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Completion Time: Untimed with flexible guidelines. For details, see p. 14

Administration: Online or paper-and-pencil

Forms/Levels: Two forms (A and D), 13 levels; Form D includes Comprehensive Language subtest; abbreviated editions available for Forms A and D; secure forms available by special arrangement

Norms/Scores: Scaled scores, national and local percentile ranks and stanines, grade equivalents, and normal curve equivalents (NCEs); Lexile® measure of reading available (Grades 2–12); Achievement/Ability Comparison (AAC) with the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®, Eighth Edition (OLSAT®8). For additional information on normative data, see chart on p. 13

Standardization Midpoints: Fall 9/30; Midyear 1/21; Spring 4/17

Standardization Testing Windows: Fall 9/9–10/18; Midyear 1/14–1/31; Spring 4/1–5/3

Scoring/Reporting Options: For Stanford 10, paper-and-pencil administration, machine scoring via Pearson Scoring and Reporting Services (central scoring and reporting); Ready Results for local scan, score and report; Results Online (reporting only) or hand scoring

For Stanford 10 Online, scoring and reporting is delivered via the online platform with print-on-demand

Multiple-choice assessment of academic achievement.

FeATuReS & BeNeFiTSn Content is aligned to state and national standards.

n 2007 norms allow you to compare student performance with that of a representative sample of students across the country with current information (2002 norms also available).

n Identification of student strengths and needs supports effective placement and instructional planning.

n An Achievement/Ability Comparison can be made when Stanford 10 is administered with OLSAT® 8.

n Test design reflects curricula and best instructional practices.

n All questions are unique across forms and levels.

n Each item is designed to measure up to four achievement parameters: content cluster, process cluster, cognitive level, instructional standard.

n Test questions assess all core content areas.

n Full-color, consistently formatted testing materials help motivate students to answer all questions.

n Unique, easy-to-navigate answer documents provide a clear road map for students to mark their answers.

n Untimed testing gives all students the opportunity to show what they know.

n Braille and large-print versions are available for special accommodations.

The benchmark of excellence in achievement testing for more than 80 years, Stanford 10 provides reliable data to help measure student progress toward content standards and high expectations. This multiple-choice assessment helps to identify student strengths and needs, leading to effective placement and instructional planning.

Discover the convenience of Stanford 10 OnlineEvaluate student achievement in real time with online delivery of the Stanford 10 multiple-choice assessment for Grades 3–12.

ADMiNiSTRATORS can eliminate the additional cost of traditional paper-and-pencil assessment systems and can use the timely feedback to help inform instructional planning.

TeACheRS benefit from time-saving test administration and immediate scoring, reporting, and normative analyses, enabling them to readily put test results to work.

PAReNTS gain a better understanding of what their children know and how they can help them apply this knowledge, with the availability of parent/caregiver reports in English or Spanish.

For details, see p. 27.

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TeST LeVeLSThe concepts and skills assessed by each level of Stanford 10 are those ordinarily taught during the second half of any given year and the first half of the following year. This midyear-to-midyear configuration—with students tested in the spring of one grade and the fall of the next—provides a more focused assessment and greater opportunity to monitor academic growth. At the high school levels, where the TASK levels assess basic skills, a single level is appropriate for use in both the fall and spring of the same school year.

FORMSForms A and D are identical with the exception of the format of the Comprehensive Language subtest. The Form A Language subtest (for Primary 1–TASK 3) uses a traditional approach that measures language proficiency through the assessment of language mechanics and expression. The Form D Comprehensive Language subtest (for Primary 1–TASK 3) uses a comprehensive approach that assesses language proficiency in a more holistic fashion through actual writing processes.

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COMPLeTe BATTeRieS FOR FORMS A AND D These include full-length versions of all subtests.

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ABBReViATeD BATTeRieS AND SuBTeSTS Includes a subset of items from all Complete Battery subtests, except Listening.

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Professional Development available for Stanford 10Pearson also provides professional development training sessions on best practices in using Stanford 10 results and analyzing the data to support student progress. For details, see pp. 63–65.

