Cas 310 Test #2 Standardizetesting

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This subgroup is tested or measured on the characteristics of interest (sets the norms for comparis

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Standardization Sample

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A symmetrical bell-shaped distribution

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Normal Curve

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The Average Score

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Mean

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A Way of Organizing Test Scores Based On How Often They Occur

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Frequency Distribution

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The Score That Occurs Most Often

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Mode

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A Nonsymmetrical Distribution

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Skewed Distribution

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A Measure of the Variability of Scores

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Standard Deviation

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The large group from which the sample of individuals is selected and to which results will be generalized

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Population

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A test that compares a student's test performance with that of similar students who have takes the same test

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Norm-referenced test

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A test in which the administration, scoring, and interpretation procedures are predetermined/ controlled and must be strictly followed

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Standardized Test

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A test that measures performance in comparison to a well-defined content domain.

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Criterion-referenced test

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The Scores obtained by the standardization sample.

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Norms

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The Score that splits the distribution in half

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Median

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A scale score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 or 16

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Deviation IQ

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The percent of test items that were answered correctly

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Percentage score

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Raw scores that have been transformed to reflect the average performance at grade levels

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Grade Equivalent

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A scale score that ranges from 1-9, with a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 2

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Stanine

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The number or points of items corrected without adjustment for guessing

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Raw Score

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A scale score with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1

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Z-score

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The result of transforming raw scores to other types of scores

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Derived Scores

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A scale Score with a mean of 50 and a Standard deviation of 10

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T-score

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The point in a distribution at or below which the score of a given percentage of students fall

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percentile rank

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raw scores that have been transformed so that they have the same mean and standard deviation

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scale scores

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a scale score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 21.06

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Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE)

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Assessment and scoring procedures are uniform so that results can be compared across test takers

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Standardized

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Statements of what we want students to know and be able to do

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Content Stanards

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statements that relate level of performance on assessment to various levels of proficiency

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performance standards

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Students performance is compared to other students to identify relative ranking

Questions on the assessment are selected to "spread" students out on a continuum of achievement so that relative standing can be determined

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Norm-referenced interpretations

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interpertaionsStudents performance is compared to a desired level of performance on the content

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Criterion Referenced

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*Total number of points scored on an assessment

*A criterion referenced score

*Scores go from 0 to total possible

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Raw Score

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* Number of points scored divided by number possible

* Statement of what we want students to know and be able to do.

*Scores go from 0 to 100

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Percent Correct Score

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*The percent of students scoring at or below a given score

* A derived Score

*A norm-referenced score

* Scores go form 1-99

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Percentile Score

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* average score obtained by students in various grade levels

*a derived score

* a norm- referenced score

* Scores go from K.0 to 12.9

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Grade equivalent score

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A derived Score

a norm - referenced score

Scores have a set mean and standard deviation

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Scale Score

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Parents who want their children to do well on standardized achievement test would be most happy if their child earned which of the following percentiles.

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They would be happy if the child earn a 99th percentile

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If two sets of test scores indicate that Score Set x has a Stander Deviation of 10.2 while Score- Set Y , on the same test, has a standard of 8.4 , what does this mean?

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The Score of the x student were more spread out than those of the y students.

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What are two types of group focus index?

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Standard deviation and median

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Which score-interpretation is the most commonly used and readily understandable?

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PERCENTILES are score- interpretations that are more commonly used and readily understandable

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Which score-interpretation is the most often misinterpreted?

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GRADE EQUIVALENTS are score- interpretaions that are most often misinterpreted

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Which score-interpretation is the most especially useful in equalizing the disparate difficulty of different test forms?

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SCALE SCORES

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standardize test are developed with much more care, time, and cost then classroom teacher, made test

True or False

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TRUE!!

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True Or False

A Raw Score indicates the number of items that a student answers correctly

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TRUE

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What does a 3.9 grade - equivalent means?

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That the student is performing well as a typical 3rd grader in the 9th Month of School

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Many Grade - Equivalent scores are based on estimation, not real test-score data

True or False

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True

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what is a standardized test?

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A test given under any condition or circumstances.

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True or False

if a teacher is appropriately preparing his/her students for a test, he she will be increasing their body of knowledge while simultaneously increasing their test scores

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True

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" Teaching to the test " is an ambiguous expression that one should refrain from using.

