IPT Reading & Writing Spanish
Purpose
- To evaluate the reading and writing skills of Spanish native speakers and Spanish language learners
- To provide placement information for instructional programs, especially in situations where bilingual education is possible
- To monitor progress and growth in Spanish language development
- To provide diagnostic information for program planning
Administration
- Group administered (paper or online)
- Paper administration guided by administration script; online administration by the computer
- Paced appropriately to respect students' need to determine their own reading speed
Features
- Written and normed according to American Psychological Association (APA) standards
- Up-to-date norms reflect current population of test-takers
- Reading test assesses vocabulary, vocabulary in context, reading for understanding, reading for life skills, and language usage
- Writing test assesses student ability to generate writing that reflects common usage and academic grade-level standards
Scoring
- Immediate results—no outside scoring necessary; no complicated formulas to compute
- Raw scores, IPT Proficiency Levels, and Designations
- Proficiency Levels: Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate, Early Advanced, and Advanced
- Designations: Non-, Limited, and Competent
- Standardized scores (scaled scores, percentiles, NCEs) for flexible score use
- Diagnostic profile to evaluate students’ strengths and weaknesses relative to other students scoring at the same test level