Understanding Test Scores

Hello Families and Teachers, I would like to teach you about how to read your child’s or student’s test scores.

The purpose of the videos and Power Point pdf is to give you a better understanding of standardized test scores and to be able to apply it to all normed assessment tools. The following is explained:

1. Definition of what the bell curve is by using a familiar example
2. Explanation of the difference between a percentile rank and percentage
3. Examples of a Normed-Referenced Standard test scores, MAPs percentile rank, and RIT scores
4. Showing an IQ scores on the bell curve.

Click here to download all of the Power Points and explanations.

To see a video explantion of the following topics, click on "video."

• Bell Curve: Familiar Example Video (8 minutes: 50 seconds)

• Percentile vs. Percentage Video (5 minutes: 27 seconds)

• Normed-Referenced Standard Test scores, MAPs percentile rank, and RIT scores Video (14 minutes: 33 seconds)

• IQ Scores on a bell curve Video (2 minutes: 40 seconds)