Evaluation of SAT Score:
SAT scores are based on a student's percentile
relative to other students taking the same test. Scoring of the SAT Test is
done in two ways: raw and scaled. The raw score is a tabulation of questions
answered correctly or incorrectly. Students are encouraged not to leave answers
blank because they are not penalized for wrong or blank answers in a
student-produced answer section. Students receive 1 point for a correct answer
and have 1/4 point deducted for wrong answers to a multiple-choice question
only. The amount of points deducted depends on how many options there are for
that particular multiple-choice question. The more multiple-choice question
options there are, the smaller the fraction of a point deducted. Students are
not penalized for wrong answers on other types of questions. Questions left
unanswered do not affect raw scores.
The scaled score normalizes for different forms
of the test taken by different students at different times. Students receive
test scores by mail within 3 to 6 weeks of taking the test. They are given
their raw score as well as their percentile that ranks how many other
test-takers got a lower score. For example, scoring in the 90th percentile
means that student scored higher than 90 percent of everyone else.
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