Looking at TCAP scores

1. Looking at TCAP scores Student History Report

2. Your report shows TCAP scores from 3,4,and 5 grades. • It also has your writing assessment. • The scores are located on the line graph and below in the chart.

3. The line graph • There are 3 lines on your line graph. • The one the has a triangle is your score. • Trace your score with a highlighter. • The diamond line is your former school score. • The circle line is Rutherford County’s score. • Are you above or below the other 2 lines?

4. Now let’s focus on the chart at the bottom. Highlight the column that says 2012(5). That is your 5th grade score. There are 3 scores. The State NCE score is your score on the test. %ile score is what percentile you score in. For example, If you were in a line of 100 students, your %ile score is how many of those students your performed better than.

5. The Perf level indicates your level of proficiency. BB – below basic B – basic P – Proficient AD- Advanced

6. Now let’s look at growth… From year to year, you can look at your scores and see if you have gotten better. In the top right hand corner, write your NCE score for 5th grade, and then subtract your NCE score for 4th grade. You should have a POSITIVE number!

7. Current practice: • The blue handwritten score is your score from the practice test that you took a few weeks ago. • It should be much higher than your 5th grade score. • This is only a prediction of how well you might do on the actual test. • Are you on the right track? • Make a list of 5 things that you will do on TCAP to make sure you show a growth from 5th to 6th grade.