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Well if I found out that that it was typical for a test-taker to score in the low 100s, then I wouldn't think about it for another minute.  I would know that my DC's testing ability is right on par with the majority of DC's peers.  If, however, I learned that DC was let's say in the bottom 10%, then I would seek to better understand what is going on:  Is DC a poor test taker, and would have done better with more time?  Or is DC more of a book-knowledge person and wouldn't have done well no matter how much time given?  Or was the problem that I could have prepared DC better, or emphasized speed, for example?  I don't know how I'd find out the answers to any of those questions, but it would put these potential things to look out for on my radar.[/quote]

My advice (which you didn't ask for) is: spend less time thinking about testing and more time thinking about your child's actual learning. A test result is only an indicator, and not even necessarily a good one.[/quote]

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