📝 Student Growth Chart

This longitudinal chart tracks students' progress in a group between two assessments, using their performance levels to measure their progress. Because it follows the same students over time, it helps teachers visualize growth, adjust their teaching, and provide documentation for teacher evaluation processes (TPEP). The chart is organized into three parts: the number of students at each level changes, summaries of these changes, and overall cohort progress.

# of students  This displays the number of students from each level who are eligible to change.  Click on the count of students to reveal the corresponding students. A static student group may be created/added from this display.
Level Change Totals This displays the count of students for each level change, as well as the total student and level counts.
Cohort Change This displays the average number of level changes per student in the group. Additionally, the percentage of students who either advanced in levels or maintained proficiency is displayed.

Adding Student Growth Charts or other Charts

Depending on your district settings, different tasks allow Charts to be created and attached. This chart illustrates student growth, measured by performance levels, from one assessment to the next. This is a longitudinal cohort chart; students must have taken both selected assessments to be included in the chart. Teachers find this chart helpful for showing student growth and monitoring instruction as evidence for the Teacher Performance Evaluation Program (TPEP).

Helpful resources:  Creating User-Defined Assessments

Evaluator:

1. Start under Summary in the left navigation menu.
2. The My Evaluatees list is also accessible on the left navigation menu under My Evaluatees. 
   • Click the arrow to reveal the list of evaluatees assigned to you for management. 
3. You will see a list of My Evaluatees. Click the Evaluatee name you want to manage.

4. You will default to the Tasks tab of the Manage Evaluation Year page, where you will see a data table of the tasks for that evaluatee.
5. Click the magnifying glass next to the chosen task with a Growth Charts subpage (tab). 

Evaluatee:

1. Start by navigating to My Tasks in the left navigation menu and clicking on the task of your choice.
   • Alternatively, tasks can be opened under "Manage Evaluation Year" in the left navigation menu.
2. Click on a task that has a Growth Charts subpage (tab). 

To add a Student Growth Chart:

1. Click the Growth Chart tab.

2. In the Content Data Settings to the left, click First Assessment Test, then click the checkbox to the far left of your first chronological assessment of the two assessments.
   • Use the filter boxes at the top of the columns to search for specific information. 

3. Select the Second Assessment Test field similarly.
4. Click the Student Group field.
5. To the far left, select the School Year from the dropdown menu.
6. Click the radio button to select My Custom Student Groups, Shared Automatic Student Groups, or My Automatic Student Groups. Further filters, such as district-wide, school-specific, school, grade, class, activity, and teacher, may be available for selection.
7. To the far right, click the checkbox to the left of the chosen student group.

8. Once you have made these selections, the chart will be rendered to the right.
9. Click the Save Chart Configuration button in the top right.

10. Click the Saved Growth Charts Tab at the top of the page to view saved charts. 
    • Here, you can use in-cell editing to select a criterion to associate with it.
    • Click the magnifying glass in the Configuration Label column to view

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