Educational Development Series - Interpretive Manual - Levels 10-18 Tests

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Educational Development Series (EDSeries) Interpretive Manual explains how to interpret and use assessment results from standardized ability and achievement tests for EDSeries Levels 10–18. It guides teachers, counselors, and administrators in evaluating students from broad perspectives and communicating results to students and parents. The manual illustrates multiple core reports, including alphabetical listing with pressure-sensitive labels, group statistical summaries, performance profiles, narrative reports, and item analysis reports, and it adds a frequently asked questions section to clarify EDSeries scores.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time1 h 21 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

The STS Educational Development Series

Illustrated Reports and Descriptions

Alphabetical List Report and Pressure-Sensitive Label

Group Summary Statistical Report

Performance Profile—Individual Student Report

Performance Profile Summary

Narrative Report

Item Analyses—Individual and Group

Group Item Analysis Report

EDSeries Test and Scores—Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary of Terms

Educational Development Series Interpretive Manual SCHOLASTIC TESTING SERVICE, INC. Bensenville, Illinois 60106–1617 CONTENTS I. Introduction The STS Educational Development Series.....................................................................1 II. Illustrated Reports and Descriptions Alphabetical List Report and Pressure-Sensitive Label .............................................2–5 Group Summary Statistical Report...........................................................................6–10 Performance Profile—Individual Student Report...................................................11–12 Performance Profile Summary......................................................................................13 Narrative Report......................................................................................................14–15 Item Analyses—Individual and Group Individual Item Analysis Report .........................................................................16–17 Group Item Analysis Report ...............................................................................17–18 III. EDSeries Test and Scores—Frequently Asked Questions........................................19–23 IV. Glossary of Terms .......................................................................................................24–28 Copyright © 2013, Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Published by Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. , Bensenville, Illinois 60106–1617. Printed in the United States of America. I. INTRODUCTION THE STS EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES The Educational Development Series (EDSeries) is a standardized battery of ability and achievement tests and has the most comprehensive coverage of all the STS tests. It permits teachers, counselors, and administrators to evaluate a student from the broadest possible perspective. Core Reports This manual is designed to be an “interpretive” manual, emphasizing the proper use and interpretation of assessment results for the EDSeries Levels 10–18 tests. The reports that are illustrated and explained in this manual include the following: ✔ Alphabetical List Report and Pressure-Sensitive Label ✔ Group Summary Statistical Report ✔ Performance Profile—Individual Student Report ✔ Performance Profile Summary ✔ Narrative Report ✔ Individual Item Analysis Report ✔ Group Item Analysis Report The information that these reports contain offer a more convenient means of evaluating student performance and of conveying information to the students and their parents. This manual also includes a section in which most frequently asked questions about the EDSeries tests and scores are answered to further explain them. More in-depth information on featured subjects is found in the EDSeries Technical Manual. Alphabetical List Report |
STS® EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES | |
SCHOLASTIC TESTING SERVICE | | --- | --- | --- | Pressure-Sensitive Label The score label may be split into three sections like these. ALPHABETICAL LIST REPORT AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE LABEL The test scores for a given student are reported on the alphabetical listing of his or her class (group) and on an individual, pressure-sensitive label, shown above. Unless special reporting arrangements have been made, two copies of the listing are provided. The pressure-sensitive labels, also arranged in alphabetical order, are cut at various points to allow using only those sections desired and to facilitate their placement in the student files (one per student) . The content of the listing and the label are virtually identical, though the order of the information may vary. Consequently, the following comments pertai

FAQs

What is the Educational Development Series (EDSeries)?

The EDSeries is a standardized battery of ability and achievement tests with comprehensive coverage across STS tests. It supports evaluating students using a broad perspective.

Which EDSeries levels does this interpretive manual cover?

This manual emphasizes proper use and interpretation of assessment results for EDSeries Levels 10–18 tests.

What reports are included and how are they used?

The manual illustrates and explains core reports such as the Alphabetical List Report with pressure-sensitive labels, group summary statistical reports, performance profiles, narrative reports, and individual and group item analysis reports. These reports help evaluate performance and convey information to students and parents.

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