AE scores do not take into consideration the range of normal performance for individuals whose scores fall within the average range. Rather, these scores represent the age at which a given raw score is average. Half of the examinees should receive a lower than average AE …show more content…
When two children earn the same AE score, the examiner cannot assume that the children responded the same way to the stimulus items on the test. Earning the same AE score simply means that these two children answered the same number of questions correctly. Although a 5-year-old and a 10-year-old may earn the same AE score, these two children may have approached the stimulus items differently. That is, they may have demonstrated varying performance patterns. It is likely that the younger child performed lower level work with greater consistency, reaching are a commonly used method of reporting test