Self Test on GE Scores

Taken from: Hills, J. R. (1983). Interpreting grade-equivalent scores. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practices, 2(1), 15, 21.

Directions: Circle T or F for each question.

1. T     F      Tim is a sixth grader' He obtained a GE score of 9.2 in reading. This means that Tim scored well above average sixth graders on reading. Answer
   
   
2. T     F      A GE score for Tim of 9.2 means that he can read as well as ninth graders in the second month of the school year. Answer
   
   
3. T     F      Tim's GE score of 9.2 on reading means that when a group of ninth graders in their second month were tested on ninth grade reading material, they received scores equivalent to Tim's score. Answer
   
   
4. T     F      Tim's GE score of 9.2 on reading means that Tim could well be put in a class of ninth graders for material in which reading skills were important. Answer
   
   
5. T     F     Tim's 9.2 GE in reading means that in a flexible school in which children work on materials at their own level, Tim should be put into a ninth grade class for instruction in reading. Answer
   
   
6. T     F      Tim obtained a GE score of 7.3 in arithmetic on the same test battery from which his reading GE score was 9.2. This means that in reading Tim is nearly 2 years ahead of his performance in arithmetic. Answer
   
   
7. T     F      GE scores of 9.2 in reading and 7.3 in arithmetic indicate that Tim is farther ahead of his own class in reading than in arithmetic. Answer
   
   
8. T     F      Tim's GE of 9.2 in reading was from fall testing in the sixth grade. Tested in the spring, he received a GE score of 8.0. That indicates that his reading skills declined during that school year. Some effort should be expended to find out why and whether such losses can be expected to continue. Answer
   
   
9. T     F      When tested in September, 30 percent of the students in Mr. Brown's fifth grade class got GE scores below 5. 1. Something needs to be done to help his students reach grade level. Also, the third and fourth grade teachers should improve the instruction given to students before they reach Mr. Brown. Answer
   
   
10. T     F      Jones Elementary School is an inner-citv school. The Jones school mean GE score in reading in first grade was .6. The mean increased each year until by the sixth grade it was up to 3.2. Thus, the Jones mean was .4 years behind at the first grade and nearly 3 years behind by the sixth grade. Because the Jones students are falling farther behind the national average each year, the reading program, the teachers, and the administration are inadequate to meet the learning needs of the Jones school students. Answer