Coming Fall 2010!Common Core Standards

Alignment Study

Visit: Stanford10.com/Alignment

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ReADiNGThe Reading subtests measure a broad spectrum of essential reading components and are aligned with IRA/NCTE standards, state standards, and the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). Reflecting a balanced, developmental curriculum and sound instructional practices, these subtests assess the following areas at appropriate grade levels: phonemic awareness, decoding, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Stanford 10 places an emphasis on assessing foundation skills that are critical to early literacy. The Sounds and Letters subtest closely reflects reading research findings on the importance of phonemic awareness and phonics. Word Study Skills and Sentence Reading are evaluated across a broader age range than in previous editions. This assessment of literacy development in the early grades helps ensure that students are progressing at every stage on the road to literacy.

Reading Comprehension SubtestThe Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest is based on research about the contexts and activities that are most effective for reading instruction and assessment. The Stanford 10 framework involves three major purposes for reading (literary, informational, and functional) and multiple modes of comprehension (initial understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, and awareness and usage of reading strategies).

Authentic reading selections commissioned from published authors of children’s and young people’s literature help create a level playing field for all students and reflect diverse multicultural themes to appeal to students of varying backgrounds, experiential levels, and interests.

Students who take the full-length Reading Comprehension subtest at Primary 1–TASK 3 levels can receive a Lexile® score. The Lexile Framework defines and sequences reading materials in terms of difficulty and allows you to identify customized reading lists for students based on their reading achievement. For information about the use of Lexiles, see PearsonLexile.com.

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here are some reasons to have norm-referenced tests (NRTs) in your toolbox:

• Local assessments can complement the state assessment.

• National norms compare individual student, building, and district performance with the nation as a whole. Not only is this unique information, but also National Percentile Ranks are broadly understood scores.

• NRTs efficiently cover five measures in one test—reading, math, science, social studies, and language.

• With NRTs, it is possible to monitor growth over time, providing convincing evidence of improvement by following the progress of students from year to year.

Authentic Reading Selections

Stanford 10 is the only standardized achievement test to provide reading selections written expressly for Stanford 10 by authors of children’s and young people’s literature. These authentic selections create a level playing field for all students, and they include a variety of topics and diverse cultural themes that will appeal to students of varying backgrounds, experiential levels, and interests.




MATheMATiCSThe Mathematics subtests align with the NAEP and measure concepts and processes based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM) and state standards. Concepts assessed include number sense and operations; patterns, relationships, and algebra; geometry and measurement; and data, statistics, and probability. Questions also evaluate processes in computation and representation; estimation; mathematical connections; and reasoning and problem solving. To enhance test interpretation, the subtests provide consistency in names of content clusters across levels.

Mathematics Problem Solving measures the skills and knowledge necessary to solve problems in mathematics. Mathematics Procedures measures the ability to apply the rules and methods of arithmetic to problems that require arithmetic solutions.

Both standard and metric rulers are used in the Mathematics Problem Solving and Mathematics subtests for the Primary 1–TASK levels. A mathematics reference sheet that provides the formulas necessary to solve problems is included for the Advanced and TASK levels. Calculator use is an option in the Mathematics Problem Solving subtest beginning at the Intermediate 1 level and in the Mathematics subtest at the TASK levels.

LANGuAGeAligned with IRA/NCTE standards and state standards, the Stanford 10 Language subtest measures students’ achievement in applying the principles that form effective writing. From word- and sentence-level skills to whole composition features, the subtest engages students in real-life activities. Stanford 10 offers a choice of Language subtests to suit different language arts instructional approaches.

The Traditional Language subtest (Form A) measures proficiency in mechanics and expression in three different sections. The first section measures language mechanics (capitalization, punctuation, and usage) with questions that resemble an actual editing task with a variety of embedded errors. The second section assesses language expression as students demonstrate their understanding of sentence structure. The third section provides language expression items that include objectives typically evaluated in the direct assessment of writing.

An alternative Comprehensive Language subtest (Form D) provides an integrated test that replicates the writing process as closely as possible in a testing situation. This subtest measures pre-writing, composing, and editing in a holistic fashion that resembles authentic writing tasks.

SPeLLiNGThe Spelling subtest assesses objectives based on the phonetic and structural principles taught at each grade level. At Primary 1, the subtest is dictated and students choose from three options. Beginning at the Primary 2 level, the spelling items reflect real-life editing tasks because they are presented in context rather than as isolated words. Each spelling item consists of one sentence with three underlined words. Starting at Primary 3, an additional “No Mistake” option is offered, reinforcing the authenticity of the task. The misspellings used reflect students’ most common spelling errors.




LiSTeNiNG COMPReheNSiONStanford 10 helps assess both listening vocabulary and comprehension at K–Grade 9 levels in recognition of the importance of listening skills in literacy development, instruction, and everyday life. The Listening subtests emphasize listening strategies and provide a wide variety of selections that includes multicultural representation.

