GE will look like this 5.3, 6.1 or 4.5. When you see 4.5 this means grade 4 after the 5th month of the school year. If a student in the fourth grade scores 5.1 after the first month of the school year this means that his scores are similar to grade 5 when they tested after the first month of the year. This does not mean the student is ready to grade 5 because he was not tested on grade 5 materials. He was tested on grade 4 material and did better than the average of grade 5.
The advantage of GE scores is that it gives teachers an opportunity to identify student grade. level skills. However the disadvantage lies on that most parents misunderstand the results and assume that their children might deserve to be upgraded to the next grade according to their interpreted results.
Scale Scores Scale scores are used to identify group test performances at the school or the state. It is also used to compare among class performances or school districts. A scale is the number that represents the student performance on a test. If a student gets high number this reflects his higher