Patent ID: 8376755
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06Q,G09B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for normalizing local measures of performance to provide a basis for comparison, said method comprising: for each school or school district of a plurality of schools or school districts in a locality, obtaining, using at least one processor, a first measure of performance for that school or school district, whereby a plurality of first measures of performance are obtained, said plurality of first measures of performance being based on a locally generated performance test; generating, using at least one processor, a normalization factor based on a second measure of performance for said locality, said second measure of performance being based on a regionally generated performance test for a region that includes said locality; and for each school or school district of said plurality of schools or school districts, applying, using at least one processor, said normalization factor to said first measure of performance for that school or school district, thereby generating a plurality of normalized measures of performance for said plurality of schools or school districts; wherein said step of generating said normalization factor comprises obtaining, using at least one processor, said second measure of performance for said locality, and generating, using at least one processor, a gap value by subtracting said first measure of performance from said second measure of performance for said locality; and wherein for each school or school district of said plurality of schools or school districts said step of applying said normalization factor to said first measure of performance for that school or school district comprises adding, using at least one processor, said gap value to said first measure of performance for that school or school district.