Access and Interpret Student Reports

Individual Results

Class Roster

List of students, some identifying elements (e.g. Student ID or DOB), and corresponding test and score information in a tabular view
Includes results from a single test session
Allows User (Teacher) to quickly sort Student results in a specific sequence or filter down to a subset of Students (e.g. certain performance levels or scale score ranges)
Provides one-click access to Individual Student Reports (ISR) for viewing, download, and print
Includes an option to view each content area (Math/ELA) separately or combined, along with 3 predefined views for Overall Content; Subject Area; and Reporting Category

Longitudinal Roster

List of students, some identifying elements (e.g. Student ID or DOB), and corresponding test and score information in a tabular view
Includes results from multiple test sessions
Allows User (Teacher) to quickly identify the change (growth or regression) in score/performance between different instructional and testing periods
Users can sort Student results in a specific sequence or filter down to a subset of Students (e.g. certain performance levels or scale score ranges)
Provides one-click access to Individual Student Reports (ISR) for viewing, download, and print
Includes an option to view each content (Math/ELA) area separately or combined, and to specify a date range for relevant test sessions

Student Dashboard

Dashboard of various measures and context related to Student testing results
Includes all test results for a single Student at a time
Specific views or information provided: Headline scores from most recent test event (by reporting category); scale scores for all tests over time (by reporting category); Comparisons to mean scores for groups

Group Results

Group Performance

Displays scores and identifying information for a specified Student Group
Includes results for multiple test sessions
Different charts to provide a visual representation of Student scores and the change in scores between test events over time
Users (Teachers) can select a Grade option to view the Performance Level cut points for different Grade/Content/Category combinations
Includes an option to view each content area (Math/ELA) separately along with a predefined view for Reporting Category and a drill-down to a Group Learning Progression view

Comparison Report

Summary level information for a single test event
Different charts to provide a visual representation of percent of Students within each Performance Level and comparisons to mean scores at different levels
Includes predefined views for District, School, and Class and sections for each Content Area tested
Users (Teachers/School/District) can drill down to underlying data from the charts and link to additional views for each Reporting Category

Disaggregate Summary

Summary level information for a single test event
Different charts to provide a visual representation of percent of Students within a demographic group across each Performance Level along with comparisons to mean scores at different levels
Includes sections for each Content Area tested
Users (Teachers/School/District) can drill down to underlying data from the charts

Additional Reports

Group Learning Progression

Displays scores and identifying information for a specified Student Group
Includes results for a single test session
Different charts to provide a visual representation of Student scores within reach Reporting Category and corresponding Band from the Learning Progression
Users (Teachers) can select a Grade option to view the Performance Level cut points for different Grade/Content/Category combinations
Option to drill down to underlying data from the charts and link to the Individual Learning Progression

Individual Learning Progression

Displays scores and identifying information for a single Student
Includes results for a single test session
Features tabular views of Student scores within reach Reporting Category, the corresponding Band from the Learning Progression, and the associated Standards and Descriptions
Users (Teachers) can see the Band and Standards that align with the Student’s scores (“Tested Standards”) along with the Standards associated with the next Band(s) in the progression (“Standards for Growth”)

Growth Projection

Displays all test results for a single Student at a time
Includes actual scores for: Student; School mean; and District mean along with a Projected score for each (representing “growth”)
Different charts representing the same baseline information to satisfy user preferences (e.g. horizontal line; vertical column; grid/table)
Includes sections for each Content Area tested

