VA Questions/Answers by Rich Zigarovich https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq A place for Value Added questions en-us 2016-12-02 16:32:42 UTC 2025-12-10 11:30:51 UTC hello@padlet.com How can they determine value added when the tests keep changing? https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/141999618 The do not compare scaled scores to scaled scores. Rather they compare where a group of students were on the normal curve from one year to the next. Expected growth is to maintain placement in the distribution.]]> 2016-12-06 13:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/141999618 Everyone in language arts had less than expected growth because it was a new and harder test. https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/142082831 This is a myth. First, everyone in the state took the same test. Second, growth was determined by how your students' did compared to the students like them. If they performed the same, they met the growth standard.]]> 2016-12-06 17:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/142082831 Do other states use the same value added formula? https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/142534704 2016-12-08 13:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/142534704 How do I find schools who had growth in my subject? https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/142571524 You can use the EVAAS public site and search for schools with growth. You could contact them to find out what resources they used.]]> 2016-12-08 15:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rich_zigarovich/qvqjf7cfvsmq/wish/142571524