Summative ELPAC Results

Summative ELPAC Results in Group View

The group view for the Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) provides an aggregate and individual display of a selected assessment for an assigned group, a custom group, or a school. Refer to the section or the View Student Group Assessment Results section for details.

Once a user selects a Summative ELPAC assessment to display in the group view, the Results as displayed in figure 1 for the CSA above.

Figure 1. Summative results panel for Summative ELPAC

  1. Name and grade of the assessment
  2. Group Aggregate Panel: Displays the aggregate data for the selected group of students
  3. Select a results view: Drop-down menu offers the following options for display results:
    1. [Results By Student]
  4. Results View table
  5. Display value as field: Contains toggles allowing a user to change the display to show the student score distribution in percentages of students or numbers of students in each level
  6. [Collapse All] button: Hides the Results by Student table for all the displayed assessments and toggles to an [Expand All] button, which displays the results again
  7. [Export CSV] button: Gives the option to download the results in CSV format
  8. Toggle buttons to switch between Performance Scores: [Overall], [Composite], and [Domain]

Summative ELPAC Group Results

The Summative ELPAC assessments report three performance scores: Overall, Composite, and Domain. For Overall scores, the [Overall] toggle displays the Student Score Distribution with four achievement levels.

Overall Group Results for ELPAC

Figure 2. Overall Group Results for Summative ELPAC

The Group Aggregate panel for Summative ELPAC Overall Scores displays the following information and elements:

  1. Average Scale Score: Average scale score for the selected group of students and an error band based on the Standard Error of the Mean
  2. Number of student test results from which the average scale score and score distribution is calculated
  3. Student Score Distribution: Score distribution for the achievement levels of the overall score
  4. [Show Results] button: Displays the Results View table for the displayed assessment and toggles to a [Hide Results] button that can hide the table
  5. [Overall/Composite/Domain] toggle: Switches between the Performance Scores Overall, Composite, and Domain

For Composite scores, the [Composite] toggle displays two Composite scores: Oral Language and Written Language, each with four achievement levels, as shown in figure 3.

ELPAC Summative Results for Composite Scores

Figure 3. Composite Group Results for Summative ELPAC

The Group Aggregate panel for Summative ELPAC Composite Scores displays the following information and elements:

  1. Average Scale Score: Number of student test results from which the average scale scores and score distributions are calculated
  2. Oral Language: Average scale score for Oral Language for the selected group of students and an error band based on the Standard Error of the Mean
  3. Score distribution for the achievement levels of the Oral Language Score
  4. Written Language: Average scale score for Written Language for the selected group of students and an error band based on the Standard Error of the Mean
  5. Score distribution for the achievement levels of the Written Language Score
  6. [Overall/Composite/Domain] toggle: Switches between the Performance Scores Overall, Composite, and Domain
  7. [Show Results] button: Displays the Results View table for the displayed assessment and toggles to a [Hide Results] button that can hide the table

For Domains, the [Domain] toggle displays four domains, each with three reporting categories.

Domain Group Results for ELPAC

Figure 4. Domain Group Results for Summative ELPAC

The Group Aggregate panel for Summative ELPAC Domain Scores displays the following information and elements:

  1. Student Domain Level Distribution: Score distributions for each domain for the selected group of students
  2. [Overall/Composite/Domain] toggle: Switches between the Performance Scores Overall, Composite, and Domain
  3. [Show Results] button: Displays the Results View table for the displayed assessment and toggles to a [Hide Results] button that can hide the table

Summative ELPAC Results By Student

The Results By Student table for summative results can be toggled to show Overall, Composite, or Domain scores. Overall is the default selection.

Student Overall Scores

When the [Overall] button is selected, the Results By Student table includes the information elements for each student shown below.

Graphical user interface, ELPAC Summative Results By Student Overall Scores table

Figure 5. Summative ELPAC Results By Student Overall Scores table

The Overall Score table includes the following information for each student:

  1. Student: Student’s full name with a Context Menu three dots icon [] provides access to additional student details (refer to Summative Student Options section)
  2. Date: Date student completed the assessment
  3. Session: Test session identifier (applicable to interim assessments only)
  4. Enrolled Grade: Student’s enrolled grade at the time of the assessment
  5. School: Student’s assigned school at the time of the assessment
  6. Status: The assessment status describes whether the administration condition (Manner of Administration) was Valid or Invalid. A blank Status field indicates a valid assessment status.
  7. Achievement Level: Student’s achievement level on the assessment: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4
  8. Scale Score/Error Band: Student’s scale score

Student Composite Scores

When the [Composite] button is selected, the Results By Student table changes to show each student’s assessment results by Composite, as shown below. Return to the default view by selecting the [Overall] button.

Figure 6. Summative Results By Student Composite Scores

Each student result in the Composite Scores table shows the following elements:

  1. Student: Student’s full name with a Context Menu three dots icon [] provides access to additional student details (refer to Summative Student Options section)
  2. Date: Date student completed the assessment
  3. Session: Test session identifier (applicable to interim assessments only)
  4. School: Student’s assigned school at the time of the assessment
  5. Oral Language Level: Student’s performance level for Oral Language: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4
  6. Oral Language Scale Score/Error Band: Oral Language Scale Score and Error Band based on the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) associated with that score
  7. Written Language Level: Student’s performance level for Written Language: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4
  8. Written Language Scale Score/Error Band: Written Language Scale Score and Error Band based on the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) associated with that score

Student Domain Scores

When the [Domain] button is selected, the Results By Student table changes to show each student’s assessment results by Domain, as shown below. Return to the default view by selecting the [Overall] button.

The Student Domain Score Distribution table displays the number/percent of students scoring in each reporting category (Beginning to Develop, Somewhat/Moderately, or Well Developed) for each Domain.

Graphical user interface, Summative Results By Student Domain Scores

Figure 7. Summative Results By Student Domain Scores

Each student result in the Domain Scores table shows the following elements:

  1. Student: Student’s full name with a Context Menu three dots icon [] provides access to additional student details (refer to Summative Student Options section)
  2. Date: Date student completed the assessment
  3. Session: Test session identifier (applicable to interim assessments only)
  4. School: Student’s assigned school at the time of the assessment
  5. Student’s performance level for each domain noted as: Beginning to Develop, Somewhat/Moderately, or Well Developed