PVAAS(The Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System )

PVAAS IS:

• Another tool we can use to look at our school data

• A way to determine if students made one year’s worth of growth

• When combined with PSSA scores, we get a clearer picture of school achievement

PVAAS is NOT:

• Another Test; the data is taken from the PSSA

• A measure for teacher accountability

Things to Keep in Mind• PVAAS does not take into account a

student’s starting point. It looks at growth over a year.

• PVAAS measures growth, not AYP level

• A Scatter Plot graph combines both

The Scatter Plot Coordinate System

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Vertical AxisPSSA Percent Proficient or Advanced

Horizontal AxisPVAAS Growth

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AYP Percent Proficient Target

Growth Line

Scatter Plot Quadrants and Their Meanings

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Quadrant 1Met AYP

Positive Growth

Quadrant 4Didn’t reach AYP Proficiency TargetPositive Growth

Quadrant 2Met AYP

Negative Growth

Quadrant 3Didn’t reach AYP Proficiency TargetNegative Growth

What does PVAAS show?

Today

Looking Back/Evaluation…

Value-added Growth Reports For Cohorts of

Students

Looking Forward/Planning

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PVAAS Projection Reports For Individual Students and Cohorts

of StudentsLooking ahead

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Value-added Measure of Cohort Growth

• Comparison to a State Growth Standard

• The Growth Standard specifies the minimal designated academic gain from grade to grade for a cohort of students.

• The use of a Growth Standard creates the possibility that ALL schools can demonstrate appropriate growth.

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PVAAS Value-added Cohort Growth Descriptors

Favorable Indicator

Estimated gain at or above growth standard. Students in this cohort have made at least one year growth.All schools can achieve this rating.

Caution Indicator

Estimated gain below growth standard but by less than one standard error.Students in this cohort have grown less than the standard.

Stronger Caution

Estimated gain below growth standard by more than one but less than two standard errors.Students in this cohort have fallen behind their peers.

Strongest Warning

Estimated gain well below growth standard by more than two standard errors.Students in this cohort have made little progress.

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PVAAS School Report

This is an example of a School Value Added Report.

•It shows us growth by grade level.

•We can also use the chart at the bottom of the page to see growth of the same cohort over time.

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This chart is an example of a school performance diagnostic report•We can see the growth for groups of students

•The green line is at zero. This is the growth line.

•Everything at or above the line shows that the students have made one year’s worth of growth.

•Everything below the green growth line shows that the students slipped from last year. (They did not remain in the same position as last year)

PVAAS Performance Diagnostic Report

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More Detail – Diagnostic ReportLooking back

Looking at a subgroup…Looking back

Your Turn! Your Reports!

Go to: https://pvaas.sas.comLogin: PVAAS.TrainingPassword: PVAAS

To view School Value Added Reports• Under Reports, select School Value Added Reports• Using the tabs on the top of the page, you can change

the subject or school

To View School Performance Diagnostic Reports• Under Reports, select School Performance Diagnostic• Select Subgroups (this is an optional filter to view the

diagnostic report for specific subgroups of students)

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Questions/Comments about PVAAS Growth Graphs

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What does PVAAS show?

Today

Looking Back/Evaluation…

Value-added Growth Reports For Cohorts of

Students

Looking Forward/Planning

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PVAAS Projection Reports For Individual Students and Cohorts

of StudentsLooking ahead

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Student Projections

Wouldn’t it be great

to know the likelihood

that a student will

be proficient on a

future PSSA?

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PVAAS Student Projection ReportLooking ahead

PVAAS Projection Reports for Groups of Students

by Subgroup and/or Projected Proficiency Level

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Identified Students Meeting Search Requirements

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Your Turn! Your Reports!Go to: https://pvaas.sas.com

Login: PVAAS.Training

Password: PVAAS

• Under Reports, select Student Search• Restrict Search by Grade: 8 (this is the grade last tested)

• Restrict Search by Projected Proficiency Level: Test-PSSA,

Restrict by Subject (level): 11th Math Proficient, 0% to 100%

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Questions/Comments about PVAAS Prediction Graphs

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Let’s Summarize

• Review Chart on PVAAS