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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, this is quite interesting from their FAQ, which was just updated today.

[b]What do the MCPS percentiles mean? How are MCPS percentiles determined?[/b]
The socioeconomic status of elementary schools was used to determine the locally normed score on
the CogAT® (MCPS Percentiles). In establishing MCPS Percentiles, students in schools with
minimal poverty were compared to one another, students in schools with moderate poverty were
compared to each other, and students from schools highly impacted by poverty were compared to
each other.

[b]Why did MCPS use local norms? How were local norms created?[/b]
Based on guidance from the National Association for Gifted Children, the use of local norms was
undertaken to ensure equity and access in identification of students for program access. [/quote]

They did the same thing for magnet middle schools this year.  The local scores are probably made by comparing within  three tiers: 1) Title 1 schools; 2) Focus schools; and 3) other schools.

Also, the FAQ defines a peer cohort as 20 kids of similar profile/ability, which seems like a big number for most elementary schools.  They used 20 as the definition of a peer group for middle schools, and I thought it was 5 for elementary schools last year. I wonder if that's a typo.[/quote]

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