ISTEP Results Released
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Previously, Indiana students took the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus in the fall.[[In-content Ad]]The state released the results of the testing Wednesday.
Due to changes in the testing, its benchmarks and the new spring administration, the results are significantly different than previous versions of the ISTEP+ and don't allow for direct year-to-year comparisons, according to a press released from the Indiana Department of Education.
The goal of ISTEP+ is to measure how well students perform and comprehend the skills and content outlined in Indiana's Academic Standards. Like the previous test, the new spring version of ISTEP+ included open-ended and multiple-choice questions in English/language arts and mathematics at each grade level, as well as science at grades 4 and 6 and social studies at grades 5 and 7, according to the IDOE's press release. Although the overall format of test remained the same, including essay and multiple-choice questions, the spring test was administred in two sessions.
The press release states administration of ISTEP+ was moved from fall to spring beginning last school year to ensure students are tested on current grade-level competency.
"When the test is administered in the spring, the ISTEP+ is a more accurate measure of a student's performance within the current school year and better enables opportunities for remediation during the summer," the release states.
Statewide, pass rates were 70 percent in English/language arts, 71 percent in mathematics, 62 percent in science and 59 percent in social studies.
"The results remind us that there is much work to be done by the department, communities, schools and in students' homes to improve student learning in Indiana," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in the press release. "We must not accept these numbers, and we must work together every day to achieve our goal of 90 percent of students passing the ISTEP+."
ISTEP+ is given annually to approximately 500,000 students in grades 3-8. For more information on ISTEP+, visit online at www.doe.in.gov/istep
Previously, Indiana students took the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus in the fall.[[In-content Ad]]The state released the results of the testing Wednesday.
Due to changes in the testing, its benchmarks and the new spring administration, the results are significantly different than previous versions of the ISTEP+ and don't allow for direct year-to-year comparisons, according to a press released from the Indiana Department of Education.
The goal of ISTEP+ is to measure how well students perform and comprehend the skills and content outlined in Indiana's Academic Standards. Like the previous test, the new spring version of ISTEP+ included open-ended and multiple-choice questions in English/language arts and mathematics at each grade level, as well as science at grades 4 and 6 and social studies at grades 5 and 7, according to the IDOE's press release. Although the overall format of test remained the same, including essay and multiple-choice questions, the spring test was administred in two sessions.
The press release states administration of ISTEP+ was moved from fall to spring beginning last school year to ensure students are tested on current grade-level competency.
"When the test is administered in the spring, the ISTEP+ is a more accurate measure of a student's performance within the current school year and better enables opportunities for remediation during the summer," the release states.
Statewide, pass rates were 70 percent in English/language arts, 71 percent in mathematics, 62 percent in science and 59 percent in social studies.
"The results remind us that there is much work to be done by the department, communities, schools and in students' homes to improve student learning in Indiana," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett in the press release. "We must not accept these numbers, and we must work together every day to achieve our goal of 90 percent of students passing the ISTEP+."
ISTEP+ is given annually to approximately 500,000 students in grades 3-8. For more information on ISTEP+, visit online at www.doe.in.gov/istep
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