Individual Student Reports (ISR)
Purpose
The Individual Student Reports (ISRs) provide information on how students performed on state administered assessments such as End-of-Grade, End-of-Course, and NCEXTEND1. The scores on these assessments are only one of many indicators of how students are progressing. Test scores should always be considered along with all other available information provided by the teacher about a student.
Information on Individual Student Reports
Individual Student Reports
Purpose
The Individual Student Reports (ISRs) provide information on how students performed on state administered assessments such as End-of-Grade (EOG), End-of-Course (EOC), NCEXTEND1, CCRAA, Beginning of Grade 3 (BOG3), and Read to Achieve (RtA). The scores on these assessments are only one of many indicators of how students are progressing. Test scores should always be considered along with all other available information provided by the teacher about a student. Individual Student Reports are uniform across grade levels.
The terms featured on the ISR and the definition for each term are provided in table 1.
TABLE 1. Terms found on Individual Student Report
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Achievement Level | Achievement levels are predetermined performance standards that allow a student's performance to be compared to grade-level expectations. The column headings on the ISR outline each achievement level and the scale score range associated with each achievement level.
Four achievement levels (i.e., Not Proficient, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5) are reported for EOG and EOC tests.
Three achievement levels (i.e., Not Proficient, Level 3, and Level 4) are reported for NCEXTEND1 tests.
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Scale Score | A score to which raw scores are converted by numerical transformation. Scale scores allow for comparison of different forms of the test using the same scale. |
On-Grade Level | Levels 3 and above indicate a student's performance is on-grade level. |
On Track for Career and College Readiness | Levels 4 and 5 indicate a student's performance is on track for career- and college-readiness expectations for EOG and EOC tests. |
On Track for Competitive Employment and Post-Secondary Education | Level 4 indicates a student's performance is on track for competitive employment and post-secondary education expectations for NCEXTEND1 tests. |
Your Student | This bar represents the student's scale score. |
Your School | This bar represents the average school scale score based on the fall or spring test administration data available on the report print date. The average school scale score is finalized at the end of the test administration window. |
Your District | This bar represents the average district scale score based on the fall or spring test administration data available on the report print date. The average district scale score is finalized at the end of the test administration window. |
State | This bar represents the average state scale score. The state average is based on the scores of all North Carolina students who took the assessment in the standard setting year. |
Quantile | This is your student's Quantile score from the assessment. The EOG and EOC tests for mathematics are linked to The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics. The Summer Math Challenge is a free math skills maintenance program based on grade-level standards that help prepare students for college and careers. The program is targeted to students who have just completed grades 1 through 8 and is designed to help them retain math skills learned during the previous school year. Parents will receive daily emails with fun activities and links to educational resources throughout the six-week program. When the program ends, parents can print an award certificate to celebrate their child's summer math accomplishment! |
Lexile | This is your student's Lexile score from the assessment. The EOG and EOC tests for reading are linked to The Lexile Framework® for Reading. Once students have their Lexile measures, they can search for titles matching their Lexile levels, interests and age appropriateness using the free Lexile® Find a Book search tool. From there, students can build custom reading lists and check the availability of books at a local library or bookseller. |
Percentile Rank | The percentile shows a student performed at a level equal to or better than the stated percentage of students who took the assessment during the norming year (the first year the test was administered). |
Figure 1 provides an example of the ISR for an EOG test but serves as the general example for EOC, NCEXTEND1, CCRAA, BOG, and RtA Individual Student Reports.
FIGURE 1. Example of Individual Student Report.
NC Check-Ins Individual Student Reports
Purpose
The NC Check-Ins 2.0 are the through-year formative component of the NCPAT system. The purposes are to:
provide educators, students, and stakeholders with immediate and detailed feedback on student performance on grade-level-specific content standards to inform instruction for individual student's needs; and
provide a reliable estimate to inform a student's end-of-grade (EOG) assessment experience.
NC Check-Ins 2.0 for High School
The NC Check-Ins 2.0 for high school are interim assessments aligned to North Carolina course-level content standards developed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The purpose is to
provide students, teachers, parents, and stakeholders with immediate in-depth action-data, and a reliable estimate of a student's current performance on the selected sub-set of content standards.
The NC Check-Ins 2.0 for high school are not part of the NCPAT system.
The scores on these assessments are only one of many indicators of how students are progressing. Test scores should always be considered along with all other available information provided by the teacher about a student. Individual Student Reports are uniform across grade levels.
The terms featured on the ISR and the definition for each term are provided in table 1.
TABLE 1. Terms found on NC Check-In Individual Student Report
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Approaching | The student is beginning to understand these concepts; more support is needed. |
Circle | There is a circle that moves from approaching to satisfactory depending on how the student scored on each concept. |
Progress on Learning Concepts | This shows how the student performed on the concept tested (indicated by circle). |
Reading Learning Concepts Tested | This provides the learning concepts tested. A complete description of the standards is provided in the link. |
Satisfactory | The student has a satisfactory understanding of these concepts. |
Figure 1 provides an example of the ISR for an NC Check-In but serves as the general example all NC Check-In Individual Student Reports.
FIGURE 1. Example of Individual Student Report for NC Check-Ins.