ETS Proficiency Profile Score Reports

Scores are summarized and reported in a variety of reports depending on the test format. A minimum of 30 students with valid results is required to run reports for the Abbreviated form. This minimum can be achieved in a single cohort or by combining cohorts.
 

Summary of Scaled Scores

• provides means, medians, standard deviations, quartiles and confidence limits for the total scaled score as well as for both skills and context area scaled scores
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and filtered by class level (freshmen, sophomore, etc.)

Sample Summary of Scaled Scores (PDF)
 

Roster of Scaled Scores

• provides a roster of scaled score information for all students
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)
• Standard form: Total score and seven subscores are reported for each student 
• Abbreviated form: Total score is reported for each student 

Sample Standard Form Roster of Scaled Scores (PDF)

Sample Abbreviated Form Roster of Scaled Scores (PDF)
 

Summary of Proficiency Classifications

• includes a table and a graph showing the percentages of the group classified as "proficient," "marginally proficiency" or "not proficient" at each of the three criterion-referenced proficiency levels in each of the skill areas
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Sample Summary of Proficiency Classifications (PDF)
 

Roster of Proficiency Classifications

Standard form:

• provides a criterion-referenced proficiency classification for each student at each of the three criterion-referenced proficiency levels in each of the skill areas
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Sample Standard Form Roster of Proficiency Classifications (PDF)

Abbreviated form:

This report is not available for the Abbreviated form.
 

Scaled Score Distribution (Skills)

• provides graphs showing the distribution of students across the scaled score range in each of the four skills subscore areas
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Sample Scaled Score Distribution (Skills) (PDF)
 

Scaled Score Distribution (Academic Area)

• provides graphs showing the distribution of students across the scaled score range in each of the three context subscore areas
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Sample Scaled Score Distribution (Academic Area) (PDF)
 

Scaled Score Distributions Total

• provides a graph showing the distribution of students across the scaled score range for the total scaled score
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and can be filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Sample Scaled Score Distributions Total (PDF)
 

Demographic Analysis Report¹

• provides means and standard deviations for the total scaled score as well as for both skills and context area scaled scores for groups of students based on their responses to demographic information questions
• report can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts

Sample Demographic Analysis Report (PDF)

Note about the Abbreviated form: This report provides data at a subgroup level. A minimum of 10 students is required to display data for a subgroup.
 

Item Information Report

• provides a question-by-question analysis of your students’ performance on the test including a comparison to the larger reference group
• includes both the norm-referenced scaled score and criterion-referenced proficiency classification to which each question contributes as well as a description of the construct measured by each question
• can be used for curriculum improvement, accreditation purposes and continuous improvement initiatives

A minimum of 50 students who have taken the same version of the ETS Proficiency Profile is required to run this report. The institution can meet this minimum through a single cohort or a combination of cohorts.
 

Custom Comparative Data Report

• compare your program to a self-selected reference group of 10 or more other institutions of your choosing from among the hundreds of institutions assessing their students with the ETS Proficiency Profile
• use the reports for internal and external benchmarking
   

Design Your Own Analysis

• allows you to extract a data file that can be used to customize your analyses to meet your reporting needs
• includes all demographic¹ data collected as well as the total scaled score, subscore and proficiency classification data for each student
• can be used to compare performance on the ETS Proficiency Profile to student characteristics or other direct or indirect measures

Note about the Abbreviated form: Certain data points available through this report are not statistically reliable at the individual student level. The data provided by this report is appropriate for group-level analyses only and should not be used to make high-stakes decisions about individual students.

^{1 Demographic reports are provided for subgroups based on the following characteristics: completed credit hours, transfer status, GPA, percent of general education/core curriculum completed, communication language, enrollment status, type of program, age, major, number of courses (core and elective) taken in Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science and Mathematics, ethnicity, gender and hours working.}

The following reports are available to institutions that administer the ETS Proficiency Profile with an optional essay.

Roster of Essay Scores

• provides a score for each student completing an essay as well as click-through access to view the actual response
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts

Sample Roster of Essay Scores (PDF)
 

Group Student Essay Report

• provides the mean and standard deviation for essay scores for your group of test takers as well as the percent of students scoring at each score point on the scoring rubric and the associated percentiles
• can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts

Sample Group Student Essay Report (PDF)

Comparative data lets you evaluate the scores and proficiency classifications of your students relative to those of a large group of students at other institutions and get the benchmarking results you need.

Updated annually, comparative data reports are available for:

• proctored and nonproctored versions of the test
• optional essay (PDF) — because of the limited number of students taking the optional essay, these comparative data tables cannot be parsed into separate reporting groups by institution type or class level

Comparative data reports are available through Program Workshop. To access the reports, log in to your Program Workshop account and navigate to the Reports folder. Select "Annual Comparative Data Guide" and choose the options for the report you would like to run.