RETENTION TEST SCORES

DATA VIEW NAME
Desc
OVERVIEW
This view contains standardized test scores including ACT, SAT, GRE, placement tests and others as recorded in ISIS. Information is available for students enrolled since the summer term of the 1984-85 academic year.
LOAD FREQUENCY
Entire view is refreshed the 3rd of each month.
DATA CUSTODIAN
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Contact: David Leszczynski
AUTHORIZATION
You must receive approval to access data from the data custodian. For information about how to get authorized for InfoAccess data views, connect to the InfoAccess Home Page
SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS
Standardized tests are periodically redesigned. For trend analyses spanning several years visit an appropriate website, (e.g., www.ets.org for the SAT) to obtain information on how and when scoring systems have changed.
QUESTIONS
Contact: Division of Information Technology Help Desk
Phone: 264-HELP (4357)
LAST UPDATED
05/2002 – New view created.
11/2002 – Changed Load Frequency.
06/2003 – Change in Data Custodian.
DATA FORMATS
Primary Key Columns are identified with an asterisk(*)
Alphanumeric Data
VARCHAR2( N) (N) = maximum length. Field contains letters and/or numbers. Trailing blanks are eliminated.
Example: VARCHAR2 (5) could contain ‘ABC12’ or ‘ABC’ or ‘A’
Numeric Data
NUMBER (N) (N) = length. Field contains only numbers.
NUMBER (X,Y) = format for numbers with decimal positions.
X = total number of digits
Y = the number of digits after the decimal
Examples: NUMBER (6) represents 250012 NUMBER (6,2) represents 2500.12
Date
DATE – Date can be in various formats. Date functions available with your query tool can be used to format the date.
Examples: DATE (YYYYMMDD), DATE (YYDDD), DATE (DD-MM-YY)
Column Name Format Description
*ID Varchar2 (11) ISIS personal Identifier. The ID will never be changed throughout the individual’s relationship with the University. This is not the same as Campus_ID. Only 10 characters are in use.
*Test_ID Varchar2 (5) The “surname,” or overall name of the test.
Values are:
ACT
AP C
LEP
GMAT
GRE
IB LSAT
MCAT
MELAB
SAT
SATI
SATII
TOEFL
UWMAP
UWS
WIENG
See TEST_ID_DESCR for descriptions.
Test_ID_Descr Varchar2 (30) Description of the Test ID.
*Test_Component_ID Varchar2 (5) The component of the overall test to which the score refers.
Test_Component_Descr Varchar2 (30) Description of the Test Component.
*Test_Date Date The date the test was taken.
*Test_Data_Source Varchar2 (3) The source of the reported scores.
Test_Data_Source_Descr Varchar2 (30) Description of the data source.
Test_Score Number (4,2) The numerical score on the test (if applicable).
Test_Letter_Score Varchar2 (4) The letter grade on the test (if applicable).
Test_Academic_Level Varchar2 (4) The academic level of the student at the time of taking the test.
Test_Academic_Level_Descr Varchar2 (30) Description of the student’s academic level at the time of taking the test.
Test_Percentile Number (3) The percentile rank of the score.
Test_Administered_IND Varchar22 (1) Indicates if the test has “Standard Test Administration”
Values:
Y = Standard Test Administration;
otherwise N.
Extract_Date_Time Date The date and time these data were extracted from the source system.
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