I'm going to butt in here. I've been reading these posts, and I think you all are talking about two different tests. My understanding of the thread is that one is associated with Accelerated Reader, and the other is a test given to students in California. Or maybe I'm mistaken?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We also use the STAR test. I think the important thing to remember about it is that it's basically a test of vocabulary. I watch my students as they test and see the answers they pick. The missing word to one of the sentences is "pantry". In our part of the country (SE New Mexico) very few people use the word pantry- instead using "cabinet" or "closet" as in "put the groceries into the pantry". I'm always amazed at how some of my brighter students can score so low on the STAR. It's all in the words they know how to use. Cheryle -----Original Message----- From: Beverlee Paul To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 1:16 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Students who don't learn to read Okay, now I have a serious inquiry. We have managed to stay out of the way of good old AR for many years, but "acquired" it with our new principal 3 years ago. On a national norm-referenced test (which we no longer give), how would you say the correlation would be between that and the STAR test? The teachers in my school say that the STAR is wildly inaccurate. From your experience (all of you), what would you say about the reliability and validity of the STAR? The students are not taking a norm-referenced test. They are taking the STAR test. The figures I provided are the % of students who scored below 73% on the tests. The students are graded on the % correct. As our district has told us in the past, every student could (one administrator said should) score 90%. _________________________________________________________________ http://liveearth.msn.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
