On Defining a Year’s Growth

Damian W. Betebenner, Yi Shang · 2008

The November 2005 announcement of the Growth Model Pilot Program permitted states to use growth models as a means of complying with NCLB AYP requirements. Absent from growth-to-pro…
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February 25, 2008

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Abstract

The November 2005 announcement of the Growth Model Pilot Program permitted states to use growth models as a means of complying with NCLB AYP requirements. Absent from growth-to-proficiency models are analyses demonstrating the attainability of individually mandated proficiency goals. To overcome this shortcoming, student growth percentiles are introduced to provide a normative context for understanding student change, and the paper discusses how growth percentiles can be used to define “a year’s growth.”

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Damian W. Betebenner, Yi Shang (2008). On Defining a Year’s Growth. Center for Assessment.

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  author      = {Damian W. Betebenner and Yi Shang},
  title       = {{On Defining a Year's Growth}},
  year        = {2008},
  institution = {Center for Assessment}
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