The following information is found on the Internet and is useful information to parents who are looking for details regarding the make up of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Iowa Test of Educational Development.
o ITBS is for grades 3-8, and is recorded as Levels 9 through 14.
o ITED is for grade 9, and is recorded as Level 15.
The following is the process for finding the information on the Iowa Tests.
Next page, Under Product Links, Click on “Product Details”
Scroll down to Reading Comprehension
When finished Reading Comprehension information: Scroll down to Math Problem Solving and Data Interpretation
To find information about the 9 th grade test, Level 15, back out to “Products A-Z” and click on Iowa Test of Educational Development and repeat the steps shown above.
Levels other than 9 through 15 are not used in testing home school students.
Parents have asked about practice tests. In the Directions Manual, Riverside Publishing* states that each test in the ITBS and ITED batteries for Levels 9-15 begins with one or more sample questions to give students some practice with the content and the format of the test. Riverside further states that extensive experience with testing students in grades 3-9 indicates that no further practice is need for most students to understand what to do. Furthermore, the sample items represent the only kind of “practice” that students in the norm group received.
Parents seeking further information on practice test can find information at Google "Practice tests for Iowa Test of Basic Skills."
