Understanding your Student’s
SAT 10 Score
Carole McLenithan & Mark
Pendergrass
May 22, 2015
THE Stanford Achievement
Test (10th ed.)
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First Published in 1926
13 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 Title
Student Grade
Primary 1
Grade 1
Primary 2
Grade 2
Primary 3
Grade 3
Intermediate 1
Grade 4
Intermediate 2
Grade 5
Intermediate 3
Grade 6
Advanced 1
Grade 7
Advanced 2
Grade 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
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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)
Bibliography
"Stanford 10." Stanford. Pensacola Christian College, 2015. Web. 6 May 2015. -(image 1)
"ASSESSMENT." Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition. Pearson Education, 2015. Web. 6
May 2015. .(SAT 10 Details)
"Stanford Achievement Test Series." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 6 May 2015..(SAT 10
Details)
"Normal Distribution and Scales." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 6 May 2015. (Bell
Curve)
Salvia, John, James Ysseldyke, and Sara Bolt. "Assessments of Academic Achievement with
Multiple Skill Devices." Assessment in Special and Inclusive Education. 11th ed. Belmont:
Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010. Print. (Subtest Information & SAT Details)