Using Scores and Reports to Inform Instruction
Ted Gardella – Executive Director for the Michigan SAT implementation
Tgardella@collegeboard.org
Agenda
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Getting to the know the test score formats
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Understanding student reports and student resources
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Understanding the College Board electronic score report system
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SAT Scores
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Score Reporting on the SAT Suite of
Assessments
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Section Scores will be placed on a vertical scale.
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This same concept will hold true for the Test and CrossTest Scores as well as Total Score.
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Student Reporting
Assessments Score Reporting Data Portal
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Student Reports
- Central location to access all College Board’s SAT Suite of
Assessment reports:
 PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 8/9 – Results from Fall 2015
 SAT, SAT Subject, PSAT 10, PSAT 8/9 – Results from Spring 2016
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Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT Paper Score Report
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New more readable format
with consistency across all
PSAT assessments
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1 copy sent to schools for
student (educators go online
for their copies and reports)
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Answers, percentiles, high
level skill analysis continues
to be present
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New vertical scaled score for
whole, sub, and cross test
scores presented
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Connections to AP, SAT, and
Khan Academy present
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Comprehensive Online Student Score Reports
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Detailed information of all
scores
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College Readiness
Benchmark for the two
section scores
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Projected score range on
next assessment
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Percentile rankings
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Performance based on
benchmarks :
- Need to strengthen skills
- Approaching benchmark
- Meets or exceeds
benchmark
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Improved Skills Insight and Question Analysis
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Detailed explanation of
current college
readiness skills, based
on test score band and
typical students
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Actionable steps to
improve on skills
required to be college
ready
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Question-level detail
feedback including
answer*, difficulty and
subscore
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Quickly filter results
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Student Portal Demo
Improved accessibility – Desktop, Tablet, Mobile
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All student score
report web pages
will adapt for:
- Desktop
- Tablet
- Smart-phone
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Educator Reports – the Electronic Score Portal
High Level Process for Gaining Access to the Online
Reporting Tool
College Board Account
Manage Access Tool
SAT Suite of Assessments
Reporting Tool
Create a College Board Professional Account
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When creating a College Board Professional Account, be sure to
enter your institution’s AI code on the form
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Manage Access Tool – Get Access
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Have your Access Manager assign roles
- Assign role to existing College Board professional users at
their institution. When the user logs in, the new roles are
active (access code not required!)
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Educator Reports – Districts & Schools
Educator Reports – Viewing Scores
View scores by:
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District or School
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Each assessment
administered
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Each administration or
cohort
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Each grade
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Educator Reports – Summary Level Data
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View mean score
comparisons:
School, District,
State, Nation
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View participation
percentages
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View Benchmark
Data
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View scores for
- Schools in a
District
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Educator Reports – Summary Level Data
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View mean score
comparisons by
grade
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View Benchmark
scores
View Participation
scores
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Educator Reports – Benchmarks Reporting
View Benchmark
performance for:
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District or School
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Each assessment
administered
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Each administration or
cohort
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Each grade
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Educator Reports – Using Benchmarks
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View Benchmark
performance
comparisons: School,
District, State, Nation
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View aggregate and
student performance on
Benchmarks:
- Need to strengthen skills
(red)
- Approaching benchmark
(yellow)
- Meets or exceeds
benchmark (green)
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Educator Reports – Benchmarks Linked to Student
Performance
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View aggregate and
student performance
on Benchmarks:
- Need to strengthen
skills (red)
- Approaching
benchmark (yellow)
- Meets or exceeds
benchmark (green)
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Educator Reports – Benchmarks by Demographics
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View Benchmark
performance for:
School, District,
State, Nation
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Apply demographic
filters
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Educator Reports – Score Rosters
View score rosters for:
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Each assessment
administered for a given
academic year
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Roster summaries for a
District or School
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Roster details for a
School
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Educator Reports – Roster Level Data
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View data on all of your
students
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View additional
information on each
student test taker
- Grade
- Access Code
- Benchmark
- AP Potential
AP Potential Demo