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Revised Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics released The ACER Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics Third Edition is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of ACER Press's widely used test of achievement in mathematics. The eight tests that make up PAT Maths Third Edition have been normed on over 12,000 students in 134 schools across Australia. Teachers can use the tests to generate normative and descriptive reports on the achievement of students in mathematics from year 2 to year 10 in NSW, Victoria, ACT and Tasmania and year 3 to year 11 in WA, NT, SA and Queensland. Key Features: A common achievement scale for all eight tests Descriptions of typical achievement Estimates of curriculum outcome levels for each State and Territory Comprehensive tables showing the location of all test items for each State and Territory curriculum An overview of student strength and weaknesses in the curriculum content strands A range of individual and group reporting options A CD-ROM containing copy masters of administration instructions, score keys and reports PAT Maths Third Edition introduces a number of significant new features, including for the first time a comprehensive analysis of each test question in terms of its location on every State and Territory curriculum framework and a curriculum outcome estimate for each State and Territory. Each question in each of the eight PAT Maths Third Edition test forms has been assigned to an appropriate outcome from the curriculum of each State or Territory. This assignment to an outcome, together with Rasch scaling of all questions on the same difficulty scale, enables an estimate to be made of a student’s level of achievement in mathematics in their State or Territory. PAT Maths Third Edition Achievement Descriptors have been developed that summarise student achievement in each of the tests. Six groups of descriptors are provided, which together span the full range of student achievement on the scale. Three types of reports are available as copy masters in the PAT Maths Third Edition Teacher Manual and on the CD-ROM that accompanies the manual. These reports can be used for both individual and group reporting. Student Report: includes percentile ranks, stanines, scale scores, analysis of item by strand Descriptive Report: includes scale score, PAT Maths descriptors and State/Territory curriculum outcome estimates Combined Report: includes Pat Maths Descriptors, scale score, analysis of item by strand PAT Maths Third Edition is an ideal assessment for measuring student achievement in mathematics, monitoring student performance over time, and planning effective and targeted work programs. To purchase PAT Maths please contact ACER Press customer service on (03) 9277 5447 or by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) « Back to eNews
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The ACER Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics Third Edition is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of ACER Press's widely used test of achievement in mathematics. The eight tests that make up PAT Maths Third Edition have been normed on over 12,000 students in 134 schools across Australia. Teachers can use the tests to generate normative and descriptive reports on the achievement of students in mathematics from year 2 to year 10 in NSW, Victoria, ACT and Tasmania and year 3 to year 11 in WA, NT, SA and Queensland.

Key Features:

A common achievement scale for all eight tests
Descriptions of typical achievement
Estimates of curriculum outcome levels for each State and Territory
Comprehensive tables showing the location of all test items for each State and Territory curriculum
An overview of student strength and weaknesses in the curriculum content strands
A range of individual and group reporting options
A CD-ROM containing copy masters of administration instructions, score keys and reports

PAT Maths Third Edition introduces a number of significant new features, including for the first time a comprehensive analysis of each test question in terms of its location on every State and Territory curriculum framework and a curriculum outcome estimate for each State and Territory.

Each question in each of the eight PAT Maths Third Edition test forms has been assigned to an appropriate outcome from the curriculum of each State or Territory. This assignment to an outcome, together with Rasch scaling of all questions on the same difficulty scale, enables an estimate to be made of a student’s level of achievement in mathematics in their State or Territory.

PAT Maths Third Edition Achievement Descriptors have been developed that summarise student achievement in each of the tests. Six groups of descriptors are provided, which together span the full range of student achievement on the scale.

Three types of reports are available as copy masters in the PAT Maths Third Edition Teacher Manual and on the CD-ROM that accompanies the manual. These reports can be used for both individual and group reporting.

Student Report: includes percentile ranks, stanines, scale scores, analysis of item by strand
Descriptive Report: includes scale score, PAT Maths descriptors and State/Territory curriculum outcome estimates
Combined Report: includes Pat Maths Descriptors, scale score, analysis of item by strand

PAT Maths Third Edition is an ideal assessment for measuring student achievement in mathematics, monitoring student performance over time, and planning effective and targeted work programs.

To purchase PAT Maths please contact ACER Press customer service on (03) 9277 5447 or by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Revised Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics released