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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I'm nevertheless still perplexed as to how a child can be 99th percentile (475Q) in math on I-Ready and be indicated as on grade level and not meeting or having incomplete knowledge of several standards."

The answer is that these are two distinct comparative metrics.  The percentile is comparing your child's performance to other children's performances.  In this metric literally all of the test takers could fail but your child could fail less badly and therefore be 99th percentile in comparison.  The grade level standard is, instead, comparing your child's performance in relation to the grade level goals (broadly defined, as discussed above).

So, the two metrics combined tell you that your child is doing fine in terms of grade level goals, and better than most other test takers, many of whom are not doing fine in relation to grade level goals [/quote]

Thanks. I do understand that. [b]I guess my point is more that it's surprising that the standards are out of reach for so many in the nation, even kids at the 99th percentile.[/b] And DC is doing work well beyond grade level in math so it's unexpected that DC tested as being on grade level for math and not advanced in any area. The reading results make a bit more sense. Was very advanced in some areas that were expected and not so in others.

Are there data indicating that the I-Ready is accurately capturing how well students are doing relative to Common Core or Virginia Standards? I suspect the testing situation is suboptimal at best. DC said kids were sounding off "alarms" by clicking through to get to the end and that the classroom noise and particular kids make it difficult to concentrate. One disruptive kid doesn't have working headphones so everyone has to listen to his loud audio.

I also think kids could use more coaching on how to approach such tests. DC is used to being able to do things over after making a mistake (in Beast Academy, ST Math, chess, etc), which I think results in a more casual approach that backfires in a real testing situation. [/quote]

The grade level standards aren't out of reach for 99th percentile kids.  What's out of reach are standards for the next grade level up that haven't necessarily been taught.   Even a 99th percentile kid isn't going to magically know how to divide fractions or what a box and whisker plot is if they haven't been taught the material.  The score means that your kid has full mastery of the grade level material, but they apparently have some gaps in the above grade level material that they haven't formally been taught.  Even if your kid is working well beyond grade level in math by using things like Beast Academy, there are some fringe topics included in the common core grade level standards that aren't touched upon in BA. [/quote]

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