Challenges and Innovations in Creating Interactive Reports of Student Progress and Growth

Session Type: Coordinated Paper Session

Abstract

Over the past decade the transition of large-scale educational assessment from a largely paper and pencil environment to a digital, internet-based environment have opened the door to new possibilities in the way that stakeholders are able to interact with score reports in ways that better facilitate meaningful interpretations about student learning. The presentations in this session focus on research that attempts to innovate within this space, and some lessons that are being learned in the process. A common question they address is whether score reporting practices in the context of student growth are sufficiently attentive to principles related to the effective graphical visualization of quantitative data in educational measurement, and/or whether these principles are themselves a moving target. Conclusions and recommendations are informed by data from and interactions with both the conveyers of score reports (e.g., state and school district leadership) and the target audience (e.g., teachers and parents).

Sub Unit

• Individual Papers, Innovation Demonstrations, Coordinated Sessions, or Organized Discussions

Session Organizer

• Derek Christian Briggs, University of Colorado Boulder

Chair

• Laurie Davis, CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES

Individual Presentations

• Designing a Reporting Interface with User Experience in Mind - Karen Horowitz, Curriculum Associates; Tricia Maas, Curriculum Associates

• Content-Referenced Growth: Combining Item Mapping with a Learning Progression - Erik Whitfield, University of Colorado Boulder; Derek Christian Briggs, University of Colorado Boulder; Olivia Cox, University of Colorado Boulder; Sanford R Student, University of Delaware; Nathan Minchen, CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES, LLC; Laurie Davis, CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES

• Outcomes Reporting: Tracking Growth and Intervention Implementation - Amy Dray, Spencer Foundation; Sonya Powers, Edmentum, Inc.

• Assessment Reporting in Support of Student Learning - Damian Betebenner, NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT; Adam VanIwaarden, Center for Assessment

Discussants

• Diego Zapata-Rivera, EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE

• Katherine Furgol Castellano, ETS