ISEE Frequently Asked Questions

ISEE
Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have any questions about the ISEE exam? If so, check our FAQ sections below. We have answered some of the most commonly asked questions about the ISEE exam so your child can be better prepared for test day. If you can’t find the answer to your question, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
We hope this information helps!
How is
The ISEE Scored?

Students will get their ISEE results through an Individual Student Report, as well as a pamphlet that explains what the report entails. The report is divided into two sections: the Test Profile (which refers to overall performance) and the Analysis (which breaks down scores by section in more detail). The following phrases are used to describe the results: “scaled scores,” “percentiles,” and “stanines.” You may learn more about them by reading here.
Test Profile and Analysis
The Test Profile is the first component of the Individual Student Report, and it contains the following information:
The Analysis section, which appears underneath that information, provides a more extensive assessment of the student’s performance and expertise in many subject areas. The results for each question are shown in the Analysis, along with the number of questions in each part and the number of questions properly answered. The following symbols are used to display the outcomes of each question:
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A student’s raw score, which is the score earned for successfully answered questions, is converted to a scaled score. Because ERB creates multiple versions of the exam, each with a slightly different content and difficulty level, raw results must be adjusted. Scaled scores accommodate for these changes, allowing scaled results to be compared reliably across multiple test versions.
According to a percentage scale, a student’s percentile rank reflects how they performed relative to other students of their age group during the past three years. As such, a percentile rank of 75, for example, indicates that the student performed as well or as better than 75% of all test takers.
The stanine is similar to the percentile rank in that it places student scores on a scale for easy comparison, but this time from 1-9. The higher the stanine score, the better a student has performed. Those at either end of the scale have fewer students, while those in the middle have more, representing the norms across the entire population.
The stanine Analysis enables for comparing of test sections pertaining to “ability” and “achievement.” Ability exams include the Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning sections, while achievement assessments include the Reading Comprehension and Mathematical Achievement sections. The range shown by the darkened region in the stanine analysis part of the Test Profile indicates if there is an overlap between ability and achievement. As per the ability test, if the darkened regions don’t overlap, it means you’re falling short of your potential in that knowledge area.
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