Race to the Top

 

The table of RLA test scores shows that the average score for all students is 68.1. The highest average score is 76.0 for CSO 8, and the lowest average score is 55.0 for CSO 6.

The table also shows that the most common CSOs that students scored below 50% on are RLA.8.1.5 (Figurative Lang-Simile) and ORLA.8.1.7 (Editing Strategies).

Overall, the table suggests that students have a good understanding of the contents of the RLA test, but there are some areas where they could improve.

Here are some specific observations:

• CSO 8 (Comp Strategies) has the highest average score, suggesting that students are good at using comprehension strategies to understand and answer questions about texts.
• CSO 6 (Sentence Fragments) has the lowest average score, suggesting that students need more practice identifying and correcting sentence fragments.
• CSO 5 (Figurative Lang-Simile) and CSO 7 (Editing Strategies) are the two CSOs that the most students scored below 50% on. This suggests that students need more practice with these skills.

Recommendations:

• For CSO 8 (Comp Strategies), teachers can continue to emphasize the importance of using comprehension strategies when reading and answering questions. They can also provide students with opportunities to practice using different comprehension strategies.
• For CSO 6 (Sentence Fragments), teachers can provide students with instruction on how to identify and correct sentence fragments. They can also give students practice exercises in identifying and correcting sentence fragments.
• For CSO 5 (Figurative Lang-Simile) and CSO 7 (Editing Strategies), teachers can provide students with instruction on these skills. They can also give students practice exercises in using these skills.

Additionally, teachers can use the data in the table to identify individual students who need extra help in certain areas. For example, teachers can target students who scored below 50% on CSO 5 (Figurative Lang-Simile) with additional instruction and practice on this skill.