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Julius Caesar Standard Score

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Caesar is a 7-year-old second grader. Caesar claims that he does not like math. To understand Caesar’s results, you must understand the terms raw score, standard score, percentile rank, and grade/age equivalent. Caesar was tested in basic concepts (numeration, rational numbers, geometry), operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mental computation), and applications (measurement, time, money, estimation, interpreting data, problem solving). From Caesar’s scores on the Key Math Revised he appears to be slightly above average in math comprehension. An average standard score is 100. Caesar received a standard score of 101 in basic concepts, 102 in operations, and 107 in applications. This shows that Caesar ranked highest in applications, meaning that he is slightly above average in measurement, time, money, estimation, interpreting data, and problem solving, and average in basic concepts. The …show more content…

The grade/age equivalent scores show what grade level matches the student’s performance, and then what age level matches the student’s performance. Caesar received a 7-11 in basic concepts, 7-8 in operations, and 8-3 in applications. These results are interesting, but do not determine his knowledge in mathematics. Grade/age equivalent scores are a statistical abstraction; there is no evidence to support the score. The grade/age equivalent score is an estimation of what the average student can comprehend at a certain age or grade level. The Committee to Develop Standards actually warns for people not to trust these scores as absolute truths of a students’ intelligence. This can be seen on how much these scores differ from the standard score and percentile-ranking Caesar was given. It is highly unlikely that Caesar scored slightly above average on his standard score and percentile ranking, and as high as an 8th grade or eleven year old

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