Standardised score

Most tests in education and therapy reports use a scale where 100 is the average Descriptive range The words a report uses to sum up a score, like 'average' or 'extremely low'. Tests draw these bands in their own places, so the same word can mean different scores. Read the full definition of Descriptive range and about two thirds of children score between 85 and 115. A standardised score compares your child with other children of the same age, so a score of 90 means the same thing at six as it does at twelve. Reports sometimes say standard score and standardised score for slightly different scales, so if a number looks surprising, ask the person who wrote the report which scale it uses. This is not the same as the scaled score Scaled score A scaled score is a test result placed on a fixed scale so it can be compared. Two very different scales share this name, so check which one you have. Read the full definition of Scaled score used in England's national curriculum tests at the end of primary school.