Stanford Achievement Test Series

The Stanford Achievement Test Series is a norm-referenced achievement testing series developed by Harcourt Brace Educational Measurement. The Stanford Achievement Test Series consists of three components: the Stanford Early School Achievement Test (SESAT), the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), and the Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK); together these components assess student achievement in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and social science for students in kindergarten through 12th grade (although subject coverage varies according to grade level). The SESAT is made up of two levels that measure student achievement in kindergarten and the first half of 1st grade. The SAT is made up of 8 levels that measure student achievement from the second half of 1st grade through the end of 9th grade. Finally, the TASK is made up of three levels that measure student achievement from the beginning of 9th grade through college entry. All levels of the SAT and the TASK consist of two equivalent forms, while the SESAT only consists of a single form. Two editions of the Stanford Achievement Test Series are referenced in this report.

194 Implementation and Performance in New American Schools The eighth edition, referred to as the SAT/8 or the Stanford 8, is a traditional norm-referenced, multiple choice achievement test. The SAT/8 was norm-referenced in the spring and fall of 1988 using a randomly selected sample of schools/districts, with selection stratified by socioeconomic status, urbanicity, ethnicity, and public/ private school type; approximately 175,000 students from 1,000 districts participated in the spring norming, although only 20 percent of invited schools/districts responded. Approximately 135,000 students participated in the fall norming, although only 30 percent of invited schools/districts responded. The eighth edition was published in 1989.

The ninth edition, referred to as the SAT/9 or the Stanford 9, is both a norm- and criterion-referenced achievement test, consisting of both free and fixed response items (each SAT/9 level is divided into a multiple choice and a free-response section; the test administrator has the choice of using either section as a stand-alone test or using both sections together). The SAT/9 was norm-referenced in the spring and fall of 1995 using a randomly selected sample of schools/districts, with selection stratified by socioeconomic status, urbanicity, ethnicity, and public/private funding. Approximately 250,000 students from 1,000 districts participated in the spring norming, although only 20 percent of invited schools/districts responded; approximately 200,000 students participated in the fall norming, although only 30 percent of invited schools/districts responded.

The SAT/9 was criterion-referenced in 1995 using a panel of 200 educators who were gathered together in order to evaluate how well students of various performance levels should be expected to perform on the SAT/9. The ninth edition was published in 1996.

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