Standardised School Tests in Australia
ACER is a recognised international leader in the development of educational assessment and reporting tools for schools and systems. The School tests are developed to track student progress from year to year and to provide diagnostic information to inform teaching and learning.
Following are the Standardised school tests:| Test | Content | Year level
| Scoring/Reporting |
| Compass Literacy and Numeracy Assessment | Literacy, Numeracy, Reasoning | Primary, Secondary | Online |
| International Benchmark Tests (IBT) | Literacy, Numeracy | Primary, Secondary | ACER only |
| International Schools' Assessment (ISA) | Literacy, Numeracy Science | Primary, Secondary
Secondary | ACER only |
| Measures of Student Development (MSD) | Literacy, Numeracy, Reasoning | Primary, Secondary | ACER only |
| Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics (PAT Maths) | Numeracy | Primary, Secondary | In school, Scoring services |
| Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics Plus (PATMaths Plus) | Numeracy | Primary, Secondary | Online |
| Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading (PAT-R) | Literacy | Primary, Secondary | Online, In school, Scoring services |
| Progressive Achievement Tests in Science (PAT Science) | Science | Primary, Secondary | In school, Scoring services |
| Progressive Achievement Tests in Written Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (PAT-SPG) | Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar | Primary, Secondary | In school, Scoring services |
| Tests of Reading Comprehension (TORCH) | Literacy | Primary, Secondary | In school, Scoring |
Importance of School test- School test provides Information about growth over time
- Gives teachers detailed information about the kinds of skills their students have mastered and those they need to learn.
- Gives school administrators summary statistics that allow them to monitor their schools’
- Depicts performance over time and enable to compare the schools’ performance at each grade level with all the other schools
- Provides a multifaceted estimate of students’ level of achievement
- Are socially inclusive and outcomes based
- Culturally sensitive but links with learning or earning
- Track students’ progress regularly
- Identify students’ strengths and weaknesses using the optional short-answer questions
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