What is Value Added Assessment

Status reporting: Status reporting is a summary of a situation for a stated period of time. In Ohio schools, it pertains to student progress for a specific academic period.

Adequate Yearly Progress: A measurement defined by the no child left behind act, that allows the US department of Education to determine academic progress with performance measurements based on standardized testing. In Ohio schools, this means that students will be held accountable for material learned by standardized testing.

Value Added Progress: Diagnostic reporting that uses existing standardized test data to produce progress reports, that assesses student growth and progress over time. In Ohio schools, this is important because it can determine whether or not academic progress is being made across the general curriculum.

Progress versus Achievement: Progress is how much growth/gain is achieved over time, whereas achievement is measured by a student’s performance at a single point in time, and how well the student performs against a standard. In Ohio school, a teacher’s performance is based upon a student’s achievement (# of students who pass the state test).