Interpreting the Scores
"Are you serious?!" was LM's reaction when I handed him his test scores. He looked up at me with a shocked but excited look on his face. I was a little puzzled by his reaction - his previous scores on the Pennsylvania Standardized tests were actually higher than these.
"I scored in the 600's?!?" he shouted excitedly.
"Yes," I replied, still uncertain what all the excitement is about. I mean, the scores are good, advanced in most cases, but they aren't off the charts or anything.
"So I qualify?!"
Ah, the lightbulb moment.
Gingerly I broke the news. "No, LM. These aren't your SAT scores, we don't have those yet. These are your MEAP (Michigan Standardized Test) scores."
"oh."
The poor kid.
"I scored in the 600's?!?" he shouted excitedly.
"Yes," I replied, still uncertain what all the excitement is about. I mean, the scores are good, advanced in most cases, but they aren't off the charts or anything.
"So I qualify?!"
Ah, the lightbulb moment.
Gingerly I broke the news. "No, LM. These aren't your SAT scores, we don't have those yet. These are your MEAP (Michigan Standardized Test) scores."
"oh."
The poor kid.
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