Measures of Student Development (MSD)

All V, Q and A results are reported to the school as:

• Raw scores in each ability
• Number of items not attempted
• Scale scores for each ability
• An overall scale score

Results are reported both numerically and graphically and are sent to the school as XL spreadsheets.  The spreadsheets allow the school to add extra data and to sort the results in any manner that is required.

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First columns have student identifiers (could contain ID, House, Tutor group, as used by the school).

The next four columns contain results of V test items.  Not shown here in the next four columns after this would be the results of Q test items, and, if administered, results for A test items. 

Performance of a Year Level

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A histogram is included to display the range of V, Q and A scores achieved by the same cohort of students at a school in the same year.

Reporting W scores

Three criteria are used to assess each writing task.

• Language - the complexity of the grammar used; whether sentences are free from errors in syntax and punctuation; the selection of words and imagery to convey meaning; the voice and flair in the writing.
• Spelling - the use of a mature, challenging, precise and assured vocabulary that is essentially error-free and appropriate to the writing style.
• Content - the degree of the complexity of the narrative or description; goes beyond stereotypes; provision of thought provoking attitudes, values and insights; an original plot and characters.