Responses required:

Reading the following link about the relationship between Student Growth Assessments (SGA) and Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL):

** http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12614933.htm

Requirement:

Provide responses to 2 classmates answers to the following questions:(6-8 sentences)

1. Do you think performance on the SGA is the direct cause of performance on the SOL?
2. Do you think SOL performance is causing a change in SGA performance?
3. Do you think performance on the SGA is contributing but not the sole cause of performance on the SOL?
4. What confounding variables could be responsible for the observed relationship between SGA and SOL?
5. Could performance on both SGA and SOLs result from a common cause?
6. Since both SGA and SOL performances change over time, what does that say about their relationship?
7. Could the association between SGA and SOL be nothing more than coincidence?

NOTE: Classmates answers are attached.

Due in 2 hours