EDU515 – Measurement
and Metrics
Unit 7 Application
Due: 11:59pm EST on Sunday at the end of Unit 7
Quiz #3
Points:
Name: Bridget Sandoval
Instructor: Dr. C
Mod: EDU515 Measurement and Metrics
Instructions:
Please answer the questions by typing your responses after each question. Save the file when
you are finished and submit it using the assignment link in Unit 7. You will have only ONE
attempt to complete this Application Quiz.
Questions:
As a teacher in Surfside Beach, SC, you volunteer on the local Community Action Board. Each year the
board selects students for the Ryle Foundation Scholarship. To qualify for the scholarship the students
must score above average on at least two of the three measures assessed: motivation, intelligence and
general knowledge. The board meets to review the student applications and the board secretary
presents you with the following summary of scores for all applicants:
Student Number Intelligence Motivation General Knowledge
(Wechsler (t-score) (CEEB)
Scale)
1 108 72 580
2 127 63 606
3 124 53 574
4 118 54 599
5 111 72 593
6 123 56 605
7 126 71 602
8 109 68 627
9 119 59 591
10 110 68 659
11 120 64 651
12 112 67 689
13 128 57 618
14 106 53 502
15 113 62 635
Which students would qualify for the scholarship and why? (50 points)
To be above average in the Intelligence (I)-test one needs to score 116 or better.
To be above average in the Motivation (M)-test one needs to score 61 or better.
To be above average in the General Knowledge (GK)-test one needs to score 601 or better.
Nine students qualify for the Scholarship as they scored at or above the needed points to have an
above-average score.
Student #2 scored above average in all three tests I-127, M-63, and GK-606
Student #6 scored above average in two of the tests I-123 and GK-605
Student #7 scored above average in all three tests I-126, M-71, and GK-602
Student #8 scored above average in two of the tests M-68 and GK-627
Student #10 scored above average in two of the tests M-68 and GK 659
Student #11 scored above average in all three tests I-120, M-64, and GK-651
Student #12 scored above average in two of the tests M- 67 and GK-689
Student #13 scored above average in two of the tests I-128 and GK-618
Student #15 scored above average in two of the tests M-62 and GK-635