TerraNova
The TerraNova is a standardized norm-referenced test used to provide
information about students’ achievement in various areas of the curriculum.
When standardized tests are administered, the scores compare your student’s
performance with all other students who took the same test in the national
norm group.
The Anchorage School District administers the TerraNova to grades 5
and 7 in accordance with state regulation 4 AAC 06.710. The tests administered
are Reading/Language Arts Part I and II and Mathematics Part I and II. The scores
generated on the student report are Reading, Language, Mathematics, and Total Score.
Guide to Home Report
Information pertaining to your student’s test
results for the Alaska Norm-Referenced Test, TerraNova
is provided in the Home Report.
This guide can assist you in understanding what
the test measures and what the Home Report can
tell you about your student. The guide also
suggests ways that you can help improve your
student’s learning.
Guide to Test Interpretation
This Guide to Test Interpretation has been created to give teachers and
administrators a clear understanding of the test results for the TerraNova. This guide is a resource
for teachers and administrators who will be discussing test results with people
who are not acquainted with the purposes and terminology of test results.
Achievement tests serve a valuable purpose if the results are used appropriately
to support instruction in the classroom. Succeeding in this purpose begins with
understanding what the test measures and how the measurements relate to what
is being taught in the classroom.
The information in this guide explains the testing program, scores, and reports,
and how to communicate test results to students and their parents or guardians.
