PC Score Reporting and Interpretation

Question 1

A test-taker receives a percentile rank of 82. What does this score indicate?

Accepted Answer

The test-taker scored higher than 82% of the norm group

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The test-taker answered 82% of questions correctly

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The test-taker is in the 82nd grade equivalent

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The test-taker's score is 82 points above the mean

Question 2

What is a raw score in the context of educational and psychological testing?

Accepted Answer

The total number of items answered correctly without transformation

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A score adjusted for the difficulty of the test form

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A score expressed as a deviation from the mean

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A score that has been standardized to a fixed scale

Question 3

A psychometrician converts raw scores to a scale with a mean of 500 and standard deviation of 100. What type of score is being created?

Accepted Answer

Standard scale score

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Percentile rank

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Stanine score

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Grade equivalent score

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) in a score report?

Accepted Answer

To estimate the range within which a test-taker's true score likely falls

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To indicate how difficult the test items were

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To compare the test-taker to a norm group

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To calculate the test's internal consistency

Question 5

In score reporting, what does a 'norm group' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The reference population used to give meaning to a score

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The group of experts who developed the test

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The group of test-takers who received passing scores

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The standardization committee that approved the test

Question 6

Which score transformation preserves the rank order of examinees and is linear in nature?

Accepted Answer

Linear standard score (z-score)

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Percentile rank

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Normalized T-score

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Stanine score

Question 7

A score report includes a confidence band around a test-taker's score. What does this band represent?

Accepted Answer

The interval within which the test-taker's true score likely falls given measurement error

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The range of scores the test-taker is expected to earn on future tests

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The range of scores that qualify for a passing decision

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The distribution of scores in the norm group