1. Another Test?
Interpreting Your Child’s CRCT, ITBS, & CogAT Scores: It’s About Improving Achievement!
Beaver Ridge ES

2. Elementary Major TestsK
GKids 1
CogAT 2 3
ITBS
Writing (local)
Assessment 4
CRCT 5
Writing (state) Assessment

3. End-of-Year Assessments
Reading Grades 1 - 8
English/Language Arts Grades 1 - 8
Mathematics Grades 1 - 8
Science Grades 3 - 8
Social Studies Grades 3 - 8 3

4. C riterion R eferenced C ompetency T est CRCT
Georgia Performance Standards

5. Scores
CRCT also reports student achievement in terms of performance levels(1-3):
Exceeds Standard (3) & ↑
Meets Standard (2)
Does Not Meet Standard(1) Below 800 5

6. What is CogAT?
Test of Cognitive Ability
Norm-base test of aptitude in problem solving specific to three areas:
Verbal
Quantitative
Nonverbal

7. CogAT – Verbal Aptitude

8. CogAT – Quantitative Aptitude

9. CogAT – Nonverbal Aptitude

10. What types of scores appear on a student’s CogAT report?
Num
Items
Raw
Score
SAS
NPR S
Verbal 65 51 89 68 4
Quantitative 60 32 74 31 2
Nonverbal 41 88 47 3
Composite 84

11. Standard Age Score (SAS)
Cognitive Level
SAS Range
Very High
Above Average
Average
88-111
Below Average
72-87
Very Low
50-71

12. National Percentile Rank (NPR)
Cognitive Level
NPR
Very High
96-99
Above Average
76-95
Average
25-75
Below Average
5-24
Very Low
1 - 4

13. Stanine (S) Cognitive Level S Very High 9 Above Average 7 & 8 Average
4, 5, & 6
Below Average
2 & 3
Very Low 1

14. Three Primary Uses of CogAT Scores
Help teachers adapt instructional goals, methods and materials to the individual needs of students
Measure of each student’s level of cognitive development
Identify student whose level of academic achievement differs from what would be expected on their CogAT scores

15. What is ITBS? The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is a norm-referenced test
developed by the University of Iowa.
It tests mastery of the academic skills found in the elementary curriculum.
The purpose of these tests is to provide information about student progress in a curriculum that expands in breadth and depth with each additional grade level.

16. ITBS Core Subtests

17. What types of Scores for ITBS Appear on a Student Report?
Standard Score (SS)
Grade Equivalent (GE)
National Percentile Rank (NPR)

18. Percentile Rank (PR) Achievement Level NPR Very High 96-99
Above Average
76-95
Average
25-75
Below Average
5-24
Very Low
1 - 4

19. Grade Equivalent (GE)
Grade equivalents are reported in decimal format. The number in front of the decimal is the grade level and the number after the decimal represents months. (e.g. 3.4 represents third grade, fourth month)
GE does not indicate a student’s instructional level.
GE allows for comparison of growth over time.

20. GE Growth Comparisons
Low Performing student – less than 20 months gain in two years
Fall grade 5 – Fall grade 7 – 5.6
Average Performing student – about a 20 month gain in two years
Fall grade 5 – Fall grade 7 – 7.2
High Performing student – more than 20 month gain in two years
Fall grade 5 – Fall grade 7 – 8.8

21. What Can Parents Do to Help Improve Scores?

26. Students log on to the Online Assessment System

27. From the Welcome screen, students can choose to take Student Tests

28. To take a student test, click View Student Tests

29. The OAS provides pre-constructed tests for each subject area
The OAS provides pre-constructed tests for each subject area. Select a subject.

30. Highlight a test and click Take Test

31. Students answer the multiple choice questions, clicking on Next Question to go to the next page or Grade My Test when finished

32. After completing the test, the student sees the results of the test ….

33. …and decides whether to send the test to a teacher, to save the test, or to discard it

34. To view results from Student Tests that have been saved, choose View Student Tests

35. Any Questions??