Mrs. Duffy Reports Test Results

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Chapter 4

Assessment in Action

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Shawna's parents want to understand how standard scores work. How is it determined that standard scores of 75–81 put Shawna's performance in the low-average range and standard scores of 94–100 put Shawna's performance in the average range?

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Shawna's parents are curious to know why scores were not reported as grade equivalents. They have heard from other teachers that Shawna reads at about the fourth grade level. How would you explain to Shawna's parents why Mrs. Duffy did not report grade equivalent scores?

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Shawna's parents are still concerned about mathematics. When they see the score of 34 as a percentile rank, they feel that is low. How would you explain the range of scores from 34–50 as more valid than just focusing on the percentile rank of 34?

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