supporting a point of view on an issue specified on the test. FAQs Q. How does the College Board ensure that the scoring of the SAT essay is consistent and fair? A. Every essay is graded independently by two readers, based on specific and detailed criteria. Readers—all of whom are trained educators—score the essay from 1 to 6. Approximately 98 percent of the time, readers agree on the score within one point. If two readers disagree, the essay is graded by a third reader. Q. Does the longer test cause fatigue that would affect student performance? A. Research indicates that the increased test length has not negatively affected student performance. Score Comparison SAT ~ ACT Critical Reading and Math Only SAT to ACT ACT to SAT SAT score ACT Composite ACT Composite SAT score Critical Reading + Score Score Critical Reading + Math Math 1600 36 36 1600 1540-1590 35 35 1560 1490-1530 34 34 1510 1440-1480 33 33 1460 1400-1430 32 32 1420 1360-1390 31 31 1380 1330-1350 30 30 1340 1290-1320 29 29 1300 1250-1280 28 28 1260 1210-1240 27 27 1220 1170-1200 26 26 1190 1130-1160 25 25 1150 1090-1120 24 24 1110 1050-1080 23 23 1070 1020-1040 22 22 1030 980-1010 21 21 990 940-970 20 20 950 900-930 19 19 910 860-890 18 18 870 820-850 17 17 830 770-810 16 16 790 720-760 15 15 740 670-710 14 14 690 620-660 13 13 640 560-610 12 12 590 510-550 11 11 530
supporting a point of view on an issue specified on the test. FAQs Q. How does the College Board ensure that the scoring of the SAT essay is consistent and fair? A. Every essay is graded independently by two readers, based on specific and detailed criteria. Readers—all of whom are trained educators—score the essay from 1 to 6. Approximately 98 percent of the time, readers agree on the score within one point. If two readers disagree, the essay is graded by a third reader. Q. Does the longer test cause fatigue that would affect student performance? A. Research indicates that the increased test length has not negatively affected student performance. SAT ~ ACT Score Comparison Critical Reading and Math Only SAT to ACT ACT to SAT SAT score Critical Reading + Math ACT Composite Score ACT Composite Score SAT score Critical Reading + Math 1600 1540-1590 1490-1530 1440-1480 1400-1430 36 35 34 33 32 36 35 34 33 32 1600 1560 1510 1460 1420 1360-1390 1330-1350 1290-1320 1250-1280 1210-1240 31 30 29 28 27 31 30 29 28 27 1380 1340 1300 1260 1220 1170-1200 1130-1160 1090-1120 1050-1080 1020-1040 26 25 24 23 22 26 25 24 23 22 1190 1150 1110 1070 1030 980-1010 940-970 900-930 860-890 820-850 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 990 950 910 870 830 770-810 720-760 670-710 620-660 560-610 510-550 16 15 14 13 12 11 16 15 14 13 12 11 790 740 690 640 590 530
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