SAT Writing - Does Collegeboard Ever Make Mistakes?

dodgersmom
Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:24:34 +0000

can we really be sure that the CB made a mistake with scoring?



Although it’s not impossible that there were scoring errors (and isolated errors are ALWAYS possible), it looks like most October test takers had their scores impacted by a particularly brutal scoring curve. Incorrect answers had a significantly greater impact than they have had on other recent tests.

[url=SAT Facts and FAQs]This[/url] is an especially useful explanation of how the curve works. My guess would be that CB deemed this test to have been exceptionally easy - so they compensated by making the curve much more harsh than usual. So, getting even one or two wrong had a much greater impact than any of us anticipated.