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stanine

stanine

9.7
A test score on a nine-point scale showing performance level
  • noun
  • /ˈstæn.aɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : stanina
  • The teacher explained that a stanine is a score on a nine-point scale used to evaluate student performance.
  • percentile rank and stanine
  • stanine score

Examples

  • How many kinds of standards from test results are provided, such as percentiles, grade equivalents, stanines, and standard deviations from the mean?

    Academic text (2001)

  • The 220 students were administered the California Achievement Test in second grade and divided into performance levels based on each student's stanine score on the reading skills composite form.

    Academic text (1993)

  • All participants were tested by school counselors, were considered low achievers, and had stanine scores of 4 or below.

    Academic text (2000)

  • There is not much a teacher, parent, or librarian can do with a percentile rank, stanine, or normal curve equivalent.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Overall assessment of self-concept is reflected in three summary scores: a total raw score, a percentile score, and an overall stanine score.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The class average on the California Achievement Test was at the 87th percentile (stanine 7), which indicates an "above average" profile of academic achievement.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Thus, percentile ranks, grade equivalent, and stanines are given in the Manual, which may then be matched with each pupil's test results in the social studies.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Misunderstandings regarding grade equivalent scores, stanines, and percentile scores cause common errors in interpretation.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Scoring includes grade and age equivalents, national percentiles, standard scores, t-scores, and stanines.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The PHCSCS manual provides for interpreting three types of derived scores (percentile, stanine, normalized t score).

    Academic text (1996)

How Complex

stanine
  • Specialized
9.7

Surface Forms

stanine singular
stanines plural

Morphology

stanine = standard + nine (semi-transparent) = standard + nine

Formed as a blend of 'standard' and 'nine' so the components suggest a standardized nine-point score, but the term is a specialized testing jargon not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Stanine comes from the phrase standard nine, a short name made from standard and nine that means a 'nine-point' scoring system. So a stanine gives a simple number from 1 to 9 to show a student's test result compared with others.