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TRUE

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Current- form preparation is never appropriate in some situations.

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TRUE

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The professional Ethics guideline states that no test-preparation practice should violate the ethical norm of the education profession

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TRUE!!

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Generalized test- taking preparation practices are appropriate and CAN be used in the classroom

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TRUE

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Two guidelines that should be considered when deciding on the suitability of test-preparation activities include professional ethics and educational defensibility

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True

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As a result of the increased decisions being made from high stakes test results, there has been a increased inappropriate test-preparation practices

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TRUE

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What test - preparation is considered appropriate?

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VARIED- FORMAT PREPARATION

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What is a high - stake test?

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test that make decision point for some concrete outcome in life

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No Child Left Behind
Education reform principles

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Clear standards, assessment of standards

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NCLB

Flexibility and local control

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Standards articulate and test develops by states

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California Test

CST
What does California Standards Test measures?

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California Standards test Measures student's performance in meeting California's Academic Content Standards

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What does the California Achievement test CAT6 compares?

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California Achievement Test compares student's performance to a sample of students in the same grade tested through the U.S

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What does API do?

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API are single number on scale of 200 ( lowest ) to 1000 ( highest) it indicates how well a school or district performed, based on spring testing.

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What is the API Statewide target?

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the API statewide Target is 800

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What is API?

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Academic performance Index under the Public School Accountability ACT

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What is AYP?

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Adequate Yearly Progress

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What Act is API under?

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Public School Accountability ACT

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What act is AYP under?

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No Child Left Behind

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What is PSAA?

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Public School Accountability ACT

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API under PSAA

system featuers

and types of rating

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*growth model with a statewide performance target of 800

*Compensatory ( by student and content area)

* Each school and subgroup has its own target

types of rating

Academic Performance Index:

* API scale of 200 to 1000
* Decile ranks scale of 1 to 10 ( traditional schools only)
* statewide
*similar school ranks

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AYP under NCLB

System features

and

types of rating

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* Status Model
* Every School, Local educational agency (LEA), and subgroup have the same target

* Targets go up to 100% proficient by 2013 - 2

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what are the 2 evaluative guidelines

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professional ethics
and
education defensibility

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what is professional Ethic

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its a guidelines for no test preparation practice should violate the ethical norms of the education profession.

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What is Education Defensibility

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ii is a guideline for no test preparation practice should increase students test scores without simultaneously increasing students mastery of the assessment domain tested

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what are the 5 types of test practices?

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* Previous- Form preparation
* Current-Form preparation
*Generalized test-taking preparation
*same-format preparation
*Varied-format preparation

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What 2 types of test practice are appropriate and can use? and do not violate the 2 guidelines!

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* Generalized test taking preparation
* Varied-format preparation

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" teaching for the test"

Good instructions is ?

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if teacher is instructing students on the domain being assessed- helping them master the knowledge, skill, necessary for testing domain.

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" teaching for the test"

Bad instruction are?

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when the teacher is teaching specifically toward the actual items on the test itself.

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Standardize Achievement Test do not provide?

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An accurate indication of instructional quality

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The STAR report provides a child's score for which 2 test?

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California Content Standards Test

California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition CAT-6

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Why would a child sometimes only have results for one of the 2 test?

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because now only children in 3rd and 7th grade are given the CAT-6

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Most standardize test are _____?

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NOrm- Referenced

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Some standardize test are _____ administer and some are _____administer

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individually , group

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What are the 4 scales of measurement?

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Nominal , ordinal, interval and ratio

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what does stander deviation represent (SD) ?

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How spread out the scored are from the average ( the closer to the mean is good) ( the father to the mean is not that good)

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What is Raw Scores?

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the number of items a students answers correctly without adjustment for guessing

dont provide enough info to describe student performance
we need to know how many to find the %!!

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Z-scores have a mean of __ and SD of _____?

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0, ONE

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T- score : have a mean of ____and the SD of _____

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50 , 10

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Deviation IQ scores: have a mean of ___ and a SD of ____

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100, 15 -16 ( intelligence test)

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Normal Curve equivalents: have a mean of ____ and a SD of _____

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50, 21-06 ( educational test)

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Stanines: standard score bands that divide a distribution of scores into ____parts

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9 ( easier to understand use for educational test)