SDSU Completer Impact Data

CAEP 4.1 Completer Impact Data 2017-2021

SDSU partnered with two School Districts to identify a sample of program completers from the last five years. Due to how MAP data is reported, we were only able to extract individual data for a sample of eleven teachers from partner districts.

SDSU was provided a sample of K-12 test scores from the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth Assessment. This assessment is a computerized adaptive test that helps teachers, parents and administrators improve learning for students and make informed decisions that promote a child’s academic growth. The assessment is administered at three points in the academic year; Fall, Winter and Spring. Partner districts administer the assessment at all grade levels. Students take both a Reading and Mathematics test.

The initial sample included MAP Growth Assessment scores for seven Early Childhood completers.

The first metric we examined was the Mean RIT Scores for K-12 students taught by our completers for each academic year. A RIT score is an estimation of a student's instructional level and also measures student progress or growth in school. The RIT scale measures student performance, regardless of whether they’re performing on, above, or below grade level. Below are the mean RIT scores for K-12 students taught by our completers. The table also provides a comparison mean RIT score that is based on national achievement in the same subject area and grade level.

The teachers’ students in this sample are performing at or above their peers at the national level. In mathematics, the students taught by our graduates scored above the benchmark for their grade in every academic year that was reviewed.

Mean RIT Score MAP Growth; Reading Assessment

Mean RIT Score MAP Growth; Mathematics Assessment

In terms of measuring growth, we looked at Average Mean Growth, Fall to Spring for all completers and compared it to the national mean growth at the same grade level for the same time period. This metric shows the amount of growth in scores from Fall to Spring semesters. Scores were consistently above the growth norm for their grade level for all years.

Average Growth, Fall to Spring; Reading

Average Growth, Fall to Spring; Mathematics

Each student is assigned a growth goal for each administration of the MAP assessment. The tables below show the percentage of students in the SDSU graduates class who met their growth goal from the Fall to Spring semesters.

Percentage of Students Met Growth Goal; Reading

Percentage of Students Met Growth Goal; Mathematics

The following sample data come from a partner district as of the 2020-2021 academic year; thus, only one year of data is represented.

Math K-12

Reading 

Algebra I

Algebra II

Geometry

Reading

SDSU graduates have growth rates comparative with, and in some cases beyond, peers. The low percentage met rates in math and reading in HS is in keeping with district benchmarks. We will continue to monitor how we can better prepare teacher candidates to meet these challenges and help students to achieve growth goals, particularly in math and reading.