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crazycityslicker

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As a second-grade teacher, you receive the standardized achievement test scores for Madeleine and discover that she has gotten a grade-equivalent score of 4 on the reading subtest. You should conclude that Madeleine:
 
  a. had slightly below-average performance on the subtest.
  b. showed performance in the gifted range on the subtest.
  c. performed as well as the average 4th grader on the subtest.
  d. answered 40 of the questions on the subtest correctly.

Question 2

Which one of the following alternatives best describes how an age-equivalent score for a standardized achievement test is determined?
 
  a. The student's performance is compared to standards for the age-group identified by experts in child development.
  b. The student's performance is compared to the average performance of students at various age levels.
  c. The student's performance is compared to that of other students at the same age level, and a percentile score is calculated.
  d. The student's performance is compared to that of other students at the same age level, and a criterion-referenced score is calculated.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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