Understanding Test Scores - TeachersAndFamilies

Understanding
Test Scores
A primer for parents...

Introduction

Norm-Referenced Tests

Criterion Referenced Tests

Using Test Scores

Parent Pointers

References and More...

Resources for Parents

Gellman, E. (1995). School testing: What parents and educators need to know. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Martin, M. & Waltman-Greenwood, C. (1995). Solve your child's school related problems. New York: HarperPerenniel. [see section on testing and test scores]

See also - Helping Your Child Prepare for Testing

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Adapted from "Understanding Test Scores: A Handout for Parents" by Andrea Canter,
in Helping Children at Home and School: Handouts from Your School Psychologist
(National Association of School Psychologists, 1998).
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