What Is the Major Drawback of Using Percentile Ranks to Describe

Multiple Choice

What is the major drawback of using percentile ranks to describe students' performance on a standardized test?

A) Even many low-achieving students tend to get above-average percentile scores.
B) Percentiles tend to underestimate how much students have actually learned.
C) Because most students get fairly low scores,they become easily discouraged and their self-efficacy decreases.
D) Students in the middle range can be quite similar in achievement and yet have scores that are somewhat dissimilar.