Re: Target: S.T.A.R. Testing

["S. Griffith" <afn11720@AFN.ORG>]

One of our teachers has a home schooled 8th grader, he scored 11.7 grade
wise on the STAR test. the teacher and I also took it and got identical
scores at 12.9+. It was not easy!

Thanks for writing,
Sandy in Florida
Media Specialist, Mulberry Middle School
http://schools.polk.net/mms
afn11720@afn.org

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to
please everyone - Bill Cosby

On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Holly Gillum wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Have a few questions for you.  My school is converting to A.R. from Reading 
>Counts.  That's a post in itself!  My real issue is with the S.T.A.R. testing and 
>the validity of the results.  We teach D.I. (Direct Instruction) reading which, in 
>short, is ability grouping students on assigned levels.  However, we have a major 
>conflict.  We have students who are in reading mastery 5 in D.I. (which is about a 
>5th grade level), but who have tested anywhere between 2-4 grade level in S.T.A.R. 
> The students will be required to read books on their assigned levels when we get 
>A.R. up and going.  So, that leaves us with a big conflict.  None of us know much 
>about the S.T.A.R. program - or even how D.I. compares with reading assessment 
>programs.  Can anyone out there help us figure this out?  As it stands this 
>minute, we will have the majority of our kids reading at least 1-2 levels below 
>their grade level.  We don't feel this is accurate, but don't know how to 
>compensate using this pro!
gram.  Is S.T.A.R. accurate and valid?  Does it test high or low?  How do you 
handle the potential conflicts between programs?  Any imput and advice will be 
greatly appreciated.
>
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>
> Thank you,
>
> Holly Gillum, LMS
>
> Anderson Elementary, Crossett, AR
>
> exlibrishg@yahoo.com
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