KDE Looks to Add Lexile and Quantile Scores to Assessment

This is an interesting idea that merits study.

This from the Commish's email:

Volunteers Needed for Linking Studies

The Kentucky Department of Education needs the support of superintendents to provide an exciting new addition to the reporting of the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT). The project deals with reporting a Lexile reading measure and a Quantile mathematics measure on the spring 2010 KCCT. Both measures provide instructional information to teachers, students and parents and create a vertical scale to help with Senate Bill 1 growth models in the future. This unique resource can help educators more accurately tailor instructional materials and intervention systems to the level of individual students and accelerate the growth of all students.

Through a communication with district assessment coordinators, the KDE Office of Assessment and Accountability has asked schools and districts to volunteer to administer a linking study to establish the connection between the KCCT and Lexile and Quantile measures. The administration of the multiple-choice linking study requires less than one hour and can be administered at a school’s convenience between April 26 and May 28...

To learn more about the Lexile and Quantile Frameworks, visit http://www.Lexile.com/ and http://www.Quantiles.com/.