Question

What do the percentiles on the PSAT score report mean? A. How ready a student is to take the SAT B. How students compare with other PSAT test-takers C. How ready a student is for college D. How students compare with PLAN test-takers

Answer 1

The score ranges show how much scores might vary if students
were to take the PSAT/NMSQT repeatedly without learning
additional skills. In other words, the scores within this range are
considered “equal” statistically.
• Percentiles compare your student’s performance with
that of other students. Eleventh-graders are compared to
all 11th-graders who took the test last year; 10th-graders and
younger students are compared to all 10th-graders who took
the test last year.
2 Your Skills: Students can see how they performed on each
of the skills measured by the PSAT/NMSQT. After reviewing this
section, students can then go online and log in to My College
QuickStart™ to access suggestions for improving each of these
skills and also sample questions to use for additional practice.
Share this information with teachers, as these skills affect
classroom performance and are important for success in college.
3 Your Answers: This section shows the correct answer, the
student’s response and the difficulty level of the question. Students
should have received their test book along with their score report.
Encourage your child to go over questions she or he got wrong.
Did she or he really not know the answer? Make a careless error?
Guess instead of leaving the question blank? My College QuickStart
provides complete answer explanations to help students learn from
their mistakes.