I am...I want...	Report Name(s)	Key Data or Needs	‘So What’ Uses
I am a teacher who just administered BEACON full battery. What reports should I first look at? (are these pinned?)	Individual Student Report, Group Performance Report, Student dashboard	Most recent test event results	Shows weaknesses, strengths, beginning-of-year snapshot
I am a teacher or principal who administered BEACON this fall. How can I compare my students to EOY performance last year? How can I compare to the current year intended performance?	Group Performance Reports; Class Comparisons, School Summary, Disaggregate Summary	‘Look back’ instructions Longitudinal roster (class level; compare across test events/school years) Also can use individual level, groups within/across school	Understand possible learning gaps Plan for instruction and intervention(s) Plan for professional learning
I want to understand what a scale score means vs a performance level.	Guidance documentation	Performance levels accompany scale scores: links to PLDs	Scale score allows for an accurate comparison across test forms and administration years within a grade or course and content area Performance levels are defined by the overall scale score and used to report overall student performance by describing how well students met the expectations for the grade level/course
I am a district level user and I want to know how the domain performance scores from testlets impact a full test score	Guidance Documentation	Looking at the performance bands earned by students across reporting categories will help users see individual strengths and weaknesses (and the standards-based composition of each subject area’s test score)	To understand a rationale for selecting one choice - testlest - over a full battery If all testlets are given in a 30 day-window the full battery score is available
I am a teacher who wants to use student progress on standards to plan instruction	Learning Progression	PLDs Looking at the next performance band to see a list of standards (and the contextual information) associated with the next level of performance	Understand possible learning gaps Plan for instruction and intervention(s)
I am a teacher trying to help a parent understand how their student compares to their peers	The Group Report would allow a teacher to talk about this - and an Individual Student Report with a class average comparison	Need scale scores over time, at the subject and the reporting category level, for both the student and the reference group (e.g., the student’s school)	A teacher can also provide this information in ‘round’ terms - e.g. XX number of students in the same performance area as your student or focus on the growth of that student over comparisons
I am a teacher trying to help a parent understand whether or not their student needs additional services.	Use the student Individual Report(s) to show the area(s) of need The Learning Progressions report can show the more specific areas of need the teacher/student will next address	Drawing from the performance bands earned by the student to determine strengths and weaknesses	Understand learning gaps and what the instructional planning and support will address
I am a teacher who would like to place students in groups with similar academic needs	The class roster reports and Learning Progressions show where students are and where they are ready to go next instructionally	Drawing from the performance bands earned by the student to determine strengths and weaknesses PLD’s provide more granular information	Sortable tables and graphs allow report uses to rank-order students by test score, Performance Level, or by change in test score from last year to this year
I am a teacher working with a student (and parents) to help set learning goals based on the latest DRC BEACON results	Use the Student Goal Setting Report in a 1-1 conference	Use the PLDs to see, in words, the granular knowledge and skill associated with each level Educators can look at the description of the performance band a student has earned to see the standards/context associated with their current performance; and they can examine the next performance band’s information to help set goals	Understand learning gaps and what the instructional planning and support should address
I am a school staff development committee member working with a team to define SMART goals for my school for the year. How should I use Beacon growth or other measures?	An appropriately permissioned person can provide school and district snapshot reports - 3 points in the year - and compare to performance as planned for grade level/subject	Pre-selected reports that are printed as PDFs and/or data that is downloaded into a local system for additional manipulation and or comparison	Setting and monitoring goals will use data from the previous year to watch for patterns of growth
I am a school district submitting an application for federal or state funding to support academic intervention and need measurement criteria to develop multi-tiered systems of support	District-wide results will allow the user to view students and the % that fall within tiers; use to develop and articulate interventions and consider their impact	Longitudinal rosters (district/site/class levels) allow comparisons across test events/school years	Users will likely use progress monitoring tools as well as BEACON Growth

Analyzing DRC BEACON Data: Guiding questions for a district, site or PLC Team

What areas of students’ performance are at or above expectations?
What areas of student performance are below expectations?
How did various groups (e.g. gender, race, socioeconomic, disability, English proficiency) of students perform?
What are other data telling us about student performance in this area that confirms or creates additional questions?
What confirms what we already know? What challenges what we thought?
What important observations seem to “pop out” from the data? Surprising observations? Unexpected observations?
What patterns or trends appear?
What similarities and differences exist across various data sources?
What do we observe at the school level? The grade level? The class level?
What are some things we have not yet explored? What other data do we want to examine?

DRC BEACON Interactive Reports Descriptions

Individual Results

Class Roster

List of students, some identifying elements (e.g. Student ID or DOB), and corresponding test and score information in a tabular view
Includes results from a single test session
Allows User (Teacher) to quickly sort Student results in a specific sequence or filter down to a subset of Students (e.g. certain performance levels or scale score ranges)
Provides one-click access to Individual Student Reports (ISR) for viewing, download, and print. ONLY on the “All” / Overall views since the ISR will only be for complete and composite tests not individual testlets.
Includes an option to view each content area (Math/ELA) separately or combined, along with 3 predefined views for Overall Content; Subject Area; and Reporting Category
Choosing the Reporting Category or Subject Area view will populate another filter that allows users to select one Reporting Category/Subject Area or to go to a view with all. NOTE: when selecting the “All” view will only show Composite/Complete(Overall) tests.

