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10th Grade WASL in Spring 2006: How Individual Student Characteristics Are Associated With Performance
Conducted by: Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Released: February 2007 (Download pdf)
Overview: This report describes how performance on the 10th-grade WASL in spring 2006 varied by student characteristics.
Key findings: A student’s GPA is the only characteristic who association with met-standard rates (75 percent or higher) on the 10th-grade WASL was even moderately strong. Taken individually, all other student characteristics are weakly associated with WASL performance.
Other findings: Those with a low WASL performance (less than or equal to 35 percent) all shared at least one demographic trait: belongs to minority group, were in poverty, non-English speakers or English language learners, had at least one documented disability, were enrolled in special education and/or had parents who did not finish high school. Also, those same groups also shared one or more of the following performance-oriented characteristics: GPA below 2.5, behind grade-level, poor school attendance, poor study habits and/or no aspirations to pursue postsecondary education.
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