This is a study of data from Utah on the relationship between a student's score on the UALPA (which just this year was replaced by the WIDA assessments) and the student's UPASS scores (which has also recently been scrapped for lack of funds)
There is a much higher correlation between the English language arts part of the UPASS and the student's language skills, but there is also a very obvious correlation in the mathematics part of the test. This data is particularly useful because it is from Utah students taking Utah tests, and so can be used in discussions with Utah educators when there are questions about the fairness of high stakes tests. It will be interesting to see how the data is correlated with the new WIDA tests and the new SAGE tests.
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