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Infoworks! 2000 Reports
User's Guide
Technical Assistance
Commissioner McWalters' Address
Statewide Analysis
School Performance: A Value-Added Perspective
Technical Brief on the Statistical Model
Salt Survey Reports
Infoworks! 1999
Infoworks! 1998

Technical Brief
Table 1. Correlations

Mathematics

Percent of students
Free/ reduced lunch Minority Below college parents' education LEP Special education
Grade 10
Skills		 -.658** -.633** -.768** -.466** -.040
Grade 10
Concepts		 -.665** -.645** -.778** -.430** .009
Grade 10
Problem Solving		 -.595** -.571** -.666** -.418** .029
Grade 8
Skills		 -.865** -.818** -.889** -.710** -.157
Grade 8
Concepts		 -.772** -.654** -.868** -.559** -.213
Grade 8
Problem Solving		 -.820** -.719** -.892** -.636** -.245
Grade 4
Skills		 -.828** -.781** -.679** -.714**   .174*
Grade 4
Concepts		 -.781** -.691** -.692** -.620** .059
Grade 4
Problem Solving		 -.762** -.664** -.664** -.603** .105

English Language Arts

Percent of students
Free/ reduced lunch Minority Below college parents' education LEP Special education
Grade 10
Reading
(understanding)		 -.580** -.585** -.661** -.380** .036
Grade 10
Reading (analysis)		 -.554** -.536** -.671** -.327** -.102
Grade 10
Writing (effectiveness)		 -.536** -.479** -.663** -.300** -.005
Grade 10
RI Writing		 -.512** -.471** -.702** -.339** -.072
Grade 8
Reading
(understanding)		 -.762** -.732** -.818** -.607** -.294*
Grade 8
Reading (analysis)		 -.637** -.577** -.695** -.501**   -.355**
Grade 8
Writing (effectiveness)		 -.826** -.809** -.828** -.670** -.285*
Grade 8
Writing
(conventions)		 -.735** -.681** -.795** -.551** -.278*
Grade 4
Reading
(understanding)		 -.784** -.757** -.617** -.676** .131
Grade 4
Reading (analysis)		 -.812** -.772** -.651** -.669** .151*
Grade 4
Writing (effectiveness)		 -.815** -.728** -.706** -.644** .042
Grade 4
Writing
(conventions)		 -.753** -.690** -.625** -.574** .093

 

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