CAT scores are based on all the students that take the test nationwide. So, your child's scores reflect how they performed compared to all other children at that same grade level across the country. So for a score of say, 60, there are 40% of students that scored better than that child and 60% scored the same or worse.
We also do CRTs in various subjects. I haven't quite totally figured out just how to judge those scores yet. I do know our school district has introduced a new report card system this year that is more in line with the CRT testing. They toughened up the grading system, too. For letter grades an A is anything 93 - 100%, B is something like 87 - 92% and so on to where an F is anything 69% or lower! That's 10 percentage points higher than where I'm used to seeing the F cutoff! For the younger grades, they have to be between 93 - 100% to be Proficient, 87 - 92% for Advanced and so on. What I've noticed as well as the teachers a lot of their quizzes and things are set up with 10 problems. So, the student automatically falls to the proficient level rather than advanced when they miss just one problem. Some of my kids have been disappointed when they bring home spelling tests and other papers to see that they're only proficient when they really want to be advanced. Usually it's a matter of missing one or two problems is all so I would still consider them to be at the advanced level, they just had a not so great day that day.
It almost takes an advanced college degree to really interpret these test scores and find the meaning in them. I'm interested to see how the teaching in our schools evolves to better fit the new report card system.
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