In the Listening Vocabulary section, students demonstrate recognition of the common meanings of spoken words encountered in various types of activities. The Listening Comprehension section uses dictated selections and questions that reflect the listening materials students hear in school and outside of the classroom. This section parallels the Reading Comprehension subtest, using literary, informational, and functional texts to measure the same modes of comprehension: initial understanding, interpretation, and critical analysis and strategies.

SCieNCeThe Science subtest assesses students’ understanding of the life, physical, and earth sciences, and the nature of science with questions that elicit problem solving and inquiry using a basic understanding of science. Reflecting current science practice and research, this subtest aligns with the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council), the Benchmarks for Science Literacy (American Association for the Advancement of Science), and state standards.

Students must use reasoning skills throughout the subtest to reach answers. These skills include estimating, making simple calculations, seeking patterns, making observations, recognizing cause and effect, reading standard instruments, and drawing conclusions. Students are challenged to apply foundation concepts and skills as they think through questions.

SOCiAL SCieNCeThe Social Science subtest measures the concepts important for the development of citizenship and strongly emphasizes critical thinking skills. Giving equal attention to history, geography, political science, and economics, the subtest maintains a balance between national and international issues. It reflects current social studies standards, practices, and research and is aligned with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Curriculum Standards for Social Studies and state standards.

Using the National Standards for History as a guideline, the history questions focus on the history of the United States, Western civilization, and non-Western people and societies who share our interdependent world. Geography questions, which are based on the Geography for Life: National Geography Standards, cover the themes of location, places, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.

The political science component helps assess students’ basic understanding of the U.S. system of government as outlined in the National Standards for Civics and Government. The economics questions are based on the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics.

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Sta n fo r d 10 : S C o r E r E P o rtS

STANFORD SCALe ALLOWS yOu TO MONiTOR STuDeNT GROWThThe Stanford Scale expresses student performance across all test levels of a subtest or total score. For example, the Reading Comprehension subtest is linked across 11 test levels (Primary 1–TASK 3), forming one continuous scale that makes it possible to compare scores from test level to test level. This scale is especially helpful for comparing student performance in a particular subject area over time.

The Stanford Scale offers an objective, consistent tool to monitor student achievement across years and multiple assessments. Many of our tests are linked to this scale. From broad-based assessment to classroom diagnostic evaluation, teachers and administrators can relate student performance to a common metric and monitor students’ educational development.

scoring & reporting servicesStanford 10 helps educators make data-driven decisions. A range of user-friendly score reports, designed with the input of administrators and teachers across the country, supports teaching, learning, and accountability requirements. The reports include narrative summaries, process and cluster summaries, and graphic displays to clarify the student’s performance and guide planning and analysis. (See pp. 19–22 for sample score reports.)

Administrators obtain critical data to document and monitor the progress of all children and to disaggregate results according to federal mandates.

Teachers receive specific information to support instructional planning for individual students and the class as well as to improve their teaching.

Parents better understand their child’s achievement level and get direction for home involvement.

ReADy ReSuLTSDesigned for use by those who scan or score at the school or district office, Ready Results provides a complete online secure system for immediately viewing results and creating customized reports. (See p. 23 for sample reports.) Offering many unique features, Ready Results allows you to:

n Disaggregate and organize data, and view multiple assessments on one report

n Customize the data elements that appear on reports

n Track student performance over time and flag under- or over- performing students

n Control access to the teacher level, create customize views, and develop “Quick Reports” for all users to view

ReSuLTS ONLiNeResults Online, a web-based service, gives you quick, flexible access to Stanford 10 data when the test is scored via Pearson scoring and reporting services. (See pp. 24–25 for sample reports.) Results Online enables you to:

n Immediately disaggregate your student data at the school or district level

n Create customized reports for individual students

n Organize your data based on your specific needs—such as by demographic variables or by student scores for specific subtests— via easy-to-use functions for querying, sorting, content clustering, and reporting

n Create as many customized options as you need by selecting from a list of statistics, scores, content, composites, and demographics, including those required by NCLB (gender, race/ethnicity, IEP, LEP, and low SES)

To learn more about which reporting tool best fits your needs, please see pages 3–9.

