Half of a school's sixth graders have grade-equivalent scores below their grade placement. This means that instructional quality in this school is generally poor.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 2Sue's raw scores are Vocabulary = 30, Reading = 40, Language = 30, and Arithmetic = 30 . This means she is more able in reading than in the other subjects.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 3SS-scores have the same percentile rank interpretations as T-scores.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 4What is the percentile rank of a student whose T-score is 60?
a. PR = 50
b. PR = 60
c. PR = 84
d. PR = 93
Ques. 5Anthony obtained a score of 75 on a test which has a standard deviation of 5 and a mean of 70 . What is his SS-score?
a. 40
b. 60
c. 70
d. 75
Ques. 6A standardized test reports results in terms of T-scores. Joan obtains a T-score of 50 and her parents do not understand the score. What is the proper way to interpret this score?
a. Joan's performance is near the bottom of the group.
b. Joan's performance is equal to the group's average.
c. Joan's performance is in great need of improvement.
d. Joan has mastered 50 of the material.
Ques. 7A standardized test has a mean of 40 and a standard deviation of 10 . Ashley's percentile rank is 45 while Sophia's is 50 . Bill's percentile rank is 50 while Chad's is 55 . Blake's percentile ranks is 90 while Jesse's is 95 . For which pair of students is the difference in raw scores likely to be largest?
a. Ashley vs. Sophia
b. Bill vs. Chad
c. Blake vs. Jesse
d. None. The difference in raw scores is likely to be the same for each pair.
Ques. 8The norm data reported in a test manual cannot have a normal distribution unless students' raw scores naturally have a normal distribution.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 9What type of scores would be best to use to explain to parents a child's growth in learning in a particular curriculum area?
a. Raw scores on tests in the area over the past few years
b. Percent correct scores on tests in the area over the past few years
c. Percentile ranks on tests in the area over the past few years
d. Grade-equivalent scores on tests in the area over the past few years