STUDENT GROWTH

MODELS
OCTOBER 29, 2016

WHAT IS A STUDENT GROWTH RATING?

A State-provided Growth Rating represents how well
an educators students have performed compared to
the State average for similar students statewide.

One of a variety of statistical models that can be

used to make inferences about student growth.

GAIN SCORE MODEL

This measures students growth on a particular
assessment. For example, if a student scores 80%
then 90%, the growth score is 10.

Scores are on the same scale.

GROWTH TO PROFICIENCY MODEL

This only measures growth for students below

proficiency (or any other defined target). The
amount of gain required for a student to reach
proficiency is calculated, and a target amount of
gain for a student to exhibit each year to be on track
to proficiency is calculated.

STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILES

A students performance on a test is compared to the
performance on the test who are predicted to have scored
similarly to that student in the past .

This model compares the student growth to another set of

scores that are predicted.

This is the most complex of all the models.

PROJECTION MODEL
A students individual performance is based on a
prediction compared to how they performed on the
test previously. This is a projection of how well you
think the student will perform.

VALUE ADDED MODEL

Used for measuring school or teacher effectiveness.
The actual growth is compared to the students
expected growth and that is used as the teachers
score.

Most popular model being used.

HOW DO I ACCESS THE GROWTH REPORTING

SYSTEM?

Go to the WNYRIC website to view student and

school scores.