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Table 5 Percentile ranks of TESS scores and corresponding stanine values

From: Identifying low test-taking effort during low-stakes tests with the new Test-taking Effort Short Scale (TESS) – development and psychometrics

TESS score

N

Percentile rank

Stanine

Interpretation

1

157

11.4

1, 2

Low TTE

1.33

55

15.4

3

 

1.67

67

20.3

3

 

2

95

27.2

4

 

2.33

88

33.6

4

 

2.67

119

42.3

5

 

3

141

52.6

5

 

3.33

157

64

6

 

3.67

136

73.9

6

 

4

144

84.4

7

 

4.33

81

90.3

8

High TTE

4.67

60

94.7

8

High TTE

5

73

100

9

High TTE

  1. TTE test-taking effort