Longitudinal Roster

List of students, some identifying elements (e.g. Student ID or DOB), and corresponding test and score information in a tabular view
Includes results from multiple test sessions
Allows User (Teacher) to quickly identify the change (growth or regression) in score/performance between different instructional and testing periods
Users can sort Student results in a specific sequence or filter down to a subset of Students (e.g. certain performance levels or scale score ranges)
Provides one-click access to Individual Student Reports (ISR) for viewing, download, and print
Includes an option to view each content (Math/ELA) area separately or combined, and to specify a date range for relevant test sessions

Student Dashboard

Dashboard of various measures and context related to Student testing results
Includes all test results for a single Student at a time
Specific views or information provided: Headline scores from most recent test event (by reporting category (Math) and Subject Area (ELA)); scale scores for all tests over time (by reporting category, Overall Content, and Subject Area(ELA)); Comparisons to mean scores for the Student Group the student was apart of for the session.

Group Results

Group Performance

Displays scores and identifying information for a specified Student Group
Includes results for multiple test sessions
Different charts to provide a visual representation of Student scores and the change in scores between test events over time
Users (All users can do this.) can select a Grade option to view the Performance Level cut points for different Grade/Content/Category combinations
Includes an option to view each content area (Math/ELA) separately along with a predefined view for Reporting Category and a drill-down to a Summarized view of Reporting Categories to assist user on identifying which Reporting Categories to pay attention to.

Comparison Report

Summary level information for a single test event
Different charts to provide a visual representation of percent of Students within each Performance Level and comparisons to mean scores at different levels
Includes predefined views for District, School, and Class and sections for each Content Area tested
Users (Teachers/School/District) can drill down to underlying data from the charts and link to additional views for each Reporting Category

Disaggregate Summary

Summary level information for a single test event
Different charts to provide a visual representation of percent of Students within a demographic group across each Performance Level along with comparisons to mean scores at different levels
Includes sections for each Content Area tested
Users (Teachers/School/District) can drill down to underlying data from the charts

Additional Reports

Group Learning Progression

Displays scores and identifying information for a specified Student Group
Includes results for a single test session
Different charts to provide a visual representation of Student scores within reach Reporting Category and corresponding Band from the Learning Progression
Users (Teachers) can select a Grade option to view the Performance Level cut points for different Grade/Content/Category combinations
Option to drill down to underlying data from the charts and link to the Individual Learning Progression

Individual Learning Progression

Displays scores and identifying information for a single Student
Includes results for a single test session
Features tabular views of Student scores within reach Reporting Category, the corresponding Band from the Learning Progression, and the associated Standards and Descriptions
Users (Teachers) can see the Band and Standards that align with the Student’s scores (“Tested Standards”) along with the Standards associated with the next Band(s) in the progression (“Standards for Growth”)

Growth Projection

Displays all test results for a single Student at a time
Includes actual scores for: Student; School mean; and District mean along with a Projected score for each (representing “growth”)
Different charts representing the same baseline information to satisfy user preferences (e.g. horizontal line; vertical column; grid/table)
Includes sections for each Content Area tested

