The Iowa Test of Basic Skills, or more commonly know as the "Iowa Test" or "ITBS Test" is a nationally administered assessment for children in grades kindergarten through eigth grade. The test itself is divided into different levels which are roughly equated to a specific corresponding grade level.
Level 6 = Grade K-1
The purpose of this test is to assess the extent to which the child is cognitively prepared to begin work in the academic aspects of the first grade curriculum. It also includes a literacy assessment.
Level 7 = Grade 1
Level 8 = Grade 2
The purpose of these tests are to provide information about a student's progress in a curriculum that expands in breadth and depth with each additional grade level. All primary subjects are included in this test including Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Science.
Level 9 = Grade 3
Level 10 = Grade 4
Level 11 = Grade 5
Level 12 = Grade 6
Level 13 = Grade 7
Level 14 = Grade 8
These assessments are meant to determine a student's level in each subject and content standard in efforts to help teachers improve individual instruction in those areas.
We offer comprehensive practice materials for all ITBS test levels for grades 1-8.
Posted Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by
Larry Crampton
Many schools throughout the nation use the Stanford Achievement Test, Tenth Edition for their standardized assessment testing. Tests such as these can be great tools to help pinpoint weaknesses as well as assess strengths. Since the actual test can be used for placement and evaluation purposes, it is essential that students do well and are well prepared. That is where our materials come into play. Our SAT-10 practice tests can help students prepare and feel more comfortable and confident when taking the actual administered exam.
So, what is the purpose of the SAT-10 testing and how is it used?
Teachers use the assessments for multiple purposes. These include (1) guiding their teaching curriculum to achieve higher success in the classroom, (2) measuring student performance on standards potentially for placement purposes, (3) identifying students at risk of being held back, and (4) giving parents an understanding of where their child stands.
When are the tests typically given?
The Stanford testing is typically given twice a year, but this can vary by school or district. The most common assessment period is in March and April with some tests given as early as February and others as late as May and June. This is the "end-of-year" testing designed to test the knowledge in the current grade level.
Many schools also give "beginning-of-the-year" testing around October. This early testing allows the teachers to compare scores with the previous end-of-year testing and assess where a student stands. This can be an important baseline to gauge improvement throughout the year.
Practice for the Exams!
For additional information on the SAT-10 testing specifically and for test prep options, please visit our SAT-10 information page:
brighted.funeducation.com/Prepare/StateTests
So, what is the purpose of the SAT-10 testing and how is it used?
Teachers use the assessments for multiple purposes. These include (1) guiding their teaching curriculum to achieve higher success in the classroom, (2) measuring student performance on standards potentially for placement purposes, (3) identifying students at risk of being held back, and (4) giving parents an understanding of where their child stands.
When are the tests typically given?
The Stanford testing is typically given twice a year, but this can vary by school or district. The most common assessment period is in March and April with some tests given as early as February and others as late as May and June. This is the "end-of-year" testing designed to test the knowledge in the current grade level.
Many schools also give "beginning-of-the-year" testing around October. This early testing allows the teachers to compare scores with the previous end-of-year testing and assess where a student stands. This can be an important baseline to gauge improvement throughout the year.
Practice for the Exams!
For additional information on the SAT-10 testing specifically and for test prep options, please visit our SAT-10 information page:
brighted.funeducation.com/Prepare/StateTests
Posted Saturday, January 16, 2010 by
Larry Crampton
Most children in elementary school and middle school must take a standardized exam such as the ITBS or SAT-10 exam at least once a year. This is true for both public schools and private ones, but many private schools actually go beyond the factual testing of the State Standards and also test for intelligence and personality, sometimes as part of admission criteria.
The Kids ISIQ IQ Test is a great test for young kids that works in conjunction with our practice tests for the standardized exams. Taking both tests together will give a parent a greater overall picture of how well her child is performing in the classroom along with identifying the intellectual capabilities of her child.
Parents and teachers can then analyze which areas the student is most capable in comparing intelligence and academic aptitude. For example, if a child has high scores on the Arithmetic section of the Kids ISIQ, but struggles in the Math section of the standardized practice tests, a parent can draw conclusions that perhaps the student has the potential to develop more in math and simply needs additional study. Likewise, if his intelligence score is low for Arithmetic, perhaps the student is actually performing to his full potential even if his math scores are merely average.
