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Callahan, Joseph P. – 1995
Clinicians use a common practice of reporting age or grade equivalent derived scores, but problems of interpretation exist for such scores. This article examines derived comparison score issues and recommends use of scores of relative standing such as percentile ranks or standard scores in contrast to use of developmental scores like age and grade…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Program Divisions