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Green, Donald Ross – 1986
Uses of the variety of scores generated by standardized achievement tests are discussed. Desirable characteristics of scales, raw score scales, percent of correct items, percentile ranks, grade equivalents, normal curve equivalents, and scale scores are considered. The various meanings and purposes of each type of score are discussed. It is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Grade Equivalent Scores
Green, Donald Ross – 1982
Improved communication and cooperation between test publishers and school systems is essential for solving major test problems. Test-curriculum matching, test equating, and inappropriate use of grade equivalent scores are major problem areas. The degree to which a standardized test yields information relevant to what the system is trying to teach…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Grade Equivalent Scores, School Districts, Standardized Tests
