High School Placement Test Interpretive Manual - Guide for Interpreting STS HSPT® and Pre-HSPT Results

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High School Placement Test Interpretive Manual provides guidance for interpreting results of STS High School Placement Test (HSPT®) and Pre-HSPT. It explains how to understand and use multiple report types, including standard scores, percentile ranks, grade equivalents, cognitive skills quotient, stanines, and predicted scores. The manual also covers using testing accommodations, addressing questionable scores, selecting appropriate normative scores, and interpreting report formats such as rank-order lists, group summaries, performance profiles, student score reports, and item analyses.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time1 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Overview of the HSPT and Pre-HSPT

Description of the Subtests

Test Forms

Scoring of the Test

National Norms

Testing Accommodations

Student Information

Types of Scores on the Reports

Standard Scores

Percentile Ranks

Grade Equivalents

Cognitive Skills Quotient

Stanines

Predicted Scores

Using the Test Results

General Considerations for Determining Which Normative Score to Use

Questionable Scores

Understanding Your Reports

Alphabetical List Report and Rank-Order List Report

Group Summary Report

Performance Profiles—Individual and Group

Student Score Report

Item Analysis—Individual and Group

High School Placement Test Interpretive Manual for use with: Closed HSPT • Pre-HSPT Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. Bensenville, Illinois 60106–1617 This Interpretive Manual serves as a guide for interpreting results of STS’ High School Placement Test (HSPT®) and Pre-HSPT. This manual will help you understand and use various reports available with the test. Detailed technical information about the reliability and validity of the test and correlations with various other standardized tests are available in the annual HSPT Technical Report. Table of Contents 1. Overview of the HSPT and Pre-HSPT .............................................................................................................................1 Description of the Subtests ................................................................................................................................................1 Test Forms .........................................................................................................................................................................2 Scoring of the Test .............................................................................................................................................................3 National Norms ..................................................................................................................................................................3 Testing Accommodations ...................................................................................................................................................3 Student Information............................................................................................................................................................4 2. Types of Scores on the Reports .....................................................................................................................................6 Standard Scores ................................................................................................................................................................6 Percentile Ranks ................................................................................................................................................................6 Grade Equivalents .............................................................................................................................................................7 Cognitive Skills Quotient ....................................................................................................................................................7 Stanines .............................................................................................................................................................................8 Predicted Scores ................................................................................................................................................................9 3. Using the Test Results ................................................................................................................................................... 10 General Considerations for Determining Which Normative Score to Use ........................................................................ 10 Questionable Scores ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 4. Understanding Your Reports.........................................................................................................................................13 Alphabetical List Report and Rank-Order List Report...................................................................................................... 13 Group Summary Report.........................................................................

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Interpretive Manual for the High School Placement Test?

It provides a guide for interpreting results from the STS High School Placement Test (HSPT®) and Pre-HSPT and helps readers understand and use the different reports provided with the tests.

Which score types are covered in the reports?

The manual covers standard scores, percentile ranks, grade equivalents, cognitive skills quotient, stanines, and predicted scores.

How should questionable scores and normative score selection be handled?

It includes guidance for determining which normative score to use and provides considerations for addressing questionable scores when interpreting test results.

Sep 30, 2026

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