Why does the district choose to focus on the mathematic content percentile score for the Terra Nova and the total percentile score for the InView?
The Terra Nova Achievement Test evaluates a student’s knowledge of the subject matter. The Terra Nova assesses all core content areas: mathematics, social studies, science and reading/language arts. The district focuses on the mathematics content area score to assess whether or not a student has the necessary prerequisite knowledge for an accelerated mathematic program. The InView Abilities Test is designed to assess students’ abilities in reasoning and problem solving using verbal, quantitative and spatial (nonverbal) symbols. Appropriate mathematics placement is dependent upon a student’s achievement in mathematics and his/her overall ability to process information at a higher level.
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- Why did the District choose to focus on the total percentile for the cognitive abilities test and the non-verbal reasoning portion of this test and the mathematics portion of the achievement test?
- Which portions of the InView and Terra Nova tests must my child score at or above the 90th national percentile to qualify for the Accelerated Mathematics program?
- Why does the district choose to focus on the mathematic content percentile score for the Terra Nova and the total percentile score for the InView?
