Stanford
Achievement Test
Stanford
Achievement Test
What
is the SAT?
The
Stanford 10 is a norm-referenced test. A
norm-referenced test compares each student’s achievement to the achievement of
a representative national sample of public school students of the same age and
grade at a particular point in the school year. Test questions tap various comprehension skills from the
below basic level (showing less than partial knowledge) up to the advanced level
(showing superior performance). All
test questions are in a multiple-choice format.
How
do schools use the SAT?
Standardized
tests can tell how much students have learned when they are based on the
curriculum that students have been taught.
This allows schools to monitor the progress of the school, a class, and even
a student.
How
can you help your child with the SAT?
You
should encourage your child to do well, but don’t make them nervous by placing
too much emphasis on one test. Make sure your
child is doing their homework on a regular basis.
Talk to your child’s teacher often to keep up with progress.
READ! Make sure your child is well-rested and eating nutritious foods.
What
can the SAT tell us about our children?
Individual
student scores can help parents understand how their child performed in core
academic subject areas. Scores are
reported in percentile ranks. Percentile
ranks provide a comparison of a child’s performance to a national norming
group composed of students in the same grade.
For example, a percentile rank of 58 on the SAT means that a student
scored better than 58% of the students in the national norming group.
How
can you find more information about standardized tests?
Each year a presentation is made at a monthly PTA and/or parent meeting about the Stanford Achievement Test. The testing coordinator and counselor give important information about the test, how to read results, what results mean, and more. Watch each year for the notice about the SAT Workshop!
Test results arrive in the summer and a notice is placed on the marquee. Parents may come into the office during the summer and pick up parent reports. Parent Reports are sent home in August for those who haven't had a chance to pick them up.