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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS unnecessarily overcomplicates things.  They already give iready, which is a high ceiling adaptive test that gives a grade level placement as well as quantile level for each kid.  A math score of 586 indicates that the kid belongs in 9th grade math, which is algebra.

There probably aren't that many FCPS kids who score 586 or higher on the iready math at the end of 5th grade.[/quote]

No, that's not how iready works.  It tests at a maximum of 3 grades ahead, which in 5th grade means that it can show a maximum placement of 8th grade (pre-algebra).  And FCPS doesn't use it for that at all.  They use it to detect dyslexia - which is much more valuable than positing potential math placement from one test score.  [/quote]
It kind of does work that way, and it's much better designed than people credit on dcum.  FCPS can set the testing grade level for any kid.  My kid took the 3rd grade iready in 2nd, the 5th grade iready in 3rd, and then the 7th grade iready in 4th grade.  Each test was taken in the fall, winter, and spring.  The scores from all of these had fabulous continuity.  [/quote]  It may or  may not have continuity - but it does not show a 5th grader with a placement in 9th grade.  It doesn't go that high.  [/quote]

It does if they have the 5th grader take a higher grade level iready.  They can set the level of the test, and they should do so for kids who test 3 grade levels above.  For my kid, it was simple.  All of the kids in 6th grade AAP math took the 7th grade iready, since they were doing 7th grade math.  My kid was placed there in 4th grade and thus took the 7th grade iready.  For those who are curious, he scored 604, which makes sense in that he was also taking the AoPS in person Algebra class at the time and getting perfect scores on all of the tests.  [/quote]

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