CBEST Math - Interpreting Standardized Test Scores

CBEST Math - Interpreting Standardized Test Scores Raw Score - is the number of correct answers on a given test. Ex:If a student answers 80 problems correctly out of 100 possible questions, the raw score is 80. If the student answers 80 problems correctly out of 85 possible questions, the raw score is still 80. Percent Score - is the number of questions answered correctly compared to the total number of questions. Ex: If a student answers 80 problems correctly out of 100 possible questions, the student's percent score is 80%. If the student answers 80 problems correctly out of 85 possible questions, the percent score is 94%. Percentile Score - is based upon the student's "standing" in a group. The percentile score is ascertained from the percentage of test takers who score the same or below the student's score. Ex: If an exam is taken by 100 students, has 200 questions and the student answers 100 questions correctly, the student will have a raw score of 100 and a percent score of 50%. If 85 of the 100 students have a percent score of 50% or below, then the student will have a score better than or equal to 85% of the test takers and will have scored in the 85th percentile. Stanine Score - is based on a simple method that compares a student's performance to other students at the same grade level. The term stanine is a contraction of "standard nine." Stanine scores convert percentile scores into a single digit number from 1 to 9. The lowest score is 1 and the highest score is 9. *See Page 156* Ex:a stanine score of 5 is the middle or "average" score. *See Page 156