Test Score Meanings
A three-column chart contrasting students' dramatic readings of their test scores with what the percentages actually mean.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-03-07-test-score-meanings/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Columns] Score | Student Interpretation | Actual Meaning
51% | "I'm a failure child with a garbage brain" | You got 51% of available points
77% | "I'm a human mediocrity, but I guess it could be worse" | You got 77% of available points
98% | "I am pure wisdom on Earth, an Athena emergent from the great forehead of mankind" | You got 98% of available points