Connecticut Mastery Test(CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2011
Presented to the Guilford Board of Education September 26, 2011
General Information
All Connecticut public school students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 participated in the statewide assessment in March. Students in grades 11 and 12 may retake any part of the CAPT if they did not reach goal in that part.
The tests measure skills that students are expected to master in reading, writing, science and mathematics.
Some special education students might have been eligible to participate in a Modified Assessment or a Skills Checklist.
District Reference Groups
District Reference Groups (DRGs) have been defined
based on characteristics such as income and
education level of parents because research indicates
that there is a strong link between test results and
socioeconomic factors.
Reading
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) Reading Comprehension
– Forming a General Understanding– Developing Interpretation– Making Reader/Text Connections– Examining the Content and Structure
Mathematics
Numerical and Proportional Reasoning Geometry and Measurement Data: Probability and Statistics Algebraic Reasoning Integrated Understandings
Grade 3
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 81.6 78.2 81.9 81.5 84.9
Writing 75.3 77.1 71.7 75 77.5
Reading 70.7 69.3 71.3 70 77.5
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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4
% At or Above Goal
Grade 4
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 85 81.9 83.1 81.8 83.3
Writing 79.3 78.4 77.5 79.3 82.7
Reading 74.8 75.2 80.5 77.4 81
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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal
Grade 5
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 87.6 83.2 85.8 87 82.7
Writing 80.8 85.6 85.2 85.5 82.8
Reading 70.7 84.2 85 79.9 80.1
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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal
Grade 6
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 85.8 90.6 92.9 89.3 88.7
Writing 86.5 83.9 82.3 83.8 90.2
Reading 86.9 86.8 91.6 91.4 91.6
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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal
Grade 7
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 86.2 86.8 93.1 93.9 89.9
Writing 81.3 85.7 82.7 83.8 80.5
Reading 86.9 89.5 94 94.2 94.4
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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal
Grade 8
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 91.7 90.6 92.2 94.1 92.5
Writing 88.5 86 85.7 88.1 86.8
Reading 87.8 85.7 88.7 93.1 94.9
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Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4% At or Above Goal
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 3Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)
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StateDRG BGuilford
Math– State – 63.3%– DRG B – 81.2%– Guilford – 84.9% (95.1%)
Reading– State – 58.4%– DRG B – 76.1%– Guilford – 77.5% (91.9%)
Writing– State – 61.1%– DRG B – 78.1%_ Guilford – 77.5% (91.2%)
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 4Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)
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StateDRG BGuilford
Math– State – 67.3%– DRG B – 85.4%– Guilford – 83.3% (94.8%)
Reading– State – 62.5%– DRG B – 81.2%– Guilford – 81.0% (88.8%)
Writing– State – 65.5%– DRG B – 82.8%– Guilford – 82.7% (94.9%)
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 5Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)
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StateDRG BGuilford
Math– State – 72.7%– DRG B – 89.1%– Guilford – 82.7% (92.2%)
Reading– State – 61.4%– DRG B – 80.9%– Guilford – 80.1% (88.3%)
Writing– State – 66.8%– DRG B – 84.6– Guilford – 82.8% (95.5%)
Science– State – 60.2%– DRG B – 81.8%– Guilford – 77.3% (94.2%)
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 6Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)
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StateDRG BGuilford
Math– State – 71.6%– DRG B – 89.6%– Guilford – 88.7% (97.8%)
Reading– State – 76%– DRG B – 91.4%– Guilford – 91.6% (96.4%)
Writing– State – 65.3%– DRG B – 83.6%– Guilford – 90.2% (98.2%)
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 7Percent of Students Meeting State Goal
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StateDRG BGuilford
Math– State – 68.7%– DRG B – 88.1%– Guilford – 89.9% (96.3%)
Reading– State – 77.8%– DRG B – 92.5%– Guilford – 94.4% (98.5%)
Writing– State – 58.9%– DRG B – 79.6%– Guilford – 80.5% (93.4%)
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StateDRG BGuilford
Math– State – 66.8%– DRG B – 88.0%– Guilford – 92.5% (99.7%)
Reading– State – 74.7%– DRG B – 90.4%– Guilford – 94.9% (98.6%)
Writing– State – 64.8%– DRG B – 83.7%– Guilford – 86.8% (97.3%)
Science– State – 63.3%– DRG B – 84.2%– Guilford – 86.4% (96.9%)
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 8Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)
Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) Components
Mathematics Science Reading Across the Disciplines Writing Across the Disciplines
Mathematics
Algebraic Reasoning: Patterns & Functions Numerical & Proportional Reasoning Geometry & Measurement Data: Probability & Statistics
Science
Energy Transformations Chemical Structures & Properties Global Interdependence Cell Chemistry & Biotechnology Genetics, Evolution & Biodiversity
Grade 10 CAPT
2008 2009 2010 2011
Math 77.7 74.1 78.9 76.2
Writing 79.5 79 85.4 85.8
Reading 78.4 76 71.2 78.2
Science 75.6 71.1 77.1 77.7
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Guilford
Math– State – 49.6%– DRG B – 74.1%– Guilford – 76.2% (95.2%)
Reading– State –44.8%– DRG B – 69.4%– Guilford – 78.2% (95.6%)
Writing– State – 61.3%– DRG B – 83.7%– Guilford – 85.8% (98.9%)
Science– State – 47.2%– DRG B – 72.3%– Guilford – 77.7% (96.3%)
2011 Comparison Data – Grade 10Percent of Students Meeting State Goal(Proficient)
Next Steps for Schools
Analyze data by subgroups. Analyze data by content
strands. Use analysis to inform
professional development plans and make curricular / instructional adjustments.
Monitor student progress.