Otis-Lennon School Ability Test | Eighth Edition
OLSAT 8
The OLSAT 8 assesses verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative cognitive abilities for K-12 students in paper and digital formats, giving educators and administrators enhanced insights beyond traditional achievement measures. As a general ability indicator that is related to academic skills, OLSAT 8 puts achievement assessment results into perspective and offers insights into how well a student learns, not what has been learned. See our Guidance on using this assessment remotely.- Publication date:
- 2003
- Age range:
- Grade K-12 paper, Grades 2-12 online
- Scores/interpretation:
- School Ability Index, Percentile Rank, Stanine, and NCE by age; Percentile Rank, Stanine and NCE by grade. Achievement/Ability Comparisons when administered with Stanford 10, and Scaled Scores to represent performance on a continuous growth scale and to allow for out-of-level testing situations.
- Qualification level:
- B
- Completion time:
- Varies by level (untimed), maximum 75 minutes
- Administration:
- Online or paper-and-pencil; individual or group-administered
- Forms:
- Single form with seven levels
- Scoring options:
- Machine scoring via Pearson Scoring and Reporting Services or hand scoring (paper); digital scoring (online)
- Report options:
- See Resources tab
- Norms:
- Fall and Spring, age- and grade-based norms, based on 40,000 students nationally
- System requirements:
- See Resources tab
- Telepractice:
- Remote learning guidance
PLEASE NOTE: The price for all scannable answer documents and consumable test booklets now includes the “Scanning, Scoring & Reporting fee.” The price for each has not changed; Pearson has simply combined the pricing to simplify your order.
Pricing Guide: OLSAT 8
For pricing options or questions, please contact a Pearson Customer Service at +1 (800) 328-5999.
Returning OLSAT 8 customers
Place your order directly on this page by selecting the items from the material type cards above.
First time OLSAT 8 customers
Download the Program Workshop: New or Paper Processing Service Instructions to place your order and provide details for Pearson to setup your account.
An annual purchase is required, with a minimum initial order of $500. Training does not count towards the minimum purchase amount.
Scoring & Reporting
When testing is complete, fill in the required Order for Scoring Services (OSS) at Pearson Program Workshop and include it in your shipment to:
Pearson
Central Scoring Services
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Home School Customers
Pearson does not sell, score or report Home School students' testing. Please contact one of Pearson's home school resellers for SAT10 and/or OLSAT8 assessment product ordering.
OLSAT 8 measures cognitive abilities that relate to a student's academic success in school.
Benefits
- One simple price includes test delivery, scoring, and reporting.
- New Flexible Testing Method allows blended online and paper-pencil administration with combined reporting.
Features
- Evaluate a student's performance on a variety of tasks, including detecting likenesses and differences, recalling words and numbers, defining words, following directions, classifying, establishing sequence, solving arithmetic problems, and completing analogies.
- Content clusters and item types include verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative.
- Obtain a student’s Achievement/Ability Comparison (AAC) score when administered with SAT10.
- Administer with SAT10 Online to obtain faster results.
Pearson Assessment for Learning Suite
The Pearson Assessment for Learning Suite is a category of K-12 assessments that support educators, caregivers, and students in improving their educational outcomes.
Sample Reports
Student Roster Report
Presents an alphabetized list of students' and provides their subtest and total scores.
Student Home Report
A single-page report intended for parents that provides a snapshot of the student's performance in comparison to a national population of students.
