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PASSING GRADE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pass mark
1, record 1, English, pass%20mark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cutting score 2, record 1, English, cutting%20score
correct
- critical score 2, record 1, English, critical%20score
correct
- passing score 3, record 1, English, passing%20score
correct
- cutoff score 4, record 1, English, cutoff%20score
correct
- cut-off score 5, record 1, English, cut%2Doff%20score
- passing level 4, record 1, English, passing%20level
correct
- passing grade 4, record 1, English, passing%20grade
correct
- passing mark 6, record 1, English, passing%20mark
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a score that divides those individuals earning scores above and below it into two groups with reference to some purpose or criterion. 2, record 1, English, - pass%20mark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Cut-off point between failure and success in an examination or test. 7, record 1, English, - pass%20mark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passing score. If it is appropriate for the context of the test, there will be a passing score. There are no convincing arguments for any one cutoff score; rather, the content, context, and type of student will determine the passing level. It will also depend on your intentions for the test. A mastery test will require a very high pass mark, while an ordinary quiz or classroom test is likely to be less stringent. Sometimes a test may have no passing grade at all, as when its intention is to locate areas of weakness rather than to categorize or grade students. 4, record 1, English, - pass%20mark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- note de passage
1, record 1, French, note%20de%20passage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- note de césure 2, record 1, French, note%20de%20c%C3%A9sure
correct, feminine noun
- point de coupure 2, record 1, French, point%20de%20coupure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Note en dessous de laquelle un candidat échoue. 2, record 1, French, - note%20de%20passage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Marque minimale nécessaire à la réussite d'un examen ou d'une épreuve. 3, record 1, French, - note%20de%20passage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- minimum de points
- moyenne
- moyenne d'admissibilité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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