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Published by GL Assessment.
The Chiswick Centre, 414 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5TF, UK.
GL Assessment is part of Granada Learning Limited.
First published 2009.
Copyright GL Assessment 2009. All rights reserved.
Age Group
Scotland
Northern Ireland
NVR 8&9
7:03 to 10:03
Year 34
Primary 45
Year 45 (P4P5)
NVR 10&11
9:03 to 12:03
Year 56
Primary 67
Year 67 (P6P7)
NVR 12&13
Year 78
Secondary 1
Year 89 (F1F2)
Timing
The NVR Digital tests are timed and start with a short practice section that
should take no longer than 15 minutes (although this is untimed).
The test timing is controlled by the computer and a countdown clock is
displayed throughout each test. If pupils finish the test before the allotted time
is up, they are invited to check the answers given.
The test timings are as follows:
Test
Time
NVR 8&9
NVR 10&11
40 minutes (25 minutes for main test; allow c. 15 minutes for practice questions)
NVR 1214
45 minutes (30 minutes for main test; allow c. 15 minutes for practice questions)
Administration
The Testwise homepage is at:
www.testingforschools.com
Pupils can click on Enter Testwise after selecting their region from the global
map on the screen and then select their school from the displayed list. Pupils
should then click on the Student icon and enter the Register ID. This will bring
them to a list of names from which they select their own name. The test to be
taken will then load.
However, schools will have been emailed a unique URL that takes them directly
to their login page. This will take them to the following screen:
Before the test session, the administrator should add pupils to the register for
the test to be taken. Once this has been done, students should click on the
Student icon and enter the Register ID; this identifies the test they are due to
take and will have been set up by the administrator. Students will then see a
list of student names, from which they should select their name.
An even quicker way of accessing the list of student names is to enter the
school link URL followed by a forward slash and the Register ID. For example,
www.testingforschools.com/do/login/URLname
If the children are very young, the teacher may prefer to log in for each pupil.
Pupils will then see the following screen and they should select their name and
enter their password.
When pupils are ready to start, they should click on the Take Test button next to
the level they are scheduled to take. A screen similar to the one below will
display the scheduled tests. It is important this test is displayed at full screen
(press F11).
The title screen will then appear. This can be used as a holding screen.
Pupils should then click on next. The onscreen and audio instructions will then
start. These explain the nature of the test.
Then some practice questions are presented to familiarise pupils with the types
of question in the test and to give them practice in how to answer.
During the practice session, walk around the class to check that pupils
understand what they are doing. When the pupil is ready, he or she can start
the test and the strict timing begins.
When pupils have finished the test, they should go back and check their
answers if they have time. The test will end automatically when the time has
run out. The screen will show Sending results. Pupils should not switch off the
computer until the screen changes to Continue.
NVR 8&9
This test contains the three following types of question:
Classification questions
These questions assess the ability to see similarities. Pupils have to find
another member of a set.
Example: Choose which of the shapes along the bottom should go in the big
oval.
Series questions
In these questions, pupils have to see the similarity between a row of
figures and use this to predict the next figure in the row.
Matrix questions
In this type of question, pupils have to find the relationship between the
rows and columns of a matrix, and use this to deduce the missing figure.
Example: Choose which little box completes the pattern in the big box.
NVR 10&11
This test contains the two following types of question:
Classification questions
These questions assess the ability to see similarities. Pupils have to find
another member of a set.
Example: Decide which of the five shapes next to the large oval also
belongs inside the oval.
Horizontal rows. The first example is a series question and the second
example can be solved as a series or as an analogy.
10
NVR 1214
This test contains two basic types of question: classification questions and
matrix, series and analogy questions.
Classification questions
These questions assess the ability to see similarities. Pupils have to find
another member of a set.
Example: Decide which of the six shapes below the large oval also belongs
inside the oval.
Horizontal rows. The first example is a series question and the second
example is essentially an analogy.
11
12
13
14
15
Description
Stanine
% of pupils
Corresponding
percentiles (NPR)
Corresponding SAS
Very high
97 and above
Above average
9096
119126
12
7889
112118
17
5977
104111
20
4158
97103
17
2340
8996
12
1222
8288
511
7181
4 and below
73 and below
Average
Below average
Very low
16
17
18
19
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