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PSAT Maintenance

Test Scores > Maintenance > Individual Maintenance > PSAT

This page allows you to view and update a student's PSAT data. Alternatively, you can use the Import Test Scores utility to import PSAT test data.

Required fields:

Update data:

Select a student.

❏ Click PSAT.

❏ Click +Add to add a PSAT test record.

A pop-up window opens.


Admin Dt

Type the year that the test was administered in the YYYY format. You cannot type a future year.

Ed Level

Type the student's education level when the test was administered.

2015 and later:

PSAT 8/9PSAT 10
34 - Not yet in 6th grade1 - Not yet in 8th grade
14 - 6th grade2 - 8th grade
15 - 7th grade4 - 9th grade
2 - 8th grade5 - 10th grade
4 - 9th grade6 - 11th grade
5 - 10th grade7 - 12th grade
35 - Above 10th gradeBlank - No response


Before 2015:

0 - Unknown
1 - Not yet in 8th grade
2 - 8th grade
3 - 9th grade

PSAT 8/9

Type Y if the student took the PSAT 8/9 version of the PSAT. Type N or leave blank if the student took the PSAT 10.

Commended

Type Y if the student earned a score on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) that qualifies her for recognition as a commended scholar or higher by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, as part of the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) of the College Board or as part of the National Achievement Scholarship Program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

For students with a Y for Commended, PSAT is displayed in the Outstanding Performance on Assessment section on the following:

Grade Reporting > Reports > Grade Reporting Reports > Grades > SGR2047 - AAR Multi-Year

Graduation Plan > Reports > SGP1000 - Student Personal Graduation Plan

Graduation Plan > Maintenance > Student > Individual Maintenance > Performance Acknowledgement


❏ In the Score column:

Reading
Math
Writing

Type the student's scores for the critical reading, math, and writing portions of the test.

For Reading and Writing for 2015 and later:

For PSAT 8/9, valid scores are 6-36.
For PSAT 10, valid scores are 8-28.

For Math for 2015 and later:

For PSAT 8/9, valid scores are 6.0-36.0 (in .5 increments)
For PSAT 10, valid scores are 8.0-38.0 (in .5 increments).

Before 2015, valid scores for Reading, Math, and Writing are 20-80.

Total

The sum of the Reading, Math, and Writing scores is automatically calculated. A math score with .5 is automatically rounded up.

Selection Index

The field displays the calculated Selection Index score, which is double the sum of the Reading, Math, and Writing scores. This only applies to PSAT 10.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) uses this score as an initial screen of students who enter its scholarship programs.

Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
Math Section

Type the student's scores for these portions of the test.

2015 and later:

For PSAT 8/9, valid scores are 120-720.
For PSAT 10, valid scores are 160-760.

Total

The sum of the Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math Section scores is automatically calculated (2015 and later).

Cross-Tests

For PSAT 8/9, valid scores are 6-36.

For PSAT 10, valid scores are 8-38.

Subscores

Valid scores are 1-15.

Passport to Adv Math Subscore is only valid for PSAT 10.


National Percentile

Type the national percentage of college-bound students who scored below each score.

For 2015 and later, valid percentages are 0-99.

Before 2016, valid percentages are 01-99 (for Reading, Math, Writing, and the corresponding Total fields only).

State/Representative Percentile

Type the state percentage of college-bound students who scored below each score.

For 2015 and later, valid percentages are 0-99.

Before 2016, valid percentages are 01-99 (for Reading, Math, Writing, and the corresponding Total fields only).


❏ Click OK to close the window.

❏ Click Save.


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testscores/maintenance/psat.txt · Last modified: 2020/07/08 13:55 by 127.0.0.1