[Vision2020] Re: Vision2020 digest, Vol 1 #355 - 12 msgs

[Ron Force]

Whether grade level is fixed or relative depends on how the test is normed.
Anyone have that information?

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University of Idaho     Moscow 83844-2350
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Shawn Clabough
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 5:20 PM
> To: 'vision2020@moscow.com'
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Re: Vision2020 digest, Vol 1 #355 - 12 msgs
>
>
> Actually, I read his response differently.  29-38% below grade
> level is not
> the same as 29-38% below average.  Grade level is a fixed measurement,
> average is relative.
>
> Shawn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Hansen [mailto:tomh@FNA.fsn.uidaho.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 4:39 PM
> To: 'John Danahy'; vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Re: Vision2020 digest, Vol 1 #355 - 12 msgs
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>
> Perhaps you do not understand the concept of "average", Mr.
> Danahy. Focusing
> on an evenly distributed Gaussian curve (commonly used for
> statistics) reveals (as it should) that approximately 50% are
> below the mean
> (average) and 50% are above the mean.  Thus, with 29% to 38% of MSD's
> students below the average (mean), this means that 62% to 71% are
> above the
> average.
>
> Do the math, Mr. Danahy,
>
> Tom Hansen
>
>