Student growth measures describe gains in student learning based on how much students' test scores changed over a school year¶

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q1 i? Student growth measures aim to describe gains in learning among a group of students, such as those in a teacher's class or a school during a school year, based on how much their test scores changed. → Jeffrey Terziev 2018

Evidence¶

Jeffrey Terziev 2018¶

Jeffrey Terziev, Elias Walsh. (2018). Measuring Progress in the Classroom: How Do Different Student Growth Measures Compare? (Fact Sheet). Washington, DC: Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measuring-progress-in-the-classroom-how-do-different-student-growth-measures-compare-fact-sheet

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The fact sheet's descriptive definition of student growth measures, stating they describe "gains in learning among a group of students" based on test-score change. No data or comparison is reported on this page.

"Student growth measures aim to describe gains in learning among a group of students, such as those in a teacher's class or a school during a school year, based on how much their test scores changed."

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