Kaplan Score Analysis 2

Question 1

On the SAT, a student scores 620 in Math and 580 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. What is their total SAT score?

Accepted Answer

1200

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1100

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1250

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1150

Question 2

A Kaplan score report shows a student's percentile rank as 72nd. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

The student scored higher than 72% of test-takers

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The student answered 72% of questions correctly

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The student scored lower than 72% of test-takers

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The student is in the top 72% of all students

Question 3

Which Kaplan score metric helps students identify their weakest content areas for targeted study?

Accepted Answer

Section subscores and content area breakdowns

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Raw score totals

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Percentile rankings only

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Time-per-question averages

Question 4

A student's ACT composite score is the average of which four section scores?

Accepted Answer

English, Math, Reading, Science

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English, Writing, Math, Reading

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Math, Science, Writing, Reading

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English, Math, Reasoning, Science

Question 5

On a Kaplan diagnostic, a student's pacing data shows she spent an average of 90 seconds per Math question but only 45 seconds per Reading question. What is the most useful interpretation?

Accepted Answer

She may be rushing through Reading and should slow down to improve accuracy

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Her Math score will automatically improve

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Reading is always easier than Math

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She should spend more time on Science instead

Question 6

What does a scaled score account for that a raw score does not?

Accepted Answer

Differences in difficulty across test versions

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The number of answer choices per question

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The student's test-taking speed

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The order in which questions were answered

Question 7

A student improved her GRE Verbal score from 148 to 156. Using the GRE's 130–170 scale, approximately what percentile jump does an 8-point gain in Verbal typically represent?

Accepted Answer

A significant jump, often moving from around