Academic and School Tests Score Interpretation & College Admissions Flashcards
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What does a 'percentile rank' of 75 mean on a standardized test?
Answer: You scored higher than 75% of test takers
A percentile rank of 75 means you scored higher than 75% of all students in the norm group, regardless of the actual number of correct answers.
The SAT is scored on a scale ranging from 400 to what maximum total score?
Answer: 1600
Since 2016, the SAT has been scored on a scale of 400–1600, combining two section scores (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math) each ranging from 200–800.
What is the ACT composite score range?
Answer: 1–36
The ACT composite score ranges from 1 to 36 and is the average of the four section scores: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.
Which of the following best describes a 'superscored' SAT or ACT result?
Answer: The highest section scores across multiple test dates combined into one composite
Superscoring takes the highest score from each section across multiple test dates and combines them, often resulting in a higher composite than any single sitting.
What does the term 'concordance' mean when comparing SAT and ACT scores?
Answer: A conversion table that equates scores from different tests to a common scale
Concordance tables, published by College Board and ACT, allow admissions offices to compare SAT and ACT scores on an equivalent scale.
A student scores at the 50th percentile on a national standardized test. What does this indicate about their performance?
Answer: They scored exactly at the national average
The 50th percentile represents the median score, meaning the student performed at the national average, scoring higher than half of all test takers.