Confused on how to take practice tests.... please help

[cmanganiello]

Hi there - I took my first practice test on lawhub last night. I am using Powerscore's 3 month study guide and started with prep test 71. On lawhub it consisted of 4 sections. 2 LR, 1 LG, and 1 RC.
I went to take it again this morning, but this time through powerscore, and I see that it consisted of 2 LG, 1 LR and 1 RC.
I understand that the powerscore one stimulates 3 sections + experimental, which is how the actual test is.
So in other words, is my score inflated and not representative of my actual score on the lawhub platform since it accounted for 4 sections instead of 3?
I know the lawhub simulates visually exactly what we will see on test day, but I am confused about the scoring...
Hopefully someone can advise. Thank you!

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Hi there - I took my first practice test on lawhub last night. I am using Powerscore's 3 month study guide and started with prep test 71. On lawhub it consisted of 4 sections. 2 LR, 1 LG, and 1 RC.
I went to take it again this morning, but this time through powerscore, and I see that it consisted of 2 LG, 1 LR and 1 RC.
I understand that the powerscore one stimulates 3 sections + experimental, which is how the actual test is.
So in other words, is my score inflated and not representative of my actual score on the lawhub platform since it accounted for 4 sections instead of 3?
I know the lawhub simulates visually exactly what we will see on test day, but I am confused about the scoring...
Hopefully someone can advise. Thank you!

Hi cmanganiello,

Thanks for your post!

Because the 3 Sections + Experimental is what you'll see on test day, those PTs scores are going to be most indicative of how you'll perform on test day. The 4-section tests that you take on Law Hub have that extra LR, so your performance is going to be skewed a bit based on how strong you are in LR.

If you're taking the "3 Sections + Experimental" tests on PowerScore, then we adjusted the scoring scale for those 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. (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!

[cmanganiello]

Thank you so much for your quick response. One more question for you - Am I able to delete a practice test score that I have imputed into the tracker? I would like to delete the one I took on Lawhub and take it through Powerscore as my baseline.

Thanks!

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Thank you so much for your quick response. One more question for you - Am I able to delete a practice test score that I have imputed into the tracker? I would like to delete the one I took on Lawhub and take it through Powerscore as my baseline.

Thanks!

Hi cmanganiello,

Per your request when you spoke with a representative, I went ahead and refreshed your PowerScore Online Student Center, so you should be all set.

Thanks!