Ready for Kindergarten : Maryland's Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System. The 2018-2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Technical Report.

Ready for Kindergarten : Maryland's Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System. The 2018-2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Technical Report.

Based on the 2018-2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results, nearly half (47%) of all entering kindergarten children in Maryland displayed the foundational skills indicating they are fully ready for kindergarten. A third (33%) are approaching readiness. Twenty percent of children are asse...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Authors: Maryland State Department of Education, Maryland. State Department of Education
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2019.
Subjects:
Kindergarten.
School Readiness.
Academic Standards.
Gender Differences.
Racial Differences.
Ethnicity.
Asian American Students.
White Students.
American Indian Students.
African American Students.
Hispanic American Students.
Students with Disabilities.
English Language Learners.
Low Income Students.
Child Care Centers.
Preschools.
Language Skills.
Literacy.
Mathematics Skills.
Interpersonal Competence.
Well Being.
Psychomotor Skills.
Achievement Gap.
Counties.
Pacific Islanders.
Multiracial Persons.
Preschool Education.
State Legislation.
School Districts.
Accountability.
Faculty Development.
State Standards.
Data Analysis.
Validity.
Reliability.
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Summary:Based on the 2018-2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results, nearly half (47%) of all entering kindergarten children in Maryland displayed the foundational skills indicating they are fully ready for kindergarten. A third (33%) are approaching readiness. Twenty percent of children are assessed with emerging readiness skills. The school readiness results for the 2018-2019 school year show a continued increase from the administration of the KRA in 2017-2018 with 45 percent being assessed as fully ready. This technical report presents information on: (1) School Readiness Results for School Year 2018-19; (2) New KRA Legislation and Weighting; (3) Weighting for State Level Results; (4) Local School Systems Administrating KRA on all Students (Census Administration) versus Representative Sampling; (5) School Readiness Based on Demographic Categories; (6) Reporting and Interpreting of KRA results; (7) What the KRA Results Represent; (8) Availability of the 2018-19 School Readiness Report; (9) Background of Maryland's School Readiness Initiative; (10) Maryland's Assessment System of Measuring School Readiness; (11) Alignment of KRA Standards with the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards; (12) KRA Item Types; (13) Administration of the KRA; (14) Use of Data and Accountability; (15) Accessibility for Special Populations; (16) Teacher Professional Development; (17) Validity and Reliability Data; (18) Measurement of the Internal Consistency of the KRA--Cronbach's Alpha; (19) KRA Item Reduction and Standard Setting; and (20) Standard Setting Validation. [For the 2017-2018 report, see ED589991.]
Item Description:Availability: Maryland State Department of Education. 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 410-767-0600; Web site: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx.
Abstractor: ERIC.
Educational level discussed: Early Childhood Education.
Educational level discussed: Elementary Education.
Educational level discussed: Kindergarten.
Educational level discussed: Primary Education.
Educational level discussed: Preschool Education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (167 pages)

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