Comparative Report Purpose The “Comparative Report” enables users to compare children’s scores to either widely-­‐held expectations, to a nationally representative sample of children who have been assessed by Teaching Strategies GOLD®, or to a to readiness benchmark which looks at a child’s readiness as they move from pre-­‐K towards kindergarten entry, or as they enter kindergarten. In Teaching Strategies GOLD®, children’s knowledge, skills and behaviors are scored for each objective or dimension. The data a teacher enters into the online tool is used to generate these raw scores. In order for these raw scores to be used for comparison purposes, they need to be put on a uniform scale to compare skill levels across areas to better understand the whole child. These uniform scales enable users to generate comparative data. The report presents scores on a scale of 200 to 800 for each area of development. Using scaled scores enables administrators to compare a group of children’s scores across areas, highlighting areas needing additional attention. Using the Comparative Report From the Administrator site, select Reports > Comparative Report. Comparative Report 1 Areas of Development, Programs, Sites, and Children, and Demographics Use the report filtering options under Areas of Development, Programs, Sites, and Children, and Demographics to narrow your report criteria. Compare to: Choose whether to compare to Widely-­‐Held Expectations, National Normative Sample or GOLD Readiness. Widely Held Expectations Choosing “Widely Held Expectations” enables users to compare data for a group of children to determine if the children’s’ skills, knowledge and behavior are below, meeting, or exceeding widely held expectations. The widely held expectations are research based, encompassing the developmental milestones from birth through Kindergarten. National Normative Sample Choosing “National Normative Sample” enables users to compare their data to a nationally representative sample. This report output differs from the widely held expectations report output in that the range of scores indicating whether a group of children are below, meeting, or exceeding is comprised of the scores of children who have been assessed by Teaching Strategies GOLD® as opposed to the widely held expectations or colored band. For example, a program may want to see how their children’s scores compare with other children’s scores at different points throughout the year. While the average for the widely held expectations does not change over the course of the year, the normative data does, and enables users to compare their data to the data of a nationally representative sample. Comparative Report 2 GOLD Readiness Choosing “GOLD Readiness” enables users to measure a child’s readiness as they move from pre-­‐K towards kindergarten, or as they enter kindergarten. The report output will show a “Readiness Benchmark”. The report output also shows data on the children whose skills, knowledge and behavior are emerging (below the benchmark value) and accomplished (at or above the benchmark value.) Widely Held Expectations for; National Normative Sample for; or GOLD Readiness for When you choose to compare to Widely Held Expectations, select a specific age or class/grade's widely held expectations to include in the report output. Making this selection will also limit results to children who were assessed in that age or class/grade in the checkpoint(s) you choose under “Checkpoint Periods”. Any single age or class/grade can be selected when you choose “Widely Held Expectations”. When you choose to compare to the National Normative Sample, select a specific age or class/grade's National Normative Sample to include in the report output. Making this selection will also will limit results to children who were assessed in that age or class/grade in the checkpoint(s) you choose under “Checkpoint Periods”. Preschool 3 class/grade (Green), Pre-­‐K 4 class/grade (Blue) or Kindergarten (Purple) can be selected when you choose “National Normative Sample”. Note. Selecting “1 to 2 years (Orange)” or “2 to 3 years (Yellow)” will show results based on the birthdate of child at the checkpoint. Selecting “Preschool 3 class/grade (Green)” , “Pre-­‐K 4 class/grade (Blue), or Kindergarten (Purple) will show results based on the child’s class/grade setting in that checkpoint. Comparative Report 3 When you choose Kindergarten Entry (for pre-­‐K children), the report output will include a readiness benchmark, which represents the range of skills for each area of development needed to be present to be ready for kindergarten entry. It is based on the scaled score for where blue meets purple but does not overlap in the colored bands for each progression in that area. This selection will limit results to children who were in Pre-­‐K 4 class/grade (Blue) in the checkpoint(s) you choose under “Checkpoint Periods”. When you choose Kindergarten Entry (for kindergarten children), the report output will include a readiness benchmark, which represents the range of skills for each area of development needed to be present to be ready for kindergarten entry. It is based on the scaled score for where blue meets purple but does not overlap in the colored bands for each progression in that area. This selection will limit results to children who were in Kindergarten class/grade (Purple) in the checkpoint(s) you choose under “Checkpoint Periods”. Checkpoint Periods Select the Checkpoint Periods to use in the report. You can select more than one period. (Alt-­‐click or option-­‐click to choose additional periods.) Choose whether to include unfinalized and finalized checkpoint levels or only finalized levels. Children to Compare Select Only Children with Ratings in All Checkpoint Periods to report on only the same children who have data in all checkpoint periods. Select All Children with Ratings in Any Checkpoint Period to report on all children who have data in any checkpoint period. Comparative Report 4 Display Type Select the options under Display Type to choose to include tables or charts. When selecting "Widely Held Expectations" or "National Normative Scores", the user can choose to include tables or charts. When selecting "Readiness", the user's only display type option is "Tables." Both the tables and charts will present data on a scale of 200 to 800 for each area of development. This enables users to compare a group of children’s scores across areas, highlighting areas needing additional attention. The tables will provide the number of children included in the data and the average score of the group. The charts will visually illustrate the data in the table. It will enable administrators to quickly identify areas of strength and areas in need of attention or support. Report Level Select the options under Report By to choose which license level to include. Choosing the first selection (“Organization”, “Program” or “Site”, depending on your administrator level) will show you only data rolled up for that top level only. Choosing one of the middle selections will show you data rolled up for each level included in the selection. Choosing the last selection, all levels, including “Child”, will