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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back in the day, they used to have a chart that showed what number of questions you had to get right in order to get a passing score of 400. This was before they changed them to computer adaptive tests. If you actually calculated the percentage that you needed to score in order to get a 400, it was around 60%. So, yes, the bar is low. These test are designed to show that you've learned the essential skills, not every, single, little thing that is taught in your math or reading class. [/quote]

Re the SOL tests, in response to viewpoints such as these, they've been making them harder and harder.

I don't know what that means wrt the new VGA test though.[/quote]

But the Nation’s Report Card still says VA has the easiest reading test in the nation as of 2019. 321 they lowered the score needed to pass reading, so it hasn’t gotten harder. VA is middle of the pack for rigor on the math test.[/quote]

Can you provide the link? I found something different on their website.[/quote]

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/statemapping/

Curious what you found. I find it embarrassing to see V A hanging out way below basic like in this graph (grade 4 or 8 reading): https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/statemappingtool/#/subject-grade[/quote]

The report isn't about rigor.  It's about alignment/mapping, and since VA explicitly didn't adopt Common Core, it's not surprising that the SOLs are not well aligned.

As for the actual NAEP scores, they're good. Better than CA, worse than MA.

https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading/states/scores/?grade=4
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