11 Plus Academic Assessment

What is tested in our Academic Assessments?

Mentor Education Assessments are carried out in modules that a student can work through in any order and take breaks in between.

The Modules include: Reading, Spelling, Mathematics, Mental Arithmetic, Developed Ability (Reasoning) and Attitudes to Learning.

All modules are adaptive which means that the questions become increasingly harder or easier, depending on how many questions the student is getting right or wrong. Thus, the assessment never feels too difficult or too easy and is usually an enjoyable, stress free experience for students. The level of sophistication in the test algorithms gives really accurate and detailed feedback for each pupil.

How tests are scored and results presented

One of key aspects of Mentor Education Assessments is the useful way that test scores are presented. There are two main ways each module’s results are shown:

Age Equivalent Scores these provide an age at which the student is performing in each module relative to their actual age. See example below:

The Modules include: Reading, Spelling, Mathematics, Mental Arithmetic, Developed Ability (Reasoning) and Attitudes to Learning.

Standardised Scores this provides a score relative to an average score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This means that 68% of all pupils will have a score between 85 and 115 Pupils below 70 or above 130 are exceptional and are in the bottom or top 2% of the pupils sitting the assessments respectively. See example below:

What is in the report you receive after your child completes the Academic Assessments?

• Age Equivalent Scores
• Standardised Scores
• Analysis of the results by a qualified teacher offering practical advice, support and next steps
• Summary by an Educational Consultant, with optional signposting of school choices.

You will receive a detailed report of the results of the Academic Assessment approximately 5 working days after the assessment date. The report will give you a detailed breakdown of their performance in each module as explained above. Furthermore, we will also provide practical ways to support your child’s attainment in each area, relevant to their recent performance on the test.

If there is a particular reason for the Academic Assessment, we can expand on the test scores to answer specific questions that you have. For example, we can suggest schools for you to visit which correlate to your child’s academic potential, either for primary or secondary school. We can also band their results relative to popular schools if we know them sufficiently well.

This assessment is not intended to be used to provide a diagnosis of specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia. However, the comprehensive nature and quality of the information provided in Mentor Education Assessment can provide a great deal of contextual information about a pupil for an SEN practitioner to utilise.

At Mentor Education, we never tutor for the sake of it and if following an Assessment we can see your child is on track and performing in line with their potential we will be honest about this and recommend that no tutoring is necessary for the time being.

To conduct a Mentor Education Academic Assessments you will need:

• A stable internet connection (the whole test is done online)
• The latest version of Google Chrome browser installed on your PC or laptop
• Adobe Flash Player allowed/enabled
• Audio Speakers, Keyboard and Mouse that are working as expected.