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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somewhere I saw EOY but it would make mor sense to be holistic.

Keep in mind with the SOL - kids in APS will take the math 5 SOL and then in 6th grade pre-algebra take the math 8 SOL. It isn’t like that in AAP FCPS. Somehow someone needs to ensure that kids really do cover the topics of math 6 and 7. I think the approach in APS is really odd - why not accelerate earlier?[/quote]
Doesn’t a score of 1046 indicate 8th grade content is mastered?[/quote]

IMO, no - the algorithm of that test means it will get harder (to a point) with each correct question but that doesn’t imply a mastery of all the content. Also, the district doesn’t allow it to escalate beyond one year above the grade in question (I believe this is the ceiling they set - I can’t recall specifically but it’s a more restricted range than I think makes sense), so in 5th grade, it likely isn’t even letting the kid see the 7th grade content.   For instance, my 4th grader just got a 915 on the EOY MI. I know this kid knows 5th grade standards bc I taught them, but even though this indicates that the kid is scoring in the advanced range for 6th grade, I know they do not know all the 6th grade concepts well. We will cover those this summer. I anticipate this kid to go to pre-algebra for 6th but it’s because I’ve spent a lot of time teaching said kid myself. I wish I could rely on APS, but it has been really unhelpful to date.

The math inventory is a screener at best.[/quote]

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