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About USMLE Scoring
kwasiprince - 09-25-10 13:24
please how are the marks scored or graded in all the 3 usmle.
i dont understand the 2 digit score or 3 digit score. What do these scores mean? are they percentages or what. eg 99% or what?
kwasiprince - 09-25-10 13:24
please how are the marks scored or graded in all the 3 usmle.
i dont understand the 2 digit score or 3 digit score. What do these scores mean? are they percentages or what. eg 99% or what?
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Re:About USMLE Scoring bingousmle - 09-25-10 14:13 they are not percentages for sure.. they are also not percentiles. a detailed meaning can be found on the usmle website where it has been explained.
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Re: About USMLE Scoring adonis123 - 09-27-10 01:30 
posted by kwasiprince on 09-25-10 13:24
please how are the marks scored or graded in all the 3 usmle.
i dont understand the 2 digit score or 3 digit score. What do these scores mean? are they percentages or what. eg 99% or what?
please how are the marks scored or graded in all the 3 usmle.
i dont understand the 2 digit score or 3 digit score. What do these scores mean? are they percentages or what. eg 99% or what?
They r two and three digit score scales and not percentages or percentiles.
On a two-digit scale a score of 75 is kept as a passing score.The highest score possible on this scale is 99.
Then on a three-digit scale a score is chosen which corresponds to the passing score on the two-digit scale.For example,in Step-1 exam a passing score is 189.So, 75 and 189 r equivalent to one another.The highest score possible on a three-digit scale is 300 and I don't think that it has been so far achieved by anyone.The highest three-digit score achieved by anyone is 280 so far.The three-digit-score gives a further analysis of a test-takers performance.This score is more important.
I hope it is clear to u now.
Good luck!
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