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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does it mean when scores go down? That the student didn’t learn anything in the year? [/quote]

No, the tests are adjusted for where the state expects learning to be at that stage of their grade.  The Fall tests have material from the beginning of that grade level.  The Spring tests have material from the end of that grade level.  The raw score gives you an idea of how well they are absorbing the material at their grade level.  The percentage is a comparison of how that student did compared to all other students in their grade level across the state.  If the percentage goes down, that means that their peers did a better job of absorbing the grade level material than this student.  A score in the 90s means that the last time they tested, they had a better comprehension of the appropriate grade level material than 90% of the other MD students.  A score in the 80s or 70s means that they are better than the respective percentage of other MD students.  So, it means that statewide, more students absorbed more of the grade level material than your child did, but your child still learned better than 70% or 80% of the the MD state students.

One thing to keep in mind, the results often fluxuate based on their emotional state on the day of the test.  I have noticed that when there is something disruptive in our lives or anxious, then they perform worse and when they are stable and happy, the perform better.  My twins are rising 5th graders.  The year that they were virtual, they were miserable and anxious and their scores went down.  When they returned to school, they were happier and their scores went up.  [/quote]

Please note that there are scores and there are percentiles.  For example, if my kid gets a 225 in the fall and a 225 in the spring, his score stays the same, but his percentile drops, because in the fall he was doing better than 96 percent of his peers, and in the spring, he's now doing better than 80 percent of his peers.  As to why a kid's scores don't go up after a whole year of school, it could be anything--bad day testing, weakness in a certain area emphasized in the test etc.[/quote]

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