levek" this fall. We didn't "help" him at all on the exam.

I was surprised and looked at the 2020-2021 grading scale issued in May of this year -- by that guide his math score should have actually been in 99th percentile, it was listed as 85th. Does this reflect them having to redo the grading scale due to unexpected jump in scores this fall (which I suspect has a lot to do with kids taking test at home with someone providing assistance behind them?)

Any teachers able to comment on this?

[Anonymous]

Nobody will put much stock in any testing done at home this year. It isn't valid.

[Anonymous]

Are parents really helping their kids take tests? Is that really happening???

[Anonymous]

Yep my kid went from top of class to below grade level on Iready.

[Anonymous]

Is it possible your kids aren't learning much with DL and that's why their scores are falling?

[Anonymous]

Our dumb district uses iReady scores as one of the selection criteria for advanced math in middle school (end of 5th grade result). Last year it was THE ONLY criteria (covid and no state tests/teacher recs).
So I wouldn’t be surprised if parents are coaching the kids for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are parents really helping their kids take tests? Is that really happening???

I'm a teacher and I have kids score years ahead of their grade level on iReady. It doesn't matter how many times I tell parents that students need to take tests on their own. They still help them. We do these tests online during class and I see parents sitting next to them telling them answers. The district just wants data. It doesn't matter if it is valid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DS who is being pulled out of class for advanced math this year and last year scored in 92md percentile last year on iReady. This year he received scores of just "at grade levek" this fall. We didn't "help" him at all on the exam.

I was surprised and looked at the 2020-2021 grading scale issued in May of this year -- by that guide his math score should have actually been in 99th percentile, it was listed as 85th. Does this reflect them having to redo the grading scale due to unexpected jump in scores this fall (which I suspect has a lot to do with kids taking test at home with someone providing assistance behind them?)

Any teachers able to comment on this?

This is just too hard to answer without knowing his grade and his raw score. Sorry. any change in the grading scale I don't think has anything to do with distance learning or parents being around them. It could just be that the test was "re-normed."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are parents really helping their kids take tests? Is that really happening???

Yes. My friend teaches 1st and has kids who don’t know letter sounds and can’t read but scored 99% on MAP. Parents are doing it. Scores for all tests are invalid if done at home,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are parents really helping their kids take tests? Is that really happening???

Yes. My friend teaches 1st and has kids who don’t know letter sounds and can’t read but scored 99% on MAP. Parents are doing it. Scores for all tests are invalid if done at home,

Yup my school has had it happen too.

[Anonymous]

My son scored almost the same as his last years fall I-ready tests in reading and math. AAP 4th grade. So he didn’t advance in any category for an entire year, and actually scored lower in two of the math categories. Really disheartening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are parents really helping their kids take tests? Is that really happening???

I'm a teacher and I have kids score years ahead of their grade level on iReady. It doesn't matter how many times I tell parents that students need to take tests on their own. They still help them. We do these tests online during class and I see parents sitting next to them telling them answers. The district just wants data. It doesn't matter if it is valid.

These are the insane helicopter parents. My kid did spectacularly bad on his reading assessment. Several grades below grade level. I knew he would but now way in hell was I going to help him. The county needs to see the failing data-not that they care or will do anything about it. Nothing at home is valid but I want them to see the massive failure of DL. Why are earth are parents helping? Is an elem assessment that much of a blow to your ego if your kid bombs it??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son scored almost the same as his last years fall I-ready tests in reading and math. AAP 4th grade. So he didn’t advance in any category for an entire year, and actually scored lower in two of the math categories. Really disheartening.

Wow, this is pretty bad. So anything he learned in 3rd grade is just gone.

[Anonymous]

I believe it's normed and does not compare your child to students currently taking it. So, if your child did poorly, it may have to do being distracted at home or some other DL factor.

[Anonymous]

My 5th grade son scored in the 19th percentile on his, putting him at a 2nd grade level in reading. Obviously no one took SOLs last year, but his 3rd grade SOL was an advanced pass. We'd had a major house issue happening during the test (which I didn't even know he was taking at the time) with a lot of noise from the construction, so I thought maybe it had distracted him. He retook the iReady and scored grade level.