I JUST TOOK A TEAS TEST(FOR PRACTICAL NURSING ADMISSIONS). THE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE A GRADE IN AT LEAST THE 40TH PERCENTILE IN EACH SUBJECT. THERE WAS A MATH, READING,ENGLISH, AND SCIENCE SECTION.

TOTAL OF QUESTIONS WERE 170.MATH-45? READING-40? ENGLISH-55 ? SCIENCE-30 ?

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW HOW TO FIGURE OUT ABOUT HOW MANY QUESTIONS IN EACH CATERGORY I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO GET CORRECT.

AND ALSO, ON THE PRACTICE TEST I RECEIVED A 72% AS A TOTAL GRADE (MATH-85.2% READING-81.8% SCIENCE-44.4%
ENGLISH 69.7%).....WHAT PERCENTILE ARE ALL OF THESE?

DOES YOUR TOTAL GRADE(72%) REFLECT AN AVERAGE PERCENTILE?
IS THE PERCENTILE AFFECTED BY HTE OTHER STUDENTS SCORES(LIKE A WEIGHTED GRADE?)

Typically the percentile cannot be determined exactly from the percent of items correct. The percentiles are detemined by where your score lies in relation to a distribution of scores by peers who have taken the same test. In a normal distribution, the 50th percentile would be the mean score obtained.

I searched Google under the key words "Teas test percentiles" to get these possible sources:

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http://www.bainbridge.edu/academics/tech_stud/ProgADN.htm

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

dayng 2008 wow I wasnt even born yet

To figure out how many questions you would have needed to get correct in each category to meet the requirement of at least the 40th percentile, you will need to know the number of questions in each category and the percentile ranking for each category.

Given the total number of questions and the number of questions in each category:
- Math: 45 questions
- Reading: 40 questions
- English: 55 questions
- Science: 30 questions

To calculate the number of questions you needed to get correct in each category to be above the 40th percentile, you can follow these steps for each category:
1. Multiply the total number of questions in the category by 40% (0.4) to find the minimum number of questions required for the 40th percentile.
2. Round up the result from step 1 to the nearest whole number to ensure you meet or exceed the minimum requirement.

For example, for the math section:
1. Math minimum requirement = 45 * 0.4 = 18
2. Rounded up, you would need to get at least 18 questions correct in the math section.

To determine the percentile for each category based on your practice test grades (72% overall, 85.2% math, 81.8% reading, 44.4% science, and 69.7% English), you would need the percentile distribution for the test.

Without the percentile distribution, it is not possible to directly convert your scores into percentiles. Percentiles depend on the performance of other test-takers. The percentile indicates the percentage of people who scored lower than you. So, if you don't know the distribution of scores, you cannot accurately determine the percentiles for your specific scores.

Your total grade of 72% on the practice test does not reflect an average percentile. As mentioned earlier, percentiles depend on the performance of others. Therefore, the percentile is not affected by other students' scores like a weighted grade. Percentage and percentile are different measurements and cannot be directly equated.

To figure out how many questions you would have needed to get correct in each category to meet the requirement of at least the 40th percentile, you'll need to determine the number of questions corresponding to the 40th percentile score for each section. Here's how you can do it:

1. Calculate the 40th percentile score for each section:
- For Math: 40% of 45 questions = 0.4 * 45 = 18 questions
- For Reading: 40% of 40 questions = 0.4 * 40 = 16 questions
- For English: 40% of 55 questions = 0.4 * 55 = 22 questions
- For Science: 40% of 30 questions = 0.4 * 30 = 12 questions

Therefore, to meet the requirement of at least the 40th percentile in each subject, you would have needed to answer at least 18 math questions correctly, 16 reading questions correctly, 22 English questions correctly, and 12 science questions correctly, respectively.

Regarding your practice test results with a total grade of 72%, to determine the percentiles for each subject, you would need access to score distribution data from the TEAS test. The percentile is a measure of how you performed relative to other test-takers, so it's not possible to determine the exact percentile without that data.

Regarding your question about whether the total grade reflects an average percentile, it's important to note that the percentile is calculated separately for each subject. Therefore, your total grade of 72% does not directly reflect an average percentile. However, you can compare your score in each section to the distribution data to get a better understanding of how you performed relative to others.

The percentile is not affected by other students' scores in the sense of being a weighted grade. It is calculated based on the relative position of your score compared to the scores of other test-takers. It provides information on how you ranked in comparison to other students who took the same test.