A First Look at Pandemic Related Academic Impact: WIDA-Access Damian Betebenner & Adam Van Iwaarden Center for Assessment Indiana DOE June 18th, 2021

Indiana WIDA-ACCESS Data • Received data from Indiana DOE on June 17th. • Prepared and ran analyses on data June 17th-June 18th. • Results presented herein are preliminary (and based upon preliminary data) but “check out” based upon comparisons with two other states we have already received WIDA-ACCESS data from. Understanding Indiana WIDA-ACCESS Pandemic Related Academic Impact

Participation • We are still looking at this and may need some help with regard to historical data. • 2020 and 2021 data included almost all students with scale scores. • 2021 data include approximately 100 students across all grades without scaled scores • Overall counts with scale scores did, in general decrease from 2020 to 2021. • This could be due to lower participation (given that we don’t have missing data in our file). • This could be due to lower enrollment for this population. Understanding Indiana WIDA-ACCESS Pandemic Related Academic Impact

Participation (With valid scaled scores/SGPs) Grade Count 2020 Count 2021 Understanding Indiana WIDA-ACCESS Pandemic Related Academic Impact

Academic impact • Initial analyses indicate substantial to moderate academic impact in grades 1 to 6, moderate impact in grades 7 to 9, and no impact or gains in grade 10 to 12. • These results follow the same pattern seen in the two other states examined thus far. Indiana faring a little better. • Results in higher grades should be viewed with caution. • Results in higher grades are likely indicative of how poorly these students have grown historical as opposed to how well they were instructed over the course of the pandemic. • ELL students in higher grades tend to be long term ELLs who have failed to transition out (as opposed to newly entering ELLs). Understanding Indiana WIDA-ACCESS Pandemic Related Academic Impact

Growth (Median SGP) Grade Median SGP 2020 Median SGP 2021 0 NA NA Understanding Indiana WIDA-ACCESS Pandemic Related Academic Impact

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