If Jenna scores an 88 (mean = 100, SD = 15), this indicates

Jenna is performing within the average range, but below the mean

If Billy receives a standard score of 5 (mean = 10, SD = 3), this means

Billy is performing "below average" compared to peers

A score in the 8th percentile means...

The person scored better than 8% of others

Norm-referenced assessments are different from criterion-referenced assessments in this way:

Norm-referenced tests compare performance to others within a population

An example of a non-standardized assessment would be

Observations of a child's behavior on the playground

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1
If Jenna scores an 88 (mean = 100, SD = 15), this indicates
Jenna is performing "below average" compared to peers
Jenna is performing "above average" compared to peers
Jenna is performing within the average range, but below the mean
You cannot determine performance with this information
2
The distance a score is from the mean is called...
standard error
standard score
standard estimate
standard deviation
3
The normal distribution of scores is called a...
Lumpy numbers
Hill graph
Standard line
Bell curve
4
If Billy receives a standard score of 5 (mean = 10, SD = 3), this means
Billy is performing within the average range but below the mean
Billy is performing within the average range compared to peers
Billy is performing "below average" compared to peers
Billy is performing "well-below average" (>2 SDs)
5
A score in the 8th percentile means...
The person scored better than 8% of others
The person mastered 8% of test criteria
The person scored 8% better than others
6
Norm-referenced assessments are different from criterion-referenced assessments in this way:
Norm-referenced tests can be used as an outcome measure
Norm-referenced tests are more accurate
Norm-referenced tests compare performance to others within a population
Norm-referenced tests are standardized
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Standard deviation is only measured in integers (not decimals)
False
True
8
An example of a non-standardized assessment would be
Observations of a child's behavior on the playground
The 9-Hole Peg Test
A balance test that measures performance against set criteria
A motor scale that compares data to same-aged sample
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If a score is MORE than 1 standard deviation above the mean, it is "above average"
False
True

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