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Revision of Dental Admission Test standard score scale
Author(s) -
Smith RM,
Kramer GA,
Kubiak AT
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1988.52.10.tb02239.x
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , metric (unit) , test (biology) , standard score , test score , statistics , medicine , computer science , mathematics , geography , operations management , standardized test , cartography , engineering , paleontology , biology
In October 1988 the Dental Admission Testing Program will begin reporting DAT scores on a new standard score scale. This scale will be based on the underlying ability metric rather than on the normal distribution that is the basis of the current‐1 to 9 scale. A comparison of the two standard score scales is included, as well as a discussion of the advantages offered by the ability based metric.