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Do the following. Explain what type of score a grade equivalent is. Explain what a grade equivalent of 9.4 obtained by a seventh-grade student in the third month of school means. Describe a situation when grade equivalent scores would be more useful to use than percentile rank scores.

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Imagine that students at your school are selected for an honors mathematics course if they have a percentile rank on a standardized mathematics test at or above the 85th percentile. Students with a percentile score of 84 or below do not qualify. Explain whether or not this is an appropriate use of the test scores. If yes, explain why. If not, explain how the scores might be used appropriately.

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A school district in the Southwest wants to include a test of nonverbal skills as one of the assessments used during the screening and selection process for the talented and gifted program. One test they are considering was normed ten years ago on a sample of 2,500 students at each grade level, kindergarten through grade 12. Explain what information in the technical manual should be examined before the test is selected by the district.

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Explain the difference between norm-referenced and standards-based or criterion-referenced interpretations from standardized tests. Include examples to support your response.

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From the score report on page 415, write an analysis of the student's performance based on information from this chapter.

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