For more information on intelligence and standardized testing, please follow the links below:
Kids ISIQ Intelligence Testing >
State Standardized Practice Tests >
The Kids ISIQ IQ Test is a great test for young kids that works in conjunction with our practice tests for the standardized exams. Taking both tests together will give a parent a greater overall picture of how well her child is performing in the classroom along with identifying the intellectual capabilities of her child.
Parents and teachers can then analyze which areas the student is most capable in comparing intelligence and academic aptitude. For example, if a child has high scores on the Arithmetic section of the Kids ISIQ, but struggles in the Math section of the standardized practice tests, a parent can draw conclusions that perhaps the student has the potential to develop more in math and simply needs additional study. Likewise, if his intelligence score is low for Arithmetic, perhaps the student is actually performing to his full potential even if his math scores are merely average.
For more information on intelligence and standardized testing, please follow the links below:
Kids ISIQ Intelligence Testing >
State Standardized Practice Tests >
Posted Friday, August 14, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
The new school year is upon us converting the latency of summer for millions of children back into the yearly grind of homework, essays, and book reports. From year to year the material children cover can vary quite significantly: especially in Social Studies and Math. While a child needs to use “mental floss” to get back in learning mode for reading, writing and mathematics after summer vacation, his intelligence quotient remains relatively constant throughout his life.
What is your child's IQ?
An excellent way to measure intelligence is to have your child take a certified intelligence test such as our ISIQ, Children's Version. The ISIQ is a detailed intelligence exam that accurately calculates your child's intelligence taking into account age and numerous other factors.
The ISIQ is the new standard in measuring intelligence for children and it gives you accurate intelligence quotient results at a price hundreds of dollars less than psychologist administered intelligence tests.
Take the ISIQ - Children's Version Now >
Posted Thursday, June 18, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Discover your perfect career!
We have developed a free, in-depth career test designed to pinpoint your personality type and match that up with what career options would be best for you. If you hate coming into work day after day, then you might not be in the right career. Take our free assessment and find out what careers would be best suited for you!
Take the Career Test Now >
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About this blog series:
This series of blogs highlights our various tests, one at a time. Please visit our website and our blogs often for the latest exciting information about certified testing.
Posted Friday, June 5, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Ultimate Sales Challenge. This free 59-question quiz tests your knowledge in the field of sales and cold calling. How well do you think you would do against "The Perfect Salesperson"?
Why should you take the Challenge?
- Establish a baseline of your knowledge of selling
- Identify areas of weakness and strengths
- Receive suggestions to improve your performance in your weakest area
- Evaluate the progress of your sales training
- See how you compare to the perfect salesperson in over ten key areas
> Take the Ultimate Sales Challenge Today!
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Ever wonder how much knowledge from your elementary school years you have actually retained? Most of us remember only a small percentage of the facts that were taught to us throughout our elementary school career. How would you compare today with 5th graders?
We have developed a free quiz that enables you to compare your results to those of actual 5th graders.
Take the Quiz Now! >
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About this blog series:
This series of blogs highlights our various tests, one at a time. Please visit our website and our blogs often for the latest exciting information about certified testing.
Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Ever wonder what is your greatest personality trait?
Now you can find out with our Free Personality Test. This psychometric assessment is designed to analyze your personality giving you a greater understanding of yourself. It is designed by PhD clinical psychologist, Dr. William McConochie.
Take the Test Now >
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About this blog series:
This series of blogs highlights our various tests, one at a time. Please visit our website and our blogs often for the latest exciting information about certified testing.
Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Are you ready to determine another measure of your IQ?
Why not try our free test, the Spatial IQ Quiz. This assessment tests your intelligence "performance" using spatial reasoning problems. The performance scale differs from our IQ Test, which measures your verbal intelligence.
Combining the results of the Spatial IQ Quiz with your IQ score on the IQ Test will give you a more comprehensive understanding of your full scale IQ.
Take the Test Now >
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About this blog series:
This series of blogs highlights our various tests, one at a time. Please visit our website and our blogs often for the latest exciting information about certified testing.
Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Ever wonder if you could still take and score well on an elementary school test? Now you can find out for sure with our free quiz, "Are You Smarter than a 1st Grader?".
This 1st Grader test is similar to our popular "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" quiz. It contains 15 real-life questions actually taken by real 1st grade students. Compare your results and score with that of actual 1st graders and find out if you really are smarter than a 1st grader!
Take the 1st Grader Quiz Now >
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About this blog series:
This is the second installment in my series of blogs highlighting our various tests, one at a time. Please visit our website and our blogs often for the latest exciting information about certified testing.
Posted Monday, April 6, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Kids IQ Test
Our Kids IQ Test is a professionally designed intelligence test specifically for children ages 6-16. Thousands of kids have already taken the test. The average intelligence quotient, or IQ score, for all children is a score of 100 since the test differentiates children by age.
Finding your child's IQ score can be an important step in determining whether your child is gifted, needs help in certain areas, or is right on track for his or her age.
Continue to Take the Kids IQ Test >
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About this blog series:
This is the first installment in a series of blogs highlighting our various tests, one at a time. Please visit our website and our blogs often for the latest exciting information about certified testing.
Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Have you ever wanted to find out what your real IQ score is?
Here at FunEducation.com, we offer an IQ test for free that is PhD-certified and quite accurate. Many other websites offer a short 10 question quiz and claim to be able to come up with a score based on those couple answers, but there is really no way that short of a quiz can be accurate. Some of those sites don't even give you a real score, just generalities. What we offer is different. We have a PhD-Certified 43-question quiz that tests your cognitive performance in several key areas including word analysis and spatial reasoning.
Our Premium IQ Test is a free test, so find out your IQ score today!
Here at FunEducation.com, we offer an IQ test for free that is PhD-certified and quite accurate. Many other websites offer a short 10 question quiz and claim to be able to come up with a score based on those couple answers, but there is really no way that short of a quiz can be accurate. Some of those sites don't even give you a real score, just generalities. What we offer is different. We have a PhD-Certified 43-question quiz that tests your cognitive performance in several key areas including word analysis and spatial reasoning.
Our Premium IQ Test is a free test, so find out your IQ score today!
Posted Friday, March 27, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Here at FunEducation.com, a primary focus of ours is to provide real, validated exams for children and adults. The variety of assessments we offer not only identify a child's personality, but also assess the child's intelligence.
The Kids IQ Test and Spatial IQ Test are both great tests for young kids to assess their intelligence. Both exams are about 200 questions in length and are validated by PhD-level clinical psychologist researchers. The end result is an accurate IQ score for your child as well as a detailed report.
If you are interested in learning more about your kid's intelligence, why not take one of our exams!
The Kids IQ Test and Spatial IQ Test are both great tests for young kids to assess their intelligence. Both exams are about 200 questions in length and are validated by PhD-level clinical psychologist researchers. The end result is an accurate IQ score for your child as well as a detailed report.
If you are interested in learning more about your kid's intelligence, why not take one of our exams!
Posted Saturday, March 21, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Most people are familiar with the concept of an IQ Test, but not too many know that there are actually several different ways of measuring intelligence. One method of measurement is verbal in which we use words and language to examine how smart you are. That is mostly true with our Free IQ Test.
Another method of measuring intelligence is by using spatial reasoning. This method primarily uses shapes and figures to have you visualize a problem and formulate an answer. If you do not test well on the standard IQ tests, then this method of spatial reasoning might just be for you. Typically those who do well in math do very well on spatial IQ tests such as our Free Spatial IQ Test.
Why not try both methods out and post your results as a comment to this blog! See which reasoning center, verbal or spatial, best fits you.
Another method of measuring intelligence is by using spatial reasoning. This method primarily uses shapes and figures to have you visualize a problem and formulate an answer. If you do not test well on the standard IQ tests, then this method of spatial reasoning might just be for you. Typically those who do well in math do very well on spatial IQ tests such as our Free Spatial IQ Test.
Why not try both methods out and post your results as a comment to this blog! See which reasoning center, verbal or spatial, best fits you.
Posted Friday, March 13, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
The links between the age of a baby's parents when the baby is born and a baby's intelligence or congenital disorders has been debated for decades. Most doctors agree that older parents giving birth carry a much higher risk of birth defects than younger parents.
