Chapter 13 – Reporting Long Term Testing Results
13 2. Take the Test button from A6 and drag it to just below GradeLevel in A4. Figure 274
Moving the Test button
3. In B2, change the ClassOf dropdown from 2012 back to (All). Change the GradeLevel dropdown in B3 to 4 and the Test dropdown in B4 to Reading. 4. Grab the ClassOf field from A2 and drag it to A7. The cursor will confirm that you are adding the field to the Column area of the pivot table. Figure 275
Changing dropdowns and moving ClassOf field to Column area
After you drop the field, you will have an analysis of fourth grade reading scores over time. Figure 276
Analysis based on changes in Step 4
For some reason, the class of 2009 had excellent test scores in Reading in fourth grade. Did they always do better? Are they a “smarter” class? Or was there a flaw in the state test that year? 5. Change the Test dropdown in B4 back to “(All)”. Drag the Test button and drop it in the Column area.
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