apm, from what I've read in the technical manual, it appears there is a three grade cap in math, based on the start point you're assigned at the beginning (set by the teacher, and presumably based on your nominal grade level in the subject). So, yes, if your daughter's beginning point on the test was fourth grade, seventh grade would be at the ceiling of the test. OTOH, if the school chose to set her starting point higher, the ceiling would be accordingly higher. It's not the test per se that has a ceiling of three grades, but in any given item set, the computer adaptive item selection will not exceed +3 grades.
AEH, thank you. This is very helpful.
DS7's STAR report came back very odd: giving an overall recommendation of a 6th grade instructional level in reading, but all the goals listed in detail in the report are 8th and 9th grade curriculum goals. I assume the 6th grade instructional level comes from the cap, and if they started him higher, might change.
The math results are beyond strange-- they say he's substantially ahead, but then the subscores don't show that at all, leaving me wondering what if any relation the subscores bear to the overall scaled score and recommendations. I can't quite see how we will get to rational recommendations for instruction from here.
Thanks--
DeeDee