What about intelligence? A study published in the New York Times confirms that babies born of older fathers generally do have a lower IQ than those of younger fathers. The differences are not terribly significant, but they are evident in the study.
What is your child's IQ score? Have him or her take our PhD-Certified Kid's IQ Test and find out now! Our online IQ test is one of the most reliable children's intelligence tests available. It has been developed and normed using over 100,000 subjects.
What about intelligence? A study published in the New York Times confirms that babies born of older fathers generally do have a lower IQ than those of younger fathers. The differences are not terribly significant, but they are evident in the study.
What is your child's IQ score? Have him or her take our PhD-Certified Kid's IQ Test and find out now! Our online IQ test is one of the most reliable children's intelligence tests available. It has been developed and normed using over 100,000 subjects.
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Parents are usually faced with many challenging decisions when it comes to their child's education. These tough decisions start at a very early age for their children especially since most researchers agree that the first five years of a child's life are the most important for growth and development. One of the biggest decisions might just be about something as simple as whether or not to expose your child to television programming at an early age.
How does TV affect babies younger than 2 years old? Does educational programming actually increase a child's IQ score? Does it diminish a child's intelligence quotient? Have no affect whatsoever?
WebMD published an interesting study indicating that watching television at a very early age has no significant effect on a baby's growth.
Want to know your child's IQ score? Take our Kids IQ Test and find out now. We offer a PhD-certified exam that is highly accurate for children ages 6-16.
How does TV affect babies younger than 2 years old? Does educational programming actually increase a child's IQ score? Does it diminish a child's intelligence quotient? Have no affect whatsoever?
WebMD published an interesting study indicating that watching television at a very early age has no significant effect on a baby's growth.
Want to know your child's IQ score? Take our Kids IQ Test and find out now. We offer a PhD-certified exam that is highly accurate for children ages 6-16.
Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
Across the nation, many are thinking about the future of their careers. Such reflection is caused by the massive layoffs occurring throughout many sectors of the economy. However, uncertainty about the future may actually be a welcome wake up call for many who are considering a career change.
Examples of this can be found in many local newspapers such as The Oakland Press. An article in the Press highlights some examples of individuals looking to retool their career.
Finding a new career or even knowing what you are good at can be a daunting task. A great place to start is our Free Career Test. This test computes an in-depth analysis of your personality and then makes recommendations as to what career paths might be best suited to you.
Examples of this can be found in many local newspapers such as The Oakland Press. An article in the Press highlights some examples of individuals looking to retool their career.
Finding a new career or even knowing what you are good at can be a daunting task. A great place to start is our Free Career Test. This test computes an in-depth analysis of your personality and then makes recommendations as to what career paths might be best suited to you.
Posted Saturday, January 17, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
The word, IQ, seems to be not only on the minds of consumers but also companies looking for product names. Toyota is unveiling one of their newest cars, the Toyota iQ. It should be out in Europe soon and may make its way to America shortly.
What does this choice of naming say about the car or about the marketing strategies employed by Toyota? One thing is clear - it's about intelligence. Intelligent decision making. Intelligent price. Intelligent economy. Intelligent consumer. Especially during tough economic times, intelligent decision making is extremely important.
At FunEducation.com, we offer a free and fun way to test your intelligence. Take our Online IQ Test and find out what your IQ score is. It is a PhD-Certified and accurate exam and best of all, it's a free IQ test!
Posted Thursday, January 1, 2009 by
Larry Crampton
As we start to dig into the new year many are fast at work on their resolutions. Once again the most common resolution is to lose weight. This focus on the body is indeed important, but sometimes overlooked is the mind. Our brain needs just as much of a workout as our thighs or belly.
A great way to keep our mind in shape is to take tests and quizzes designed to challenge ourselves. Our online IQ Test is a great free quiz that does just that. Or perhaps take our "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" quiz to challenge yourself with actual 5th grade materials.
A great way to keep our mind in shape is to take tests and quizzes designed to challenge ourselves. Our online IQ Test is a great free quiz that does just that. Or perhaps take our "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" quiz to challenge yourself with actual 5th grade materials.
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