PAT - MATHS Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics 3 rd Edition.
Transcript of PAT - MATHS Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics 3 rd Edition.
PAT - MATHS
Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics
3rd Edition
PAT-Maths
• Background information• Administration• Data analysis–Hand Scoring
Background Information• Eight tests, eight separate booklets.• All questions multiple-choice• Each test contains the mathematics
strands of Number, Space, Measurement, Chance & Data• Later tests also contain Patterns and
Algebra
More Background Info
• All eight tests increase in difficulty• No questions are common between
the tests• The tests do however overlap in
question type, question difficulty and curriculum coverage.
Administration• Test A requires 20 minutes of testing time• Tests 1 – 7 require 40 minutes• All tests require time for admin/setting up
time with the children.• Using teacher knowledge the class is generally
split into:• Students at the expected level• Students below the expected level• Students above the expected level
Recommended books for year levels
• Book A – Average Year 2 student• Book 1 – Average Year 3 student• Book 2 – Average Year 4 student• Book 3 – Average Year 5 student• Book 4 – Average Year 6 student
Data Analysis• The test scores place students’
results from any of the tests onto a single scale of achievement.• PAT Maths Achievements Descriptors
have been developed that summarise student achievement in each of the tests.
Please
BE VIGILANT & TRUE TO THE INTEGRITY
OF THE TEST!
Putting It Into Practise!• Each person read – Administration of PAT-Maths Manual pages 10 - 15
ROLE PLAY!!!!! • Have a volunteer teacher administer the PAT-Maths
to your group• Follow the instructions, however allow only 5
minutes for the TEST TIME• Each person fill in your name, details …….on the
answer sheet
Analysing the Assessment
Glossary of Key Terms• Test raw score– The number of items answered correctly
• Scale score– Location on a measurement scale –tracking over time
• Percentile rank– The % of the reference sample scoring below any given
raw score e.g. 38% (student higher than 38% of state)• Stanine– Divides the total student distribution of abilities into 9
categories – 1 the lowest, 5 in the middle and 9 the highest
Diagnostic Information
• PAT-Maths provides many diagnostic report templates
• View class Excel spreadsheet• Individual
PAT-MathsLooking at data & the implications
• What does the data suggest?• What are the implications of this for teaching?• What strategies might be most effective?
Other information
• Price lists available on-line Non OMR Answer sheet $15 pack
• Questions & General discussion