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Testing will reveal any
specific weaknesses that a student may have in the basic subjects
of reading, writing and mathematics.
Assessments may be requested
by parents who
•want to know if their child
should sit a scholarship - or
•wish to know what their
child’s educational standard is- or
•are concerned that there may
be gaps in the child’s educational knowledge, and wish to catch up
before the child enters secondary school or sits an entrance exam
to selective high school.
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Contents of the
Assessment Assessment
Dates
1. Writing
- timed at 20
minutes
Students are
given one topic on which to write a narrative piece. These
will be marked to give some indication of the writing ability of
the student.
2. Maths Test
- about 45 minutes
to an hour
There are two
parts to this testing. The first is a standard test of skills
in number, space, measurement, and chance and data. It gives
a percentile ranking of the student when compared with students in
their grade level in Australia. The second part is a quick
test of the four basic processes [+ - * /]. This does not
give a percentile ranking.
3. TORCH
Reading Test -un-timed about 30 minutes
This is a
standardized test which indicates what level of skill the child has
reached in reading. The scoring is in terms of a percentile
ranking and it details the skills being assessed.
4. Middle Years
Ability Test –timed at exactly 45 minutes
or
AGAT Ability Test
–timed at
exactly 40 minutes
These are tests which provide
a measure of general ability. They contain literacy, numeracy and
non-verbal items. Each test provides an overall ability score
and a profile of the student’s performance in each of the three
areas.
Venue: Hawthorn
Dates: Appointments can be made by phoning
the office or by email. Assessment Dates 2009 /
2010
Reporting to
parents: The tests
will be corrected and comments made to the child's parents. The
feedback to the parents usually takes about ten minutes. The tests
and answers are taken home by the parents at the end of the
assessment.
Written report:
For an extra charge a written
report may be requested in addition to the verbal report. We
need to be told if this is needed, before the end of the
assessment, so that vital information is recorded, and the assessor
can retain the tests in order to write the report.
Applicable year
levels: Years 3 to
8.
Time : approximately two and a
three quarter hours
Cost: $120
If you have not
attended an information session, you may want to stay for the first
30 minutes to receive general information on the services we
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