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social science subjects > education > teaching > grade-equivalent scores
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grade-equivalent scores  

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  • Grade-equivalent scores are scores reported on norm-referenced assessments indicating the level at which an individual student performed compared with the average performance of students at other grade levels. The score is on a continuous developmental scale used for describing developmental level and measuring growth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Grade-Equivalent Scores]

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