DGS Cut off score out of?
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DGS Cut off score out of?
I have a very silly question!
I know the cut off for DGS was 416 this year. Can anyone tell me what the score was out off?
Thanks x
I know the cut off for DGS was 416 this year. Can anyone tell me what the score was out off?
Thanks x
Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
The maximum score possible in Kent is 423. So, if I understood your question correctly, it would be 416 out of 423.
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Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
Thanks Salsa.
I am still trying to understand these scores. My DS will be sitting the test in 2015. Honestly, I am quite lost.
So the score is a combination of VR, NVR and Maths?
I am aware that the Kent test will be changing this year.
I am still trying to understand these scores. My DS will be sitting the test in 2015. Honestly, I am quite lost.
So the score is a combination of VR, NVR and Maths?
I am aware that the Kent test will be changing this year.
Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
yes it will change. This year it was the sum of the three subjects: VR 141, NVR 141 and Maths 141
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Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
Note that this is a standardised score - the top score of 141 does not equate to 100% correct.
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Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
Thanks Kentishmaid and salsa.
So 141 does not equate to 100%? So how are the standardised scores calculated?
Sorry I am being a pain with so many questions
Thanks again
So 141 does not equate to 100%? So how are the standardised scores calculated?
Sorry I am being a pain with so many questions
Thanks again
Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
Some explanations here to get you started.So 141 does not equate to 100%? So how are the standardised scores calculated?
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/advice ... xplanation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.nfer.ac.uk/research/assessm ... scores.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
A good way to see it is to think of the standardised score been an easier way of trying to rank children - which sadly is what the 11 plus is trying to achieve.
Rather than using their actual percentage score ( called a raw score ) they are converted in to standardised score that take into account the age of the child. The children can then be ranked.
A standardised score of above 120 in a paper roughly means the child is in the top 25% of the children and hence suitable for grammar school. A top score or ranking of the maximum which is 141 means the child is in the top 1% of all children and at that point there is no need to differentiate between the children.
Rather than using their actual percentage score ( called a raw score ) they are converted in to standardised score that take into account the age of the child. The children can then be ranked.
A standardised score of above 120 in a paper roughly means the child is in the top 25% of the children and hence suitable for grammar school. A top score or ranking of the maximum which is 141 means the child is in the top 1% of all children and at that point there is no need to differentiate between the children.
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Re: DGS Cut off score out of?
Thanks all for explaining.
Am sure I will have many more queries along the way. The journey has just begun for us!
Am sure I will have many more queries along the way. The journey has just begun for us!