- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Student achievement for middle school students
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Date of Original:
- 2010-05
- Subject:
- Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests--Statistics
Children--Georgia--Writing--Evaluation--Statistics
Competency-based educational tests--Georgia--Statistics
Educational tests and measurements--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- line graphs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1378516761
IZ MMS ID 9942313533902959
Call Number G620.C55 M1 2010 M51
NZ MMS ID 9923823213902931 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-bm51-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-bm51-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Trend Data
EDUCATED
- IMPROVE School Performance
GOCF outcome indicator: Student Achievement
for middle school students
Grades 6-8 continue to take Criterion-Referenced Comprehension Tests (CRCT) in Georgia. Similar to the latter years of elementary school, middle school CRCT assess the subject areas of Reading, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. The CRCT for middle school students is also administered towards the end of the school year. In addition to the CRCT, eighth grade students are also evaluated on their writing skills via the Eighth Grade Writing Assessment (EGWA).
Georgia 8th Grade Students That Scored Either "Meets" Or "Exceeds" On CRCT*
100%
90%
Math
80%
Science
70%
Reading
60%
EGWA
50%
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
*Students scored either "On Target" or "Exceeds Target" for
Data Source: The Governor's Office of Student Achievement, 2010.
Although students are given writing assessments in both third and fifth grade prior to this test, middle school students are evaluated on their persuasive and expository writing skills. A standardized, analytic scoring system is used for the students' essays based on four domains: Ideas, Organization, Style, and Conventions. Whereas the CRCT are taken close to the end of the school year, the EGWA is issued in January. The scores of these assessments are tracked and reported by each school, compiling baseline yearly data that show the percentage of students who do not meet, meet, and exceed the GPS for their respective grade level.
Since 2006, students that identified as Black or Hispanic are consistently "below target" for the EGWA. From 2006-2009, less than 50% of all middle school students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and migrant
students taking the EGWA have been classified as "on target" or "exceeds target." Roughly 90% of all 6th grade students taking the CRCT were either "on target" or "exceeds target" for the subject of Reading.
Data Source: The Georgia Department of Education, 2010.
May 2010