Actually, if it's scored using age norms, he'll have an advantage because of the extra age-based challenge. The advantage is against himself on a lower level, not necessarily his new peers, but he'll be better off with the higher level (if I'm understanding it correctly). The harder questions will give him more room for error as well as more room to excel. Let's say there are 50 questions. On the lower level, he might need 45 of those to get a 130 score. On the high :)er level, he might only need 40. Does that make sense?
Yep, the last part makes sense. Thanks.
Let me see if I understand the first part
... Since he's in 5th grade, he'd take whatever level is administered there, but the scoring may be done based on age norms? Which would mean he had the 'wiggle room' (using your example of only needing 40 correct) of the above level test? Sorry if I'm not understanding, I'm trying... And I should probably say that I'm not really all that concerned about him qualifying or not, I just like to understand things like this.
Thanks for taking the time.
