Use conditional growth percentiles to judge whether a student grew like their academic peers¶

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Description¶

This strategy replaces binary met/not-met growth targets with a normative comparison of a student's growth to similar students nationwide. The report states: "With accompanying conditional growth percentiles, norms t ell educators if students made growth con- sistent with their academic peers." Educators can thereby "understand the extent and magnitude by which a student's growth exceede d or lagged the growth observed for other similar students," supporting goal setting and instructional individualization.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Student's prior achievement level and current score, looked up against the conditional growth percentile tables

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students

Target Learning Goals¶

• evaluating individual student growth relative to academic peers

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Thum, Y. M., & Kuhfeld, M. (2020). NWEA 2020 MAP Growth Achievement Status and Growth Norms for Students and Schools. NWEA Research Report. Portland, OR: NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/nwea-2020-map-growth-achievement-status-and-growth-norms-for-students-and-schools/