| Term |
Definition |
Range
of Units |
| Grade Equivalent |
A score that
shows in which grade a student might be enrolled to make the same scaled
score |
K - 12 and PHS
(Post High School) |
| Normal Curve
Equivalent (NCE) |
A standard score
with a known mean and standard deviation that causes it to be distributed
evenly over the normal curve |
1-99 |
| Percentile or
National Percentile Rank (NPR) |
The relative
standing of a student in comparison to other students in the same grade
in the norm group who took the test at a comparable time in the school
year |
1-99 |
| Raw Score |
The number of
questions answered correctly |
Determined by
the number of items on the test |
| Scaled Score |
Representation
of a raw score in approximately equal units on a continuous scale |
Determined by
the test developer |
| Stanine |
Percentile ranks
divided in 9 groups with 1-3 being low scoring, 4-6 average, and 7-9 above
average |
1-9 |
