A Third-Grade Student Who Earned a Grade-Equivalent Score of 5

question 2

Multiple Choice

A third-grade student who earned a grade-equivalent score of 5.0 a standardized test of mathematics

• A) has the same mathematics ability as the average fifth-grade student in that same school.
• B) should not be enrolled in a fifth-grade math class.
• C) performed similarly to a hypothetical fifth-grade student.
• D) will most probably earn a grade of A in the course.

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