Definition of «percentile points»

Percentile points refer to a measure of how far from the median (or average) an individual or group's score is. In other words, it indicates what percentage of scores fall below that particular score. For example, if someone scored at the 75th percentile on a test, this means their score was higher than 75% of all the other test takers'. The term "percentile points" refers to the number of places (or positions) away from the median or average that an individual's score falls.

Sentences with «percentile points»

There wasn't much additional benefit from exceeding a half hour of reading — only 3 more percentile points in achievement gains. (educationbythenumbers.org)
Our main results indicate that students with career - ladder teachers scored nearly 3 percentile points higher in mathematics than students with other teachers. (educationnext.org)
On average, the practice of having students track their own progress was associated with a 32 percentile point gain in their achievement. (ascd.org)
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