The assessment data structure at Green Bank Elementary.

 

• The sources present assessment data for Green Bank Elementary-Mid, covering Grades 1 through 8.

• The data is structured by subject area:

  • Language: This section includes skills related to grammar, usage, mechanics, and sentence structure.
  • Listening: This area assesses students' ability to comprehend spoken language and extract information.
  • Math: This category is further divided into:
    • Problem Solving: This subsection focuses on students' abilities to apply mathematical concepts to solve real-world problems.
    • Procedures: This subsection assesses students' proficiency in executing mathematical algorithms and procedures.
  • Reading Comprehension: This section evaluates students' ability to understand and interpret written text. It is further categorized into:
    • Functional: This category focuses on comprehending informational texts and real-world materials.
    • Recreational: This category assesses comprehension of literary and narrative texts.
    • Textual: This category focuses on in-depth analysis of text structure, author's purpose, and literary devices.
  • Reading Vocabulary: This section assesses students' vocabulary knowledge and ability to determine word meanings from context.
  • Science: This category is divided into three branches:
    • Earth & Space Science: This subsection covers topics related to Earth's processes, weather, space, and the solar system.
    • Life Science: This subsection focuses on biological concepts, organisms, ecosystems, and the human body.
    • Physical Science: This subsection covers concepts related to matter, energy, motion, forces, and light.
  • Social Science: This category assesses students' knowledge of history, geography, civics, government, and economics. It's further divided into:
    • Civics & Government: This subsection focuses on the structure and function of government, rights, and responsibilities of citizens.
    • Culture: This subsection covers aspects of diverse cultures, including beliefs, customs, and societal norms.
    • Economics: This subsection assesses students' understanding of economic concepts, such as supply and demand, production, and consumption.
    • Geography: This subsection covers geographic concepts, map skills, and the relationship between humans and the environment.
    • History: This subsection assesses students' knowledge of historical events, figures, and timelines.
  • Spelling: This section evaluates students' ability to spell words correctly, using phonetic principles, structural principles, and knowledge of homophones.
  • Study Skills: This section assesses students' abilities in using resources, organizing information, and applying study strategies. It includes:
    • Information Skills: These skills relate to finding, evaluating, and using information from various sources.
    • Library/Reference Skills: These skills focus on effectively using library resources and reference materials.

• Within each skill area, the data includes:

  • NAT: The national average score for that particular skill.
  • LOC: The local score achieved by Green Bank students for that skill.
  • L-N: The difference between the local score and the national average (LOC - NAT). This difference highlights whether Green Bank is performing above, at, or below the national average for each skill.

• Data Representation: In addition to tabular data, the sources use bar graphs and line graphs to visually represent the score differences (L-N) for various skills.

This detailed structure allows for a comprehensive analysis of Green Bank's performance in various academic areas across multiple grade levels.