Understanding OG Diagnostic Scores

[LP1]

Hello all,
My question is how to assess yourself after taking the OG Diagnostic test?

The table after the test categorizes the raw score into average, below average, above average, etc., based on the number of correct answers. For eg: if a test-taker gets 16-18 questions correct on a certain section then the OG interprets this raw score as above average; a score of 10-15 is average, so on and so forth.

However, the OG also states below this table that:

"Remember, you should not compare the number of questions you got right in
each section. Instead, you should compare how your response rated in each
section."

What does "rated" mean? There is no other interpretation other than this table so I am a little confused. Does it mean that the test-taker should look at the answer explanations and compare his/her method of arriving at the answer to OG's method and determine how close he/she was to OG's method in order for a correct assessment? If not, then what does it mean?

Any clarification would be great.

thanx

[LP1]

Folks,
I think I got it...funny that it occurred to me just after I submitted my post :)

What I understand from the statement that OG makes is to focus on the rating of "above average", "below average" etc than focussing on the actual number of questions answered correctly- be it 10 or 15, as long as the number falls within the same rating. So if one answered 10 questions correctly, it means the same as answering 15 correctly since both numbers fall within the range of the same rating.

Am I right?

[StaceyKoprince]

Yes, basically - it's just a way to get a general idea of your strengths and weaknesses. Don't make it into more than that. :)

I'm actually not a fan of that Diagnostic for multiple reasons. I prefer for my students to start with a full-length practice test to get a comprehensive read of strengths and weaknesses.