Report Scenarios

I am...I want...	Report Name(s)	Key Data or Needs	‘So What’ Uses
I am a teacher who just administered BEACON full battery. What reports should I first look at? (are these pinned?)	Individual Student Report, Group Performance Report, Student dashboard	Most recent test event results	Shows weaknesses, strengths, beginning-of-year snapshot
I am a teacher or principal who administered BEACON this fall. How can I compare my students to EOY performance last year? How can I compare to the current year intended performance?	Group Performance Reports; Class Comparisons, School Summary, Disaggregate Summary	‘Look back’ instructions Longitudinal roster (class level; compare across test events/school years) Also can use individual level, groups within/across school	Understand possible learning gaps Plan for instruction and intervention(s) Plan for professional learning
I want to understand what a scale score means vs a performance level.	Guidance documentation	Performance levels accompany scale scores: links to PLDs	Scale score allows for an accurate comparison across test forms and administration years within a grade or course and content area Performance levels are defined by the overall scale score and used to report overall student performance by describing how well students met the expectations for the grade level/course
I am a district level user and I want to know how the domain performance scores from testlets impact a full test score	Guidance Documentation	Looking at the performance bands earned by students across reporting categories will help users see individual strengths and weaknesses (and the standards-based composition of each subject area’s test score)	To understand a rationale for selecting one choice - testlest - over a full battery If all testlets are given in a 30 day-window the full battery score is available
I am a teacher who wants to use student progress on standards to plan instruction	Learning Progression	PLDs Looking at the next performance band to see a list of standards (and the contextual information) associated with the next level of performance	Understand possible learning gaps Plan for instruction and intervention(s)
I am a teacher trying to help a parent understand how their student compares to their peers	The Group Report would allow a teacher to talk about this - and an Individual Student Report with a class average comparison	Need scale scores over time, at the subject and the reporting category level, for both the student and the reference group (e.g., the student’s school)	A teacher can also provide this information in ‘round’ terms - e.g. XX number of students in the same performance area as your student or focus on the growth of that student over comparisons
I am a teacher trying to help a parent understand whether or not their student needs additional services.	Use the student Individual Report(s) to show the area(s) of need The Learning Progressions report can show the more specific areas of need the teacher/student will next address	Drawing from the performance bands earned by the student to determine strengths and weaknesses	Understand learning gaps and what the instructional planning and support will address
I am a teacher who would like to place students in groups with similar academic needs	The class roster reports and Learning Progressions show where students are and where they are ready to go next instructionally	Drawing from the performance bands earned by the student to determine strengths and weaknesses PLD’s provide more granular information	Sortable tables and graphs allow report uses to rank-order students by test score, Performance Level, or by change in test score from last year to this year
I am a teacher working with a student (and parents) to help set learning goals based on the latest DRC BEACON results	Use the Student Goal Setting Report in a 1-1 conference	Use the PLDs to see, in words, the granular knowledge and skill associated with each level Educators can look at the description of the performance band a student has earned to see the standards/context associated with their current performance; and they can examine the next performance band’s information to help set goals	Understand learning gaps and what the instructional planning and support should address
I am a school staff development committee member working with a team to define SMART goals for my school for the year. How should I use Beacon growth or other measures?	An appropriately permissioned person can provide school and district snapshot reports - 3 points in the year - and compare to performance as planned for grade level/subject	Pre-selected reports that are printed as PDFs and/or data that is downloaded into a local system for additional manipulation and or comparison	Setting and monitoring goals will use data from the previous year to watch for patterns of growth
I am a school district submitting an application for federal or state funding to support academic intervention and need measurement criteria to develop multi-tiered systems of support	District-wide results will allow the user to view students and the % that fall within tiers; use to develop and articulate interventions and consider their impact	Longitudinal rosters (district/site/class levels) allow comparisons across test events/school years	Users will likely use progress monitoring tools as well as BEACON Growth

Analyzing DRC BEACON Data: Guiding questions for a district, site or PLC Team

What areas of students’ performance are at or above expectations?
What areas of student performance are below expectations?
How did various groups (e.g. gender, race, socioeconomic, disability, English proficiency) of students perform?
What are other data telling us about student performance in this area that confirms or creates additional questions?
What confirms what we already know? What challenges what we thought?
What important observations seem to “pop out” from the data? Surprising observations? Unexpected observations?
What patterns or trends appear?
What similarities and differences exist across various data sources?
What do we observe at the school level? The grade level? The class level?
What are some things we have not yet explored? What other data do we want to examine?

Navigating Interactive Reporting

Interactive Reports Descriptions

Report Scenarios

Report Analysis Questions

Technical Report

Navigating Interactive Reporting

Interactive Reports Descriptions

Report Scenarios

Report Analysis Questions

Individual Results

Group Results

Additional Reports

DRC BEACON Interactive Reports Descriptions

Individual Results

Group Results

Additional Reports

Report Scenarios

Analyzing DRC BEACON Data: Guiding questions for a district, site or PLC Team