What is Generating a Report

The Naglieri General Ability Tests are automatically scored through the MHS Group Insights platform, which is also where you can generate a report after the tests have been completed. Please note that an internet connection is required to obtain scores and to generate a report for the Naglieri General Ability Tests.

There are currently two types of reports that can be generated: Group reports, which contain the data for a subset of students, and Individual reports, which contain an information summary for each of up to 100 students. Note: We recommend you use the group report first to determine which students you want to include in the individual report.

What you need to get started

Prior to report generation, the following information is required to score the Naglieri General Ability Tests:

Test Type
The specific test(s) completed by the students (i.e., Naglieri–V and/or Naglieri–NV and/or Naglieri–Q).

Date Range
The date range in which the students completed the tests (e.g., September 15 to October 9, 2021).

Grade
The grade form completed by the students (e.g., Grade 2).

Norm Type
The Naglieri General Ability Tests can be scored using either national or local norms. Selecting National Norms will compare students to a nationally representative sample of same-grade peers, and their scores will be calculated in comparison to the national reference sample of students who have completed the Naglieri General Ability Tests. Selecting Local norms will score students as compared to their grade-peers from a specified school, subdistrict (group of schools), or district.

Report Data By
This selection determines which students will appear in the report.
Local Norms – The Report Data By selection will have a direct impact on the scores calculation as students’ scores are computed in relation to the specified Report Data By sample selection.
National Norms – The Report Data By selection will define which students appear in the report but does not impact the calculation of scores.

School
Local Norms – The scores each student earned in relation to same-grade peers within the selected school.
National Norms – The scores of the students who belong to the school selected.

Subdistrict
Local Norms – The scores each student earned in relation to same-grade peers within the selected subset of the district.
National Norms– The scores of the students who belong to the subdistrict selected.

District
Local Norms – The scores each student earned in relation to same-grade peers within the selected district.
National Norms – The scores of the students who belong to the district selected.

How to generate a group report

Group reports contain the data for a subset of students and can be downloaded in an Excel or CSV format. The reports can be scored with a choice of Local or National Norms, and are available by school, sub-district, district, school and sub-district, and school and district.

To generate a group report:

1. Click the Manage Reports icon in the left navigation menu.
2. Click + New Report on the top right of the screen.
3. Select the Group Reports option. Then, click Next.
4. Enter a unique Report Name into the applicable field. You can refer to this name if you need to search your report list.
5. Select the Test Type(s) you want to include.

   You can include just one test type, a combination of two test types, or all three. Note that a Total Score can only be calculated if two or three tests are selected.

6. Select the Completed Date Range in which the applicable tests were completed.
7. For the start and end date, click OK to confirm the selected date
8. Select the Grade. This will filter your student roster to include only the students who are in that selected grade.
   Note. If you do not have any completed test records that match your selected report criteria, then report generation will not be possible. Make sure all the details of what you want to include in the report are accurate before proceeding to the next step.
9. Select the Norm Type from the list of options (National Norms or Local Norms). Selecting the National norm will score students against a national sample of students who have completed the Naglieri General Ability Tests. Selecting Local norms will only score students from the same grade as compared to others from a specific school, district, or sub-district.

   Note that for national norms, you can choose a grade from kindergarten to grade 6. For local norms, you can choose any grade.

10. In the next section, select Report Data By from the list of options. Note that the options for reporting data will vary depending on if you selected National Norms or Local norms.

    If you selected National Norms:

    Select the options you want to report data by. You can choose School, Subdistrict, and District. The options you select will define which students appear in your report.

    • If you select report data by school, this will show the scores of the students who belong to the school selected.
    • If you select report data by subdistrict, this will show the scores of the students who belong to the subdistrict selected.
    • If you select report data by district, this will show the scores of the students who belong to the district selected.

    If you selected Local Norms:

    Select the options you want to report data by. You can choose School, Subdistrict, District, School + Subdistrict, and School + District local scoring.

    • If you select report data by school, this will reflect what score a student earned in relation to the local school’s population that was tested.
    • If you select report data by subdistrict, this will reflect what score a student earned in relation to the local subdistrict’s population that was tested. The subdistrict is a subset of the schools you specify within the district.
    • If you select report data by district, this will reflect what score a student earned in relation to the local district’s population that was tested.

    Please note that when choosing local norms, it is best to wait until the entire grade has completed testing before generating a report. Adding or removing one or more students in the local norm sample will affect the Local Norm Scores of all students within that report.

11. Click Next.

    A Report Summary appears, with a list detailing the selections you made on the previous screen. You will also get a count of the test records that will be included in the report. Please note that all tests specified in the report summary need to be completed before report generation will be possible.

12. Review the selections you have made. To make changes, click Back. If everything is okay, click Generate.
13. You will be taken back to the Manage Reports page. The generated report will appear at the top of the table. To download the report, click the Excel or CSV link, depending on the format you want.

    Please note that if you download a CSV report, you get 3 files: one containing a summary of the report, one containing the report legend, and a final file that includes test scores, item responses, and item scores. The excel file contains the same content in separate tabs.

How to generate an individual report

When you create an individual report for a student, the most recent scores for any or all of the 3 test types (Verbal, Nonverbal, and Quantitative, depending on which of the three tests the student has taken), will be included in the report automatically.

To generate an individual report:

1. Click the Manage Reports icon in the left navigation menu.
2. Click + New Report.
3. Select the Individual Reports option. Then, click Next.
   
4. Enter a unique Report Name into the applicable field. You can refer to this name if you need to search your report list.
   
5. Select the language of the report from the dropdown menu. The options are English, Spanish, and English & Spanish. Note that if you select English & Spanish, the English and Spanish content will both be included in the single PDF that is generated. It will not generate two separate PDFs.
   
6. Select the Completed Date Range you want the report to include.
   
7. For the start and end date, click OK to confirm the selected date.
   
8. Select the Grade. This will filter your student roster to include only the students who are in that selected grade. Please note, individual reports are only available up to grade 6.
   
9. Optionally, you can filter the Student selector list by clicking on the Filter by School dropdown menu and selecting a school.
   
10. Search for students by clicking the student search box. You can search students by the student’s name, ID, or class.
    
11. Select a student by clicking their name. Hold down the CTRL key while you click to select more than one student. Optionally, you can select all students in the dropdown list by checking the Select All Students checkbox.
12. When the students are selected, click Add Student(s) To List.
    
13. The student will appear in the list below for review. To remove a student, click the X at the end of their name and ID.
14. When you have finished selecting all the students you wish to generate a report for, click Next
15. You will see the Report Summary screen, with a list detailing the selections you made on the previous screen. Review the selections you have made. To make changes, click Back. If everything is okay, click Generate.
    
16. You will be taken back to the Manage Reports page. The generated report will appear at the top of the table. To open the report, click the PDF

How to open a generated report

1. Click the Manage Reports icon in the left navigation menu.
2. In the report table, select the report format (Excel, CSV, or PDF) you want to use. The report type you select will open in a new browser window.
3. Save the report to your device.

How to search for a generated report

1. Click the Manage Reports icon in the left navigation menu.
2. Enter the report name into the search box.
3. Click the Search icon.