<p>Anyone know how the PSAT and SAT are scored? I got one wrong on the math section of the PSAT and I got a 76 for the section. I don't understand how one wrong can result in a loss of four points. I didn't ommit any , and I got the rest correct. Is the SAT scored in the same way?</p>
<p>The curves vary depending on when you take the test. For example, you could only get an 80 on the PSAT math section if you got them all correct. In the writing and critical reading sections, you could have missed one or two and still gotten an 80. In previous years, the curve has been different.</p>
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Is the SAT scored in the same way?
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It depends on how they scale the tests. None wrong is always an 800. I doubt you would see a 760 with one wrong on the SAT, although the scaled score chart suggests it is possible.</p>
<p>mensa160 is wrong. 1 wrong is NEVER 760 on math. At worst, it could be 780 for 1 missed. SAT scoring is a lot more lenient than PSAT scoring.</p>
<p>AlexM, the source of my information is the college Board charts at the end of the practice tests in Official SAT. The source of your information is your ____.</p>
<p>So what determines the scales on the tests?</p>
<p>It's a process called equating.It's complicated, but it's kind of like a curve that's set before you take the test based on sample questions from previous tests mixed in. That might not be quite accurate a description, but that's the genera; idea. They do it on IQ tests too.</p>