Understanding the Relative Progress Index
The relative progress index is a reliable measure of whether students exceeded, met, or fell short of expected relative progress. This value takes into account the amount of growth the students made as well as the amount of evidence above or below expected relative progress. Specifically, the growth index is the growth measure divided by its standard error.
Relative Progress Index = Relative Progress Measure รท Standard Error
We divide unrounded relative progress measures by unrounded standard errors. We round the relative progress indexes to two decimal places and then assign colors based on how far the indexes are from Expected Relative Progress. Each relative progress index is represented by a white dot on the relative progress indicator bar.
