EVAAS

Understanding Effect Size

Effect Size

The effect size is the growth measure divided by the student-level standard deviation of growth. The effect size provides an indicator of magnitude and practical significance that the group of students met, exceeded, or fell short of Expected Growth.

Standard Deviation

The standard deviation describes variability in the growth made by individual students within a given year, subject, and grade. Dividing the growth measure by the standard deviation provides an indicator of magnitude and practical significance that the group of students met, exceeded, or fell short of Expected Growth. The practical significance is related to how large the growth measure is relative to the student-level standard deviation in the given subject and grade.

Growth Measure

A conservative estimate of the growth that students made, on average, in a grade and subject or course. See also Measuring Growth.