Stanford Scale Scores Available SuBTeST OR TOTAL

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Sounds and Letters

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Word Reading Word Reading/ Reading Vocabulary

Reading Vocabulary

Sentence Reading

Sentence Reading/ Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Total Reading Total Reading Total Reading

Mathematics Problem Solving

Mathematics Procedures

Mathematics Total Mathematics Mathematics

Spelling Spelling

Language Form A Language Form A

Language Form D Language Form D

Environment Environment

Science Science


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Thinking Skills Thinking Skills

For example, using a Stanford 10 multilevel norms booklet, an educator can compare percentile ranks and stanines for students who take SESAT 2 Sentence Reading and then take Primary 1 Reading Comprehension at a later time. It is not possible, however, to compare a Reading Comprehension scaled score to a Mathematics scaled score. Each subtest and total has its own system of scaled scores.

For a demo of Stanford 10 Results Online, visit

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hOMe RePORT

The Home Report is intended for parents. It is also available in Spanish and via Stanford 10 Online.



STuDeNT RePORT WiTh CLuSTeRS

Student reports provide essential information about student mastery of academic standards which help teachers make informed curricular and instructional decisions resulting in improved student achievement. This report is also available in Stanford 10 Online.





GROuP RePORT

Group reports provide information about the overall strengths and weaknesses of a group of students at the class, school, or district level. These are useful in curricular and program planning. This report is also available in Stanford 10 Online.

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SuMMARy ReSuLTS• Summary performance results at the school or district level

• Quick access to NCLB disaggregated results

SuMMARy ChARTS• Display of disaggregated results by demographic variables and content categories

• Charting capability for displaying national percentile ranks across groups

MASTeR LiST OF TeST ReSuLTS

This report is also available in Stanford 10 Online.




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ReADy ReSuLTSn Top 10 Percent: Quickly

identify students for gifted or intervention programs—in alphbetical or rank order

ReADy ReSuLTSn Student Multi-Test:

View individual student progress over time

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ReSuLTS ONLiNeSummary Results:

n Summary performance results at the school or district level

n Quick access to NCLB disaggregated results

ReSuLTS ONLiNe Summary Charts:

n Display of disaggregated results by demographic variables and content categories

n Charting capability for displaying national percentile ranks across groups

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ReSuLTS ONLiNeindividual Results—Cluster:

n Analysis of student performance by content areas and standards

n Specific strengths and weaknesses among diverse populations with drill-down capabilities

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Sta n fo r d 10 : S U PP o rt M at E r IaLS

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TO heLP STuDeNTS PRePARePractice TestsPractice tests, which were standardized with a national sample, help reduce test anxiety by familiarizing students with test direction, sample items, and answer coding.

TO heLP TeACheRS iNTeRPReT AND APPLy TeST ReSuLTS Compendium of instructional StandardsThis resource describes the structure of Stanford 10 according to the content standards and cognitive processes the items measure.

Guide for Classroom PlanningThis guide shows teachers how to interpret and use test results to group students for instruction, evaluate achievement, set instructional priorities, and plan parent-teacher conferences. Included are sample test questions with annotations and a complete list of objectives to help teachers understand what is tested and how it is tested. Definitions of various test scores and types of norms are also provided.

Strategies for instruction: A handbook of Performance Activities, Second editionThis handbook helps teachers reinforce instruction on basic curriculum objectives for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. The activities, which emphasize processes and strategies, reflect the content and process clusters measured by Stanford 10. Included are activities for Reading, Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, and Social Science that engage students as they solve problems and discover answers.

Guide for Organizational PlanningThis manual helps principals, program directors, and other administrators use Stanford 10 test results to assist with program evaluation, measure growth in achievement, develop in-service programs for test interpretation, and provide updated information to the public. A review of basic measure concepts and a bibliography also are included.

TO COMMuNiCATe WiTh PAReNTS Preview for ParentsThis booklet outlines the purpose of Stanford 10 and explains how parents can help their children prepare. Brief descriptions and sample questions for each content area help inform parents about the skills and abilities measured. Separate versions are available for each level of SESAT through Primary 3. Also available is one version is for all Intermediate levels, one version for both Advanced levels, and one version for all TASK levels.

understanding Test ResultsParents and students will appreciate this useful resource, which briefly describes why standardized tests are administered and how the results can be used. The booklet, printed in English and Spanish, includes sample score reports and explains how to interpret them. (Also available in Spanish.)

Stanford 10 home ReportThe Stanford 10 Home Report gives parents ideas for home activities to help reinforce their children’s learning. (See sample, p. 19)


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