APPENDIX IV
CHANGE OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES OF VILLAGE
STUDENTS IN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

 

Table IV-1. Reading Achievement Change of Freshmen Students 1971-1972 (California Achievement Test)  
         
  Anchorage Boarding Beltz Bethel Boarding  
  Home Program Boarding School Home Program Total
  (32 students)* (33 students) * (14 students)* Students = 79
Avg. Grade Level, Fall 1971: 5.55 6.36 6.41 6.04
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1972: 6.68 7.22 6.55 6.88
Avg. Grade Level Change: 1.13 0.86 0.14 0.84
         
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (7/9 of school year) = .78 of a grade level.  
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain: 72% 58% 29% 58%
         
Percentage achieving any gain: 84% 88% 43% 78%
         
*Number of students available for testing.       

 

Table IV-2. Reading Achievement Change of Sophomore Students 1972-1973 (California Achievement Test)  
         
  Anchorage Boarding Nome-Beltz Bethel  
  Home Program Regional School Regional School Total
  (14 students)* (15 students) * (7 students)* Students = 36
Avg. Grade Level, Fall 1972: 7.05 7.24 6.41 7.00
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1973: 7.64 7.94 6.99 7.64
Avg. Grade Level Change: 0.59 0.7 0.58 0.64
   
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (1 school year) = 1.00 grade level     
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain: 36% 25% 29% 30%
         
Percentage achieving 79% 75% 57% 72%
any gain:        
         
*Number of students available for testing.       

 

Table IV-3. Reading Achievement Change over both Freshman and Sophomore Years 1971-1972 (California Achievement Test)  
         
  Anchorage Boarding Beltz Bethel Boarding  
  Home Program Boarding School Home Program Total
  (14 students)* (18 students) * (8 students)* Students = 40
Avg. Grade Level, Fall 1971: 6.00 6.39 6.49 6.27
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1972: 7.64 8.09 6.58 7.63
Avg. Grade Level Change: 1.64 1.70 0.09 1.36
         
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (1-7/9 school year) = 1.78 grade level  
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain: 43% 39% 0% 33%
         
Percentage achieving        
any gain: 100% 94% 75% 93%
         
*Number of students available for testing.      

 

Table IV-4. Language Achievement Change of Freshman Students 1971-1972 (California Achievement Test)  
         
  Anchorage Boarding Beltz Bethel Boarding  
  Home Program Boarding School Home Program Total
  (30 students)* (34 students) * (10 students)* Students = 74
Avg. Grade Level, Fall 1971: 7.31 7.68 7.41 7.49
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1972: 7.91 8.05 7.87 7.97
Avg. Grade Level Change: 0.60 0.37 0.46 0.48
         
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (7/9 school year) = .78 grade level  
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain: 40% 38% 30% 38%
         
Percentage achieving        
any gain: 87% 71% 60% 76%
         
*Number of students available for testing.      

 

Table IV-5. Language Achievement Change of Sophomore Students 1972-1973 (California Achievement Test)  
         
  Anchorage Boarding Nome-Beltz Bethel  
  Home Program Regional School Regional School Total
  (12 students)* (14 students) * (7 students)* Students = 33
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1972:
7.96
8.53
8.27
8.27
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1973:
8.53
8.99
8.07
8.63
Avg. Grade Level Change:
0.57
0.46
-0.20
0.36
         
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (1 school year) = 1.00 grade level  
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain:
17%
14%
0%
12%
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage achieving
 
 
 
 
any gain:
75%
64%
43%
64%
         
*Number of students available for testing.      

 

Table IV-6. Language Achievement Change over both Freshman and Sophomore Years 1971-1973 (California Achievement Test)  
         
  Anchorage Boarding Nome-Beltz Bethel  
  Home Program Regional School Regional School Total
  (11 students)* (17 students) * (7 students)* Students = 35
Avg. Grade Level, Fall 1971:
7.70
8.03
7.57
7.83
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1973:
8.74
9.08
8.07
8.77
Avg. Grade Level Change:
1.04
1.05
0.50
0.94
         
         
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (1-7/9 school years) = 1.78 grade level  
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain:
18%
24%
0%
17%
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage achieving
 
 
 
 
any gain:
91%
88%
71%
86%
         
*Number of students available for testing.      

 

Table IV-7. Bethel Regional School Change of Freshman Students 1971-1972
(Test of Academic Progress)* 		 
         
  Bethel Boarding Bethel
  Home Program Town Students
  Reading Math Reading Math
Number of Students:
13
13
25
25
 
 
 
 
 
Avg. Grade Level, Fall 1971:
6.85
7.28
7.13
7.29
Avg. Grade Level, Spring 1972:
6.83
7.30
7.28
7.66
 
 
 
 
 
Avg. Grade Level Change:
0.02
0.02
0.15
0.37
         
Expected Gain Over Testing Period (4/9 school year) = .44 grade level      
         
Percentage achieving        
expected gain:
31%
23%
24%
48%
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage achieving
 
 
 
 
any gain:
31%
31%
52%
54%
         
*These statistics were obtained through the annual testing program of the Alaska State-Operated School System.

 

Table IV-8. Achievement Test Change of Freshman and Sophomore Students in Village
Ninth and Tenth Grade Programs 1972-1973 (Test of Academic Progress)a
           
    Reading Composite
  Number Total Percentage Total Percentage
  of Change achieving Change achieving
  Students (points)b any gain (points)b any gain
Nondalton Freshmen
8
1.88
50%
2.63
63%
Kivalina Freshmen
6
-0.67
33
-0.67
17
Noorvik Freshmen
5
-0.20
20
1.20
60
Togiak Freshmen
13
1.38
31
0.85
53
Sand Point
 
 
 
 
 
Freshmen
13
1.46
54
2.85
92
Sophomores
5
1.60
40
2.60
80
Nulato
 
 
 
 
 
Freshmen
12
1.08
58
2.25
75
Sophomore
12
1.33
75
1.67
75
Total Average
 
 
 
 
 
Freshmen
57
1.05
46
1.72
70
Sophomore
17
1.41
65
1.94
76
           
aThese statistics were obtained from the annual testing program of the Alaska State-Operated School System.
bA gain of one to two points is considered within the normal range for the 5-month testing period, D. K. Thomas, testing consultant, report to State-Operated Schools.

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