Since the equating formula changes from test to test to keep the scores equal, there is no way to know for sure how a certain raw score will translate to a scaled score. However, the College Board releases raw score to scaled score ranges to give you an idea of what level of raw score you need to get to certain scaled score numbers. You'll notice as you look at the tables that they differ slightly: for example, a raw score of 57 gets you a perfect on Test 4 but not Test 1.
This is because, as we discussed above, each test is equated so that despite slight differences in difficulty, an on one test means the same as an on another test. In this case, the Math section on Test 4 is slightly harder, so you can only miss one point and still get an Next, we will break down the mechanics of scoring section-to-section, to help you best prepare for each part of the test.
Finding your score on SAT Math is relatively straightforward. I'll walk you step-by-step through finding your raw score to calculating your final scaled score between and This is just the total amount of questions you answered correctly. The No Calculator section has 20 possible points, while the Calculator section has 38 possible points.
Blank or wrong questions do not count for or against you. This is your final Math raw score. The highest possible raw score is For example, when I look at Table 4, I see that a raw score of 40 on that test would have gotten me a ! Based on that, I know if I get a raw score of 40 on Math, I can bet on a final score in the low- to mids. We'll talk more about how to come up with raw score goals later in the post!
The highest raw score possible is This is a number between 10 and This is your final scaled score between and Not too shabby! But wait, there's more! To calculate your cross-test scores, you need to have access to a detailed answer key that marks which questions fall under which cross-score categories , since they will come from all different sections of the test.
If you take the College Board's free practice tests linked above , then you can use their answer keys, which are quite detailed. Next, find your raw score for each category—simply total up how many questions you got right. This can be a bit tedious, since you have to count up questions from different sections.
College Board's answer keys come with a table to help you do this. Unlike EBRW, you do not combine these two scores and multiply them for a final scaled score between and They simply stand alone as indicators of your Science and Social Science skills. You find these subscores using the same process: find the questions marked as belonging to those categories, total up your raw score for each category, and then use the conversion table to find your scaled scores.
It can definitely be tedious to calculate all of these on your own, since there are seven categories, but it can be worth it to learn more about your strengths and weaknesses as a test-taker , as we will discuss below. An example of how to find the relevant questions to calculate a subscore.
The final conversion table for finding your subscores. Here is the information your child needs to know. There is no deduction for incorrect answers, which means students should answer every single question. For most sections of the SAT, questions get more difficult as you work through each type of question in a section except for Evidence-Based Reading questions. This means that the first few questions will usually be easy for most students, and the last ones will usually be extremely difficult for all but the most advanced students.
The SAT is designed to challenge students at every level, so the average student is going to face a lot of tough questions in a very short period of time. By guessing! The goal is to answer as many questions correctly as possible, but there will always be some questions so difficult that students won't have a clue as to how to answer them.
One of the greatest advantages of taking a multiple-choice test like the SAT is that there is more than one way to arrive at the correct answer. In school, students are used to working and working until they find the correct answer or until they get frustrated and give up.
For example, a Math Test raw score of 30 out of 58 can be equated to a Math section score of on one version of the SAT and a section score of on another. A raw Math Test score of 57 is good enough for a perfect Math section score of on some editions of the test, but on others, a student must answer all 58 questions correctly in order to receive the highest possible score. Test scores that range from 10 to 40 are given for the Reading Test, Writing and Language Test, and Math Test, and raw scores are also the starting point for the calculation of test scores.
Raw scores are equated into test scores by adjusting for test difficulty. Answering 26 of the Reading Test's 52 questions correctly, for example, can result in a Reading Test score of 25 or The section score for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing is determined by adding the scaled Reading Test and Writing and Language Test scores together and multiplying by The examples noted above would result in a section score of , , or , depending on the difficulty of the specific test taken by a given student.
They scale the scores to reflect the difficulty of the test. On a very difficult test, students may be able to miss a question or two and still get a perfect But on an easier test, missing just one question could drop your score down to a or The College Board provides instructions on how to calculate your section scores, including a sample conversion chart, in their Scoring Your Practice Test documentation.
You can see a sample chart below:. Via Scoring Your Practice Test. Once you have your Math section score and your Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score, add them together.
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