Standardized Testing

Standardized Testing

Brittany Wright and Kaylie DeHart

Multiple Choice

What does the standard deviation mean?

• the average group of scores

• how widely the score vary from the mean

• the middle score

• the score that is typical or representative of the whole distribution of scores

Multiple Choice

When we say someone is in the 75th percentile what does this mean?

• They scored the same as or better that 3/4 of the students in the norm group

• They got 75 answers correct

• They got 75 percent of the questions correct

Multiple Choice

Which type of score is based on standard deviation?

• Percentile Rank Scores

• Grade-equivalent Scores

• Standard Scores

• Stanine Scores

Open Ended

How should teachers prepare students for high-stakes testing?