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In the spring each year, the students at Sommerville complete the CTBS testing in mathematics and language; this includes students in all classes from Senior Kindergarten to grade 8.

 The Canadian Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) provide objective, norm-referenced information about elementary students' development in the skills that are long-term goals of elementary education - skills that constitute a major part of the foundation for continued learning.

 The primary purpose for using a standardized achievement battery is to provide information that can be used to enhance instructional decisions made by educators.

 The CTBS is a collection of tests in several subject areas that have all been standardized with the same group of students. That is, the norms for all tests have been obtained from a single group of students at each grade level. Norms allow students to be compared with other students of the same age and grade level across Canada. Such comparisons afford the opportunity for a school to look at the achievement levels of its students in relation to a nationally-representative student group. Thus, teachers and administrators get an "external" look at the performance of their students, one that is independent of the school's own assessments of student learning.

 Three of the fundamental purposes for testing are:

         1.   to describe each student's development level within a test area

         2.   to identify a student's areas of relative strength and weakness in the tested areas

         3.   to monitor year-to-year growth of students in important academic areas

The results of the Canadian Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) which the students completed in April 2008, have been tabulated and graphs prepared. These graphs depict the results achieved by Sommerville students in the areas of  Reading, Language and Math.

The graphs have been prepared using the Grade Equivalent (GE) - A Grade Equivalent score indicates where a student's test performance falls along an achievement continuum. The GE estimates a student's developmental level; it does not provide a prescription for grade placement. A GE that is much higher or lower than the student's grade level is mainly a sign of exceptional performance.

The graphs make it obvious, at a glance that Sommerville students are performing well above grade level in the areas of Math, Language and Reading.  We are very proud of the results our children have achieved.

2008 CTBS Results for Sommerville Manor Students