Assessment/Accountability
MCAS Performance Appeals

Decisions on MCAS Performance Appeals: July 2005

Granted

Assuming all other requirements are met, the appeal would be granted because:

There are more than 6 students in the cohort and
The GPA of the student is greater than the MEDIAN GPA of the cohort

Denied

The appeal would be denied because:

While there are at least 6 students in the cohort

The GPA of the student is less than the MEDIAN GPA of the cohort and The GPA of the student is also less than the GPA that is 2 standard errors below the MEAN GPA of the cohort, and the standard error of the MEAN does not exceed 0.25.

No Determination

No determination could be made for the appeal because:

While there are at least 6 student in the cohort

The GPA of the student is less than the MEDIAN GPA of the cohort and Although the GPA of the student is greater than the GPA that is 2 standard errors below the MEAN GPA, the standard error of the MEAN exceeds 0.25.