Avant STAMP 4S Score Interpretation Guide

Interpreting the Reading and Listening Score Ranges: Level and Scaled

Benchmark Levels are grouped by major levels (Novice, Intermediate and Advanced). Within each major level are three sub-levels that are aligned ACTFL's low, mid, and high designations. Scaled Scores provide additional breakdown within each sub-level.

Scaled Scores can be helpful to track incremental progress when doing pre and post testing. Note that for the scaled scores there is approximately +/- 22 point standard error for an individual test taker’s results. This should be kept in mind when comparing student scores or when comparing student performance to the cut scores for various proficiency levels.

Currently scaled scores are not available for English, Italian, or Russian. We plan to provide them in the 2018-2019 school year.

Arabic Score Interpretation Table

Benchmark	Group	Listening	Reading
Advanced	High	749 - 795	767 - 823
	Mid	703 - 748	711 - 766
	Low	657 - 702	655 - 710
Intermediate	High	617 - 656	618 - 654
	Mid	578 - 616	582 - 617
	Low	539 - 577	546 - 581
Novice	High	482 - 538	479 - 545
	Mid	427 - 481	412 - 478
	Low	0 - 426	0 - 411

Chinese Score Interpretation Table

Benchmark	Group	Listening	Reading
Advanced	High	756 - 800	761 - 809
	Mid	713 - 755	713 - 760
	Low	670 - 712	665 - 712
Intermediate	High	633 - 669	632 - 664
	Mid	598 - 632	599 - 631
	Low	563 - 597	566 - 598
Novice	High	508 - 562	550 - 565
	Mid	454 - 507	460 - 549
	Low	0 - 453	0 - 459

French Score Interpretation Table

Benchmark	Group	Listening	Reading
Advanced	High	719 - 771	> 641
	Mid	668 - 718	611 - 640
	Low	617 - 667	577 - 610
Intermediate	High	598 - 616	526 - 576
	Mid	580 - 597	513 - 525
	Low	562 - 579	502 - 512
Novice	High	497 - 561	478 - 501
	Mid	433 - 496	470 - 477
	Low	0 - 432	0 - 469

German Score Interpretation Table

Benchmark	Group	Listening	Reading
Advanced	High	> 627	> 638
	Mid	588 - 627	598 - 638
	Low	560 - 587	567 - 597
Intermediate	High	549 - 559	519 - 566
	Mid	522 - 548	510 - 518
	Low	507 - 521	499 - 509
Novice	High	478 - 506	473 - 498
	Mid	464 - 477	463 - 472
	Low	0 - 463	0 - 462

Japanese Score Interpretation Table

Benchmark	Group	Listening	Reading
Advanced	High	737 - 783	755 - 795
	Mid	691 - 736	715 - 754
	Low	645 - 690	675 - 714
Intermediate	High	617 - 644	641 - 674
	Mid	591 - 616	609 - 640
	Low	565 - 590	577 - 608
Novice	High	492 - 564	492 - 576
	Mid	419 - 491	407 - 491
	Low	0 - 419	0 - 406

Spanish Score Interpretation Table

Benchmark	Group	Listening	Reading
Advanced	High	731 - 778	743 - 792
	Mid	684 - 730	695 - 742
	Low	637 - 683	647 - 694
Intermediate	High	614 - 636	621 - 646
	Mid	591 - 613	595 - 620
	Low	568 - 590	569 - 594
Novice	High	508 - 567	502 - 568
	Mid	449 - 507	437 - 501
	Low	0 - 448	0 - 436

Updated January 2018