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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain how a child is "prepared to learn at grade level" when they missed half the questions for the prior grade's material? [/quote]

https://www.fcps.edu/student-tests-and-assessments/student-assessment-details/virginia-growth-assessments

[quote]For fall 2021, the VGA will focus on identifying potential learning gaps resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Most FCPS students in grades 3-8 will take VGAs in the subject areas of reading and mathematics. Students enrolled in a high school level math course will not be assessed in mathematics. [b]VGA are computer-adaptive tests consisting of SOL-type items.[/b] Questions cover content that would have been taught in the previous grade level.[/quote]

They don't say how the questions adapt. The test adjusts based on your child's answer, so if they get answers correct, they are asked harder questions. It could be that your kid missed questions that were harder because they got easier ones correct. It is not a bad thing that they got them wrong, because they were hard questions but they got the easy and medium level questions correct. They are ready to learn new material because they know the basic material but missed the hardest questions. Maybe. we don't know because they have not told us how to read any of this. [/quote]

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