ABSTRACT
A score report is a form of communication. Like all forms of communication, score reports have a sender, message, medium, intent, and audience. The sender of score reports for a largescale assessment program is the sponsoring agency or institution generally working through a contractor (see Trent and Roeber, chap. 3, this volume). The message deals with the content of the score report and the medium is the score report format. This chapter explores the message and the medium of score reports in detail, summarizes what has been learned about the benefits and disadvantages of including or excluding certain content, and examines the impact of various formats on the effectiveness of communicating to various audiences.
