Three of the following are true statements about age- and/or grade-equivalent scores. Which statement is false?
A) They tell us which students should be moved to a higher or lower grade level.
B) If Mary gets an age-equivalent score of 10, she has performed as well as the average 10-year-old.
C) If John gets a grade-equivalent score of 5, he has performed as well as the average fifth grader.
D) They are sometimes used inappropriately as standards for all students' achievement.
Question 2
As a second-grade teacher, you receive the standardized achievement test scores for Molly and discover that she has gotten a grade-equivalent score of 4 on the reading subtest. You should conclude that Molly:
A) Had slightly below-average performance on the subtest.
B) Exhibited performance in the gifted range on the subtest.
C) Performed as well as the average fourth grader on the subtest.
D) Answered 40 of the questions on the subtest correctly.