APASO-III - Reports

Report

The newly-introduced Quotient Score (Q-score) and Percentile Score (P-score) simplify the comparison between the school data and the Hong Kong territory-wide norm.
Schools can generate reports, including the subscale report, cross-year report and comparison report via the E-platform for School Development and Accountability (ESDA).
For details of the relevant report, please refer to the User Manual of school's ESDA.

Types of Report

APASO-III provides six reporting formats for different broad categories of comparisons according to the needs of the schools. While percentages of the raw distributions are provided for the items in a subscale, Q-score or P-score are provided for all subscales. Results are presented in tables and again as figures for easy graphical comparisons. For figures, users can choose to show either the Q-score or the P-score. For tables, both Q-score and P-score are shown. Details on each reporting format are provided below:

Report Types	Descriptions
1. Year Reports
a. Subscale Report	To show the subscale scores of one group of students
b. Item Report	To show the item results of one group of students
2. Cross-Year Report	To show the comparison of several subscales across different years
3. Comparison Report	To show the comparison among multiple groups in multiple subscales
4. Same Student Group Comparison Report	To show the comparison between multiple subscale scores of two consecutive years for one same student group
5. Gender Comparison Report	To show the comparison of multiple subscales between girls and boys in one group of students
6. Others: SES Comparison Report	To show the comparison of multiple subscales between the relatively low and high SES students in one group of students

Generally speaking, when interpreting data, schools should combine other school-based self-evaluation data and information, such as those obtained from student interviews, teacher observations, student assignments and assessments, for a comprehensive interpretation, so as to inform the planning work and promote the sustainable development of schools.

Hints for Report Printing

Before printing the reports, you have to decide what types of reports and information you need for self-evaluation.
To prepare for report printing, schools may adjust the printer setting, such as “boundary” or “scaling ratio”, to avoid the overlapping of graphs and tables.