The student has taken a linked test with a known link ID.
The student’s scale score and standard error (or conditional standard error)
are being provided.
URL
POST /api/score/scale/standard
Request
The following parameters are required in the request. An example is provided in the
Code Example section.
Parameter
Type
Description
linkId
String
ID associated with the linking table for the external test.
MetaMetrics will provide these IDs.
scaleScore
String
The scale score received on the external test.
scaleSem
Integer
The standard error of measurement (or conditional sem) received on
the external test.
Response
This returns an object that contains the computed ability and uncertainty. See Scoring Service Response Codes for an explanation
of error codes that might be returned.
Parameter
Type
Description
ability
Integer
The student’s new ability estimate.
uncertainty
Integer
Uncertainty associated with the student’s new ability estimate.
framework
String
Either Lexile or Quantile; framework used to produce the
measure.
apiVersion
String
The current version number for the API.
Code Examples
The following show examples of the request followed by the response. The Python
example is written for use with Python 3 and above.