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MY ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING KIT

Guide to PiRA and PUMA

online analysis and reports

Before you can use the analysis and reports, your school’s Access Co-ordinator will need

to set up your school on the platform and grant you access. For a simple set-up guide, visit

http://rsassessment.com/mark-online-support.

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Using the marksheets

To generate your reports, you first need to record the marks that your pupils have scored in the

PUMA or PiRA paper-based standardised tests. This can be done either by importing a CSV file

containing their results, or by manually entering their scores via the marking forms.

To start, click on Marksheets in the left hand menu.

To input the marks manually, click on the PUMA or PiRA logo and then select the paper and class or

group who have taken the test – then click Mark.

Your screen will be populated with a list of the pupils that are included in the selected class or group

and a marking form that can be completed with their results in the selected test – either by question

or strand.

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Input the date that the class or group took the test and then each pupil’s results, question-by-

question. If the pupil did not attempt a question, record this with an ‘n’. To edit any entry, just click

the number and re-enter it.

Export test mark input file

Alternatively you can download a file to your computer that will allow you to enter the marks for

your class or group via a spreadsheet. To do this, click Show options and then click the CSV export

button on the appropriate marking page.

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Then click on Export file. The file that is downloaded is a comma separated value (or CSV) file that

can be opened in any spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel. When you've downloaded and

opened it you may want to resize the columns so that you can see all of the data. When you save the

file you can save it as a CSV or as an Excel spreadsheet (.xls, .xlsx).

The first row contains text that will be used by the importer and should not be changed.

The second row contains the column headings and the questions to be marked. The subsequent rows are where you enter the pupils' marks. You should enter the date that the pupil took the test and the mark (1 or 0) that was achieved for each question or question part, or 'n' if the question was not attempted.

The completed CSV should look similar to this:

To import the file for processing once you've completed it, return to the Marksheets homepage and

choose CSV import.

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Generating reports

Gap analysis

The Gap Analysis reports can be viewed on each marksheet page, by clicking Show options.

On the Questions tab you can view the average score across all the pupils who are in the class or

group – allowing a quick onscreen view of which questions the class as a whole were struggling with.

On the Strands tab, you can see the children’s performance in each strand colour coded against the

national curriculum performance indicators – allowing a quick overview of how each child is

performing by strand.

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Generating reports

Click on Reports in the left hand menu to access the full suite of reports available. To run your

report, use the Report Picker to select either PiRA or PUMA in the Product name dropdown menu,

and then the Report type that you require. Select the combinations of classes, groups or individual

pupils and papers you want to report on, and run your report.

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Pupil Reporting

Individual Pupil Report

This report shows the performance of an individual pupil on their most recently taken test. Use for

Analysis of specific areas of strengths and weakness, by national curriculum strand

Fine monitoring of predicted progress over the coming year

Parents’ evening reporting The first page features an overall performance graph showing the percentile rank of the pupil’s score on the test, allowing a quick visual representation of how the pupil is performing against the national average for his or her year group. The summary data shows:

The date the test was taken

The pupil’s age at the time of the test

Their average score

Standardised score

Age-standardised score

Percentile

Hodder Scale score

Reading or Mathematics age

Yes/No flag - is there cause for concern? The second page shows the pupil’s performance by strand against the new curriculum performance indicators (exceeding, expected, emerging and working towards expectations). The summary data shows:

The date the test was taken

The pupil’s raw score by strand out of maximum number of marks

The final information shown is the pupil’s predicted Hodder Scale score for:

the end of this academic year

the autumn term of the next academic year

the end of the next academic year

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Pupil Progress Report This report compares the performance of an individual pupil across a number of tests (up to a maximum of 6). Use for

Tracking progress, term-by-term Looking for patterns of strengths and weakness Demonstrating the impact of interventions Parents’ evening reporting

The first page features a graph showing the pupil’s performance across a series of tests. These are shown as standardised scores against the performance indicators of exceeding, expected, emerging and working towards expectations, based on the facility values of the questions. National Average standardised scores are shown. The summary data shows:

The date each test was taken

The pupil’s age at the time of each test

Their total raw score

National average standardised score

Standardised score

Age-standardised score

Hodder Scale score

Percentile

Reading/Mathematics age The second page shows the pupil’s performance by strand across up to 6 tests against the new curriculum performance indicators (exceeding, expected, emerging and working towards expectations). The summary data shows:

The date the test was taken

The pupil’s raw score by strand out of maximum number of marks

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Intake, Class or Group Reporting

Intake, Class or Group Comparison Report

This report shows the performance of different groups

on a specific test.

Use for:

Analysis of the performance of specific groups against the class/year as a whole eg Pupil Premium, ethnicity etc

SLT, governor and Ofsted reporting The graph compares the standardised scores for each group, split into boys and girls. The summary data for each group shows:

The number of pupils in that group

Minimum standardised scores of the group

Maximum standardised scores of the group

Mean standardised scores of the group

Mean Hodder Scale score of the group The national average standardised scores are also shown for girls and boys and all children.

Intake, Class or Group Progress Report

This report shows the performance of one group across a

number of tests (up to a maximum of 6).

Use for:

Analysis of the progress of specific groups eg Pupil Premium, intervention groups, More Able etc

SLT, governor and Ofsted reporting The graph compares the standardised scores the group across each test, split into boys and girls. The summary data for each group shows:

The number of pupils in that group

Minimum standardised scores of the group

Maximum standardised scores of the group

Mean standardised scores of the group

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Mean Hodder Scale score of the group

The national average standardised score

Intake, Class or Group Analysis Report

This report shows the performance one group on a specific test, their average score and the national average standardised score. Use for:

Analysis of individual pupil performance against class and national averages

A quick visual representation of the standardised scores across the class or group – flagging pupils who may need more support

The graph shows the performance of members of a group, their average score and the national average standardised score. The summary data for each group shows their raw scores and standardised scores plus:

Number of pupils in each group

Average age of the group

Minimum scores of the group

Maximum scores of the group

Median standardised of the group

Standard deviation of the group

Average score of the group

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Intake, Class or Group Listing

This report shows the performance of one group on a specific test, the proportion matching expectations and their average performance by strand. Use for:

Planning Pinpointing areas of the curriculum that

might need more in-depth teaching or practice, across the class or group

The pie chart shows the proportion of the group who are achieving each performance indicator for this test (exceeding, expected, emerging and working towards expectations). The bar graph shows the average strand performance against national average strand performance. Summary data includes

The date the test was taken

The pupil’s age at the time of the test • Reading/Mathematics age

Raw score

Standardised score

Age-standardised score

Percentile

Yes/No flag - is there cause for concern?

The pupil’s raw score by strand out of maximum number of marks

Group averages across all of the above

If you have any difficulties getting your school set up on MARK, or using the online

analysis and reports – please send an email to

onlinesupport@risingstars-uk.com containing your questions, contact details and a good

time to contact you, and we will call you to help you through the process.