An Analysis of the Relationship Between English Language Arts and Mathematics Achievement and Essential Learning Mastery in Grades 3 and 4

An Analysis of the Relationship Between English Language Arts and Mathematics Achievement and Essential Learning Mastery in Grades 3 and 4

Over several years, Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation (CPCSC) schools have dedicated significant professional development hours and time to develop Essential Learnings along with proficiency scales that could guide the content of classroom assessments used to determine student mastery.

The executive summary and reports describe findings from statistical analyses of the relationship between Essential Learning mastery as indicated by proficiency scales and 2015 proficiency rates for CPCSC students on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) English language arts and mathematics assessments in grades 3 and 4.