which reviewed the math cut score recommendations. The participants of the vertical articulation meeting consisted of table leaders from each of the standard setting committees, selected prior to the standard setting meeting. The focus of the vertical articulation meeting was to review the cut score recommendations from the standard setting meeting along with impact data to consider whether and to what extent adjustments to the recommended cut scores might be warranted based on both content and policy. The adjustments to the recommendations made by the vertical articulation committees were influenced by a desire to honor the content-based recommendations of the standard setting process, maintain high expectations for achievement across the MCAS assessments, and ensure the relationship among standards was coherent and defensible. Tables 4 and 5 present the results from the vertical articulation meeting for ELA and math, respectively. Table 4. Vertical Articulation Recommendations for ELA Tests (Grades 3-8) Achievement Level Not Meeting Partially Meeting Exceeding Meeting Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations Raw Raw Raw Raw % in Score % in % in Score Score % in Range Level Range Range Range Grade 3 0 to 10 6 11 to 23 44 24 to 33 44 34 to 42 6 4 0 to 12 5 13 to 27 39 28 to 37 51 38 to 42 5 5 0 to 13 5 14 to 29 41 30 to 39 47 40 to 46 7 6 0 to 10 7 11 to 27 42 28 to 39 43 40 to 49 8 7 0 to 13 8 14 to 29 37 30 to 41 47 42 to 49 8 8 0 to 15 8 16 to 31 41 32 to 41 43 42 to 49 8 Table 5. Vertical Articulation Recommendations for Mathematics Tests (Grades 3-8) Achievement Level Not Meeting Partially Meeting Exceeding Meeting Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations Raw Raw Raw % in Raw % in % in Score Score % in Score Level Range Level Level Range Range Range Grade 3 0 to 11 9 12 to 28 40 29 to 42 43 43 to 48 8 4 0 to 13 8 14 to 32 41 33 to 47 43 48 to 54 8 5 0 to 11 6 12 to 30 46 31 to 47 41 48 to 54 7 6 0 to 7 7 8 to 27 45 28 to 44 39 45 to 54 9 7 0 to 7 7 8 to 24 47 25 to 42 37 43 to 54 9 8 0 to 10 5 11 to 30 48 31 to 45 36 46 to 54 11 Figure 2 presents the impact data from the final recommendations from the vertical articulation meeting as stacked bar graphs.
which reviewed the math cut score recommendations. The participants of the vertical articulation meeting consisted of table leaders from each of the standard setting committees, selected prior to the standard setting meeting. The focus of the vertical articulation meeting was to review the cut score recommendations from the standard setting meeting along with impact data to consider whether and to what extent adjustments to the recommended cut scores might be warranted based on both content and policy. The adjustments to the recommendations made by the vertical articulation committees were influenced by a desire to honor the content-based recommendations of the standard setting process, maintain high expectations for achievement across the MCAS assessments, and ensure the relationship among standards was coherent and defensible. Tables 4 and 5 present the results from the vertical articulation meeting for ELA and math, respectively. Table 4. Vertical Articulation Recommendations for ELA Tests (Grades 3-8) Grade Achievement Level Not Meeting Expectations Partially Meeting Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations Raw Score Range % in Raw Range % in Raw Score Range % in Level Raw Score Range % in 3 0 to 10 6 11 to 23 44 24 to 33 44 34 to 42 6 4 0 to 12 5 13 to 27 39 28 to 37 51 38 to 42 5 5 0 to 13 5 14 to 29 41 30 to 39 47 40 to 46 7 6 0 to 10 7 11 to 27 42 28 to 39 43 40 to 49 8 7 0 to 13 8 14 to 29 37 30 to 41 47 42 to 49 8 8 0 to 15 8 16 to 31 41 32 to 41 43 42 to 49 8 Table 5. Vertical Articulation Recommendations for Mathematics Tests (Grades 3-8) Grade Achievement Level Not Meeting Expectations Partially Meeting Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations Raw Score Range % in Level Raw Score Range % in Raw Range % in Level Raw Score Range % in Level 3 0 to 11 9 12 to 28 40 29 to 42 43 43 to 48 8 4 0 to 13 8 14 to 32 41 33 to 47 43 48 to 54 8 5 0 to 11 6 12 to 30 46 31 to 47 41 48 to 54 7 6 0 to 7 7 8 to 27 45 28 to 44 39 45 to 54 9 7 0 to 7 7 8 to 24 47 25 to 42 37 43 to 54 9 8 0 to 10 5 11 to 30 48 31 to 45 36 46 to 54 11 Figure 2 presents the impact data from the final recommendations from the vertical articulation meeting as stacked bar graphs.
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