include data rolled up for all levels, plus individual child data. Report Type When you choose to compare to GOLD Readiness, you can chose a detailed or summary report output. Comparative Report 5 Selecting "Detailed" will include the following data in the report output: • Widely held expectation range for each area • Widely held expectations data: o Number of children whose knowledge, skills and behaviors are below, meeting and exceeding widely held expectation o Percentage of children whose knowledge, skills and behaviors are below, meeting and exceeding widely held expectation • "Readiness Benchmark" for each area • Readiness data: o Number of children emerging (knowledge, skills and behaviors are below the benchmark value) or accomplished (knowledge, skills and behaviors are at or above the benchmark value) o Percentage of children emerging (knowledge, skills and behaviors are below the benchmark value) or accomplished (knowledge, skills and behaviors are at or above the benchmark value) Selecting "Summary" will include the following data in the report output: • Widely held expectation range for each area • "Readiness Benchmark" for each area • Readiness data: o Number of children emerging (knowledge, skills and behaviors are below the benchmark value) or accomplished (knowledge, skills and behaviors are at or above the benchmark value) o Percentage of children emerging (knowledge, skills and behaviors are below the benchmark value) or accomplished (knowledge, skills and behaviors are at or above the benchmark value) Select VIEW AS HTML, VIEW AS PDF, or VIEW AS EXCEL. The PDF option is only available when choosing “tables” as the display type Reading the Report Output Widely Held Expectations Option Table The top-­‐level license view of the Widely Held Expectations option output will look like this: Comparative Report 6 Social-­‐Emotional/ Organization: Describes the developmental domain and the level of the report (organization, program, site, class, child). Widely Held Expectations: The bottom of the range is the beginning of the age or class/grade and the top of the range is the end of the age or class/grade. The levels at the beginning or the end of each color band are then converted to standard form on the standard scale. These expectations represent where a typically performing child is expected to be at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, based on the GOLD widely held expectations. Children: Number of children in the report. Average: The average standard score for group of children. The remaining columns describe the number and percentage of children below, meeting and exceeding widely held expectations. (This repeats for all checkpoint periods shown in the report) Chart The top-­‐level license view of the Widely Held Expectations Option output for each area will look like this: Comparative Report 7 The black bar represents the top of the widely held expectations range, the red shows the actual averaged scaled score for the group, and the blue shows the bottom of the widely held expectations range. This information is provided for each checkpoint period chosen. This enables users to compare a group of children’s scores across periods and areas, highlighting areas needing additional attention. Comparative Report 8 National Normative Sample Option Table The top-­‐level license view of the National Normative Sample option output will look like this: Social-­‐Emotional/ Organization: Describes the developmental domain and the level of the report (organization, program, site, class, child). Bottom and Top: The “Bottom” column shows the bottom of the range in the national normative sample norm range in that area for children in that age/grade (in this case Age/Grade: Pre-­‐K 4 class/grade (Blue)). The “Top” column shows the top of the range in the national normative sample norm range in that area for children in that age/grade. Children: Number of children in the report. Average: The average standard score for group of children. The remaining columns describe the number and percentage of children below, meeting and exceeding the national normative sample norm range. (This repeats for both checkpoint periods shown in the report.) Comparative Report 9 Chart The top-­‐level license view of the National Normative Sample Option output for each area will look like this. The black bar represents the top of the national normative sample norm range, the red shows the actual averaged scaled score for the group, and the blue shows the bottom of the national normative sample norm range. This information is provided for each checkpoint period chosen. This enables users to compare a group of children’s scores against data of a nationally representative sample across periods and areas, highlighting areas needing additional attention. GOLD Readiness Option The GOLD Readiness option is available as a detailed or summary report. The top-­‐level license view of the GOLD Readiness detailed report option will look like this: Comparative Report 10 Social-­‐Emotional/ Organization: Describes the developmental domain and the level of the report (organization, program, site, class, child). Widely Held Expectations Bottom and Top: The bottom of the range is the beginning of the age or class/grade and the top of the range is the end of the age or class/grade. The levels at the beginning or the end of each color band are then converted to standard form on the standard scale. These expectations represent where a typically performing child is expected to be at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, based on the GOLD widely held expectations. Children: Number of children in the report. (Not included in Summary Report option.) Average: The average standard score for group of children. (Not included in Summary Report option.) The remaining columns describe the number and percentage of children below, meeting and exceeding widely held expectations. (This repeats for all checkpoint periods shown in the report) (Not included in Summary Report option.) GOLD Readiness Comparative Report 11 GOLD Readiness Benchmark: Represents the range of skills for each area of development needed to be present to be ready for kindergarten entry. It is based on the scaled score for where blue meets purple in the colored bands for each progression in that area. When you choose Kindergarten Entry (for pre-­‐K children), results are limited to children who were in Pre-­‐K 4 class/grade (Blue) in the checkpoint(s) you choose under “Checkpoint Periods”. When you choose Kindergarten Entry (for kindergarten children), results are limited to children who were in Kindergarten class/grade (Purple) in the checkpoint(s) you choose under “Checkpoint Periods”. # Children Emerging: Number of children whose knowledge, skills and behaviors are below the benchmark value. % Children Emerging: Percentage of children whose knowledge, skills and behaviors are below the benchmark value. # Children Accomplished: Number of children whose knowledge, skills and behaviors are at or above the benchmark value. % Children Accomplished: Percentage of children whose knowledge, skills and behaviors are at or above the benchmark value. Comparative Report 12