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Badger Exam Scale Score Ranges

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The Badger Exam was administered statewide to Wisconsin students in grades 3-8 in the spring of the 2014-15 school year. The Badger Exam assessed students’ academic performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics against Wisconsin’s academic standards. Wisconsin has established cut scores to delineate each performance level, such that they are aligned to the college and career readiness benchmarks and expectations found in our rigorous academic standards.

Badger Exam Performance Level Cut Scores

Content Area

Grade

Basic

Proficient

Advanced

English Language Arts (ELA)

3

2367

2432

2490

4

2416

2473

2533

5

2442

2502

2582

6

2457

2531

2618

7

2479

2552

2649

8

2487

2567

2668

Content Area

Grade

Basic

Proficient

Advanced

Mathematics

3

2381

2436

2501

4

2411

2485

2549

5

2455

2528

2579

6

2473

2552

2610

7

2484

2567

2635

8

2504

2586

2653
 

Badger Exam Performance Level Scale Score Ranges

Content Area

Grade

Below Basic

Basic

Proficient

Advanced

English Language Arts (ELA)

3

2114-2336

2367-2431

2432-2489

2490-2623

4

2131-2415

2416-2472

2473-2532

2533-2663

5

2201-2441

2442-2501

2502-2581

2582-2701

6

2210-2456

2457-2530

2531-2617

2618-2724

7

2258-2478

2479-2551

2552-2648

2649-2745

8

2288-2486

2487-2566

2567-2667

2668-2769
 

Content Area

Grade

Below Basic

Basic

Proficient

Advanced

Mathematics

3

2189-2380

2381-2435

2436-2500

2501-2621

4

2204-2410

2411-2484

2485-2548

2549-2659

5

2219-2454

2455-2527

2528-2578

2579-2700

6

2235-2472

2473-2551

2552-2609

2610-2748

7

2250-2483

2484-2566

2567-2634

2635-2778

8

2265-2503

2504-2585

2586-2652

2653-2802
Establishing statewide expectations for proficiency (cut scores) is necessary to fulfill important accountability reporting requirements. These performance level cut scores were determined through a standard setting process that included a number of Wisconsin educators, representatives from higher education and stakeholders with expertise in ELA and mathematics. The stakeholders reviewed cut score recommendations provided by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. These were approved by the Department of Public Instruction for use in Wisconsin for the 2014-15 administration of the Badger Exam.
 

Please note that DPI anticipates re-evaluating the cut scores and performance levels in 2015-16 when data from the Forward Exam is available, likely Summer 2016. A similar stakeholder process will be used.

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