| Something I don't like about college board is its methodology of calculating scaled scores.
First of all there is no need to choose numbers like 800 in SATs and 5 in AP's. I think it would be much better if college board simply calculates percentiles.
For example in SAT II Math Level II if some genius got 48-50 out of 50 questions correct he will be given the same score as someone who got raw score 43 ( Both will get 800). The same applies to APs.
On the other hand percentiles will not only distinguish bright from brightest but also will have more meaning for the layman. |