Sheri Got Her Son's Standardized Achievement Scores Back

question 42

Multiple Choice

Sheri got her son's standardized achievement scores back. One of the things she noted was that her son achieved a national percentile ranking of 89 in math. This score represents

• A) a norm-referenced score.
• B) a criterion-referenced score.
• C) that her son likely got a B in his math class.
• D) that her son is better in math than his classmates.

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