CELEBRATE THE STRUGGLE:
HELPING STUDENTS EXTEND & APPLY KNOWLEDGE
“We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully
teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We
already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not
we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact
that we haven’t so far.”
Ron Edmonds
Prepared for the Math Collaborative Learning Team of
HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Committed to the Success of Every Student
by Dan Mulligan, flexiblecreativity.com (Twitter: @drdanmulligan)
August 2015
Table of Contents
Revised SOL Test Blueprints
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SOL Test Cut Scores
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SOL Test by Grade/Course, Division, Region
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SOL Results (3 – 8) by Mean Scaled Score & Reporting Category
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SOL Results (EOC) by Mean Scaled Score & Reporting Category
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Framework for Instructional Planning
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Research-Based Learning Strategies
9
Creating an Environment for Learning
12
Helping Students Develop Understanding
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Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge
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Creating Valid and Reliable Assessment in Virginia
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Progress Monitoring
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Virginia Math Process Standards
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Rigor = Type of the Thinking + Depth of Thinking
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A. THE CRITERIA
1. SOL Test Blueprints
2. SOL Test Elementary Cut Scores
2. SOL Test EOC and CAT Cut Scores
Test
Math 6
CAT
Math 7
Math 7
CAT
Math 8
Math 8
CAT
Fail/Basic
# Correct % Correct
Pass/Proficient
# Correct % Correct
Pass/Advanced
# Correct % Correct
Scaled scores for a CAT will be computed using the number of questions answered
correctly, as well as the difficulty level of the questions answered correctly
17 of 50
34%
31 of 50
62%
45 of 50
90%
Scaled scores for a CAT will be computed using the number of questions answered
correctly, as well as the difficulty level of the questions answered correctly
17 of 50
34%
31 of 50
62%
46 of 50
92%
Scaled scores for a CAT will be computed using the number of questions answered
correctly, as well as the difficulty level of the questions answered correctly
Algebra I
NA
NA
25 of 50
50%
45 of 50
90%
Geometry
NA
NA
25 of 50
50%
44 of 50
88%
Algebra II
NA
NA
27 of 50
54%
43 of 50
86%
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Creating an Environment for Learning
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Helping Students Develop Understanding
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Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge
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CREATING VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT IN VIRGINIA
SOL items are grounded in the grade-level course essential knowledge, skills,
and vocabulary as expressed in the curriculum framework;
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PROGRESS MONITORING FOR EACH STUDENT:
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Questions, Cues, & Advance Organizers
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