Sonar Tracker: Subject Overview Report - Ages Against ARE View

Overview

This article summarises the Ages against ARE view in the Subject Overview report, detailing its purpose, the information it includes, and the controls for customising the report display.

Purpose

The Ages against ARE data analysis views of the Subject Overview report gives you the ability to compare the selected pupils' Standardised Age Scores for the selected Subject with their Age Related Expectations for the selected Assessment Points.

Using the data within the report, you can determine how individual pupils are performing over time from Assessment Point to Assessment Point. You can also compare outcomes across pupils within the group, and view the outcomes of the group as a whole. Based on the report outputs, you can put in place support strategies as required to further learning where the pupil may benefit from additional help or coaching.

In this report, pupils with missing assessment data are included in the calculations. Any numerical counts or percentage calculations regarding pupil numbers include all pupils, regardless of whether they have assessment records.

Report Views and Elements

Controls

Control

Description

Select to refresh the contents of the report. This is particularly useful if you think that the data may have changed whilst you were using the report, for example, if someone else added new assessment data during the time you were viewing it.

Filters (1 Active Filter or x Active Filters)

The filters control indicates how many filters are currently applied to the data set. Select to contextually filter the pupils.

Academic Year

Select the Academic Year that you wish to use when you run the Subject Overview - Ages against ARE report. By default, this will be set to the current Academic Year, for example, 2023-2024.

Assessment Period

Select the Assessment Period(s) that you wish to run the Subject Overview - Ages against ARE report for. By default, this is set to the Assessment Periods that have already happened during the Academic Year, up to and including the current Assessment Period, and the last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year. When a previous Academic Year is selected, all Assessment Periods for that Academic Year are displayed / available for selection, along with the and last Assessment Period of the previous Academic Year. The filter shows the selected number of Assessment Periods selected In this example, for the first Spring term of the Academic Year 2023-2024, in a school that has 6 Assessment Periods each year, there are 3 Assessment Periods so far this Academic Year, and the last Assessment Period of the Previous Academic Year available to select (a total of 4):

Data Analysis

Select the data analysis to display when running the Subject Overview report:

  • Summative Against ARE - Compares the selected pupils' Summative Assessment outcomes for the selected Subject with their Age Related Expectations for the selected Assessment Periods. This is the default setting when the report loads. When selected, opens Subject Overview - Summative against ARE.
  • Test scores against ARE - Compares the selected pupils' Test Scores for the selected Subject with their Age Related Expectations for the selected Assessment Period. When selected, opens Subject Overview - Test scores against ARE.
Subject

The name of the individual Subject that is being reported on. Select from:

  • Reading.
  • Art and Design.
  • Writing.
  • Mathematics.
  • Computing.
  • Design and Technology.
  • Science.
  • Geography.
  • History.
  • Languages.
  • Music.
  • Physical Education.

By default, this value is set to Reading.

PDF

Select to create a PDF version of the report. When created, the report is automatically downloaded to your device. To view the report in PDF format, locate and open the PDF file using either the built in download functionality in your web browser or the file management tools on your device.

Select to view the Single Pupil Overview for the pupil whose name is shown to the left of the control.

Select to sort the data shown in the report in ascending / descending order (of the column where it is selected).

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