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  2. Achievement gaps in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the more recent 2007 National Assessment of Writing Skills, female students continued to score higher than male students, though margins closed slightly from previous assessments. The average score for female eighth-graders was 20 points higher than males, down 1 point from the 2002 score.

  3. Intelligence quotient - Wikipedia

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    An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardised tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence. [1] The abbreviation "IQ" was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for intelligence tests at University of Breslau he advocated in a 1912 book. [2]

  4. IQ classification - Wikipedia

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    IQ classification. Score distribution chart for sample of 905 children tested on 1916 Stanford–Binet Test. IQ classification is the practice of categorizing human intelligence, as measured by intelligence quotient (IQ) tests, into categories such as "superior" and "average". [1][2][3][4] In the current IQ scoring method, an IQ score of 100 ...

  5. Mensa International - Wikipedia

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    Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] It is a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test. [ 6 ] Mensa formally comprises national groups and the umbrella organisation Mensa International, with a ...

  6. List of standardized tests in the United States - Wikipedia

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    EXPLORE [ 1 ] WorkKeys. California Achievement Test. ITBS – Iowa Test of Basic Skills [ 2 ] SAT – formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test. SAT Subject Tests. CLT – Classic Learning Test. Former English Language Proficiency Test – ELPT. PSAT/NMSQT – Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

  7. Validity (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    Validity is the main extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The word "valid" is derived from the Latin validus, meaning strong. The validity of a measurement tool (for example, a test in education) is the degree to which the tool measures what it ...

  8. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery - Wikipedia

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    The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. It is often offered to U.S. high school students when they are in the 10th, 11th and 12th grade, though anyone ...

  9. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In the United States, academic grading commonly takes on the form of five, six or seven letter grades. Traditionally, the grades are A+, A, A−, B+, B, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D, D− and F, with A+ being the highest and F being lowest. In some cases, grades can also be numerical. Numeric-to-letter-grade conversions generally vary from ...