InView and Primary Test of Cognitive SkillsA New View of Student Thinking and

Reasoning AbilitiesSet your students on the path to academic success and

achievement with cognitive abilities assessment.

InViewAssess Cognitive Abilities and Skills

Important to Academic SuccessReliably measure skills and abilities

important for academic success

InView and PTCS Provide a Clearer Picture ofYour Students’ Development

Challenge:You want an assessment that accurately measures your students’ development—the higher-level thinking andreasoning skills that are important to academic achievement and performance on college entrance exams.

Why use a Cognitive Assessment?A cognitive abilities assessment helps you define andfocus on individual student needs more effectively.InView and PTCS provide you with insightful informationover and beyond achievement test scores, about crucial cognitive skills like verbal reasoning, nonverbal reasoning,and quantitative reasoning.

Gain Clear Information to Target InstructionMeaningful assessment does more than measure—it providesdirection to guide instruction. InView and PTCS are innovative cognitive skills tests that can map studentstrengths, reveal hidden abilities, and point the way tonew learning opportunities. When you know whatyour students know and can do, you can teach to yourstudents’ needs.

Solution:InView™ and Primary Test of Cognitive Skills™ (PTCS) provide you with a clear picture of cognitive abilities in students, Grades K–12, including special populations such as Gifted and Talented, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners (ELL).

With InView and PTCS You Can:• Assess critical cognitive abilities, Grades K–12• Detect potential learning problems• Anticipate student achievement on college entrance

exams (for upper grades)• Highlight Gifted and Talented placement information• Offer inclusiveness, equity, and fairness for all students• Position students for success by supporting more

targeted instructional decisions• Meet Title I and IDEA reporting requirements

InView Provides a Clearer Picture of Your Students’ Development

Challenge:You want an assessment that accurately measures your students’ development—the higher-level thinking and reasoning skills that are important to academic achievement and performance on college entrance exams.

Why use a Cognitive Assessment?A cognitive abilities assessment helps you define and focus on individual student needs more effectively. InView™ provides you with insightful information over and beyond achievement test scores, about crucial cognitive skills like verbal reasoning, nonverbal reasoning, and quan-titative reasoning.

Gain Clear Information to Target InstructionMeaningful assessment does more than measure – it provides direction to guide instruction. InView and is an innovative cognitive skills tests that can map student strengths, reveal hidden abilities, and point the way to new learning opportunities. When you know what your students know and can do, you can teach to your stu-dents’ needs.

Solution:InView™ provides you with a clear picture of cognitive abilities in students, Grades K–12, including special populations such as Gifted and Talented, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners (ELL).

With InView You Can:• Assess critical cognitive abilities, Grades 2–12• Detect potential learning problems• Anticipate student achievement on college entrance exams (for upper grades)• Highlight Gifted and Talented placement information• Offer inclusiveness, equity, and fairness for all students• Position students for success by supporting more targeted instructional decisions• Meet Title I and IDEA reporting requirements

Challenge:How are your students performing relative to their own potential and to other student groups? How can you identify achievement gaps, Gifted and Talented students, and latent learning problems?

Translate Aptitude into Academic SuccessWhen teamed with a quality achievement test like TerraNova®, Third Edition, InView, and PTCS provide you with anticipated achievement scores. This informationcan help you use achievement results to guide instruction and improve learning opportunities.

Cognitive Skills Index (CSI) scores from InView and PTCS provide a highly reliable measure of overall academic aptitude—valuable information for guidance, activities planning, and special program identification.

Anticipated Achievement scores allow you to compare student performance with that of similar individuals and groups. These scores are a powerful tool. Use them to improve instruction, address specific student strengths and needs, and provide valuable information for parent-teacher conferences.

Solution:InView and PTCS measure the reasoning skills of studentsin Grades K–12 that are most directly related to academicsuccess—skills that help you measure abilities accurately,target learning needs or problems, and motivate studentsto grow.

Using InView You Gain:• An accurate and reliable measure of inductive and

deductive reasoning processes—abilities crucial foracademic success

• A valuable measure of quantitative reasoning, not relianton math questions and free of gender bias

• Insightful information about student skills that arevalid predictors of student academic success

• The ability to identify students for placement in themost appropriate learning programs

Primary Test of Cognitive Skills is a group-administered series of four tests designed to measure the cognitive skillsof early learners. Based on careful research PTCS helps youidentify students who may be gifted, who have learning disabilities, or who may have unique developmental delays.

Untimed sub-tests assess verbal, spatial, memory, and conceptsskills. When administered with TerraNova, PTCS providesanticipated-achievement scores for individual students andgroups, allowing you to compare your students’ achievementwith that of other students of the same age, grade, and ability—and determine whether your students are achieving to their full potential.

Challenge:How are your students performing relative to their own potential and to other student groups? How can you identify achievement gaps, Gifted and Talented students, and latent learning problems?

Translate Aptitude into Academic SuccessWhen teamed with a quality achievement test like TerraNova®, Third Edition, InView provides you with anticipated achievement scores. This information can help you use achievement results to guide instruction and improve learning opportunities.

Cognitive Skills Index (CSI) scores from InView provide a highly reliable measure of overall academic aptitude – valuable information for guidance, activities planning, and special program identification.

Anticipated Achievement scores allow you to compare student performance with that of similar individuals and groups. These scores are a powerful tool. Use them to improve instruction, address specific student strengths and needs, and provide valuable information for parent-teacher conferences.

Solution:InView measures the reasoning skills of students in Grades 2–12 that are most directly related to academic success—skills that help you measure abilities accurately, target learning needs or problems, and motivate students to grow.

Using InView You Gain:• An accurate and reliable measure of inductive and

deductive reasoning processes – abilities crucial foracademic success

• A valuable measure of quantitative reasoning, not relianton math questions and free of gender bias

• Insightful information about student skills that arevalid predictors of student academic success

• The ability to identify students for placement in themost appropriate learning programs

• Translate aptitude into academic success

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Two great ways to help you focus on your students’ abilities

Grades: 2–12

Levels: 6

Tests:

Verbal Reasoning—Context

Sequences

Analogies

Quantitative Reasoning

InView At-a-Glance

Grades: K–1

Levels: 1

Tests:

Verbal

Spatial

Memory

Concepts

PTCS At-a-Glance

For more information on gaining a clearer picture of your student’s cognitive abilities,visit CTB.com/PTCS and CTB.com/InView or call 800.538.9547.

InView helps you focus on your students’ abilities

Grades: 2–12

Levels: 6

Tests:

Verbal Reasoning—Context

Sequences

Analogies

Quantitative Reasoning

InView At-a-Glance

For more information please contact Member_Care@acsi.org or visit www.purposefuldesign.com and select Assessment Support. Or call ACSI Customer Service at 1-800-367-0798.