PowerScore PrepTest Scoring

[anjalichhoudhary@gmail.com]

Hello!

I was wondering if the score I get for preptests on the PowerScore Testing and Analytics site is according to a scale. I just took PT 87 and got a 65/76 which showed up as a 167 but on the scoring scale, a 65 shows up as a 168. I've also noticed a 1-2 point discrepancy between some other raw scores and test scores. It's a very small difference but I was just curious!

Thanks so much in advance.

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Hello!

I was wondering if the score I get for preptests on the PowerScore Testing and Analytics site is according to a scale. I just took PT 87 and got a 65/76 which showed up as a 167 but on the scoring scale, a 65 shows up as a 168. I've also noticed a 1-2 point discrepancy between some other raw scores and test scores. It's a very small difference but I was just curious!

Thanks so much in advance.

Hi anjalichhoudhary,

Thanks for your post! It looks like you're taking the "3 Sections + Experimental" tests, not the 4-scored section tests.

For the “3 Sections + Experimental” tests, we removed one of the scored LR sections from the original 4-section test (the test would have originally been 1LG, 1RC, and 2LR.) We then adjust the scoring scale to accommodate for this removed LR section, and that's why the scoring scale looks slightly different. (If you’re curious, PowerScore VP Jon Denning explains how he developed PowerScore’s Flex Scoring system in this Reddit comment. It can definitely get complicated, which is exactly why our Analytics system automatically scores the tests for you. )

I hope this helps! Thanks!