What are composite scores?
A composite score is the average score in one academic area being tested. For example, a reading composite score may consist of subtests in reading skills, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. The school district should never be permitted to determine a student’s eligibility for special education services based on the composite score. The subtest scores give more finite information in the various skills required to be successful in a certain academic area such as reading.
Related Questions
- When calculating composite scores based on less than the total number of subtests typically used for that composite, how does one find the SEm for the composite?
- Can I give all the core and supplemental subtests and choose to use the highest subtest scaled scores when computing composite scores?
- How can standard scores be generated for raw scores of 0 on the WIAT-IIUK subtests? How does this affect the Composite score?
