Understanding your Student’s SAT 10 Score Carole McLenithan & Mark Pendergrass May 22, 2015

THE Stanford Achievement Test (10 th ed.) First Published in Testing levels (K-12) Untimed (Power Test) Flexible Guidelines Norm/Criterion Referenced Completely Multiple Choice

Purpose of SAT 10 To test students’ knowledge of facts, basic skills, and concepts common to grade level To compare individual performance with performance of norm group To identify relative strengths and weaknesses of individuals To provide data for studying progress over time To evaluate students ability to apply thinking skills

Which test will my child take? Test TitleStudent Grade Primary 1Grade 1 Primary 2Grade 2 Primary 3Grade 3 Intermediate 1Grade 4 Intermediate 2Grade 5 Intermediate 3Grade 6 Advanced 1Grade 7 Advanced 2Grade 8

Which Subtests Does my Child Take? Total Reading Total Math Spelling Science Social Science Listening

Subtests Continued- Total Reading Vocabulary – Knowledge and acquisition skills – Synonyms – Multiple meanings – Context clues Comprehension – Single Sentence – Passage – Functional – Recreational

Subtests Continued- Total Mathematics Problem Solving – Calculators – Applications *Both align with NCTM Standards Procedures – No Calculators – Computations

Subtests Continued Language Grammar Mechanics Usage Spelling Three underlined words Choose misspelled word

Subtests Continued Science Themes in Science  Not specific vocabulary – EG- Oldest layer on bottom, Not Principle of Superposition Processing of Scientific information Science Inquiry Social Science History, Geography, Political Science, Economics Interpreting data using maps, charts, political cartoons Measures thinking skills

Subtests Continued- Listening Vocabulary – Word meaning in sentence *Students in grade 3 and beyond are encouraged to take notes Comprehension – Passage understanding

Interpreting Scores-Compared to Similar age Peers Scoring Information Number Possible Number Correct Scaled Score Percent Rank-Standard 9 National Norm Curve Equivalent Grade Equivalent

Percent Rank and Standard 9 Percent Rank- The percentage given represents the percentage of test takers who score the same or lower on this assessment 52% PR ->Scored the same or higher than 52% of peers Standard 9 (Stanine)- Divides the normal curve into 9 segments 1,2,3->Below Average 4,5,6->Average 7,8,9-> Above Average

Interpreting Scores by Subject Area Subject Area Cluster -Process -Content Number Possible (NP) Number Answered(NA) Number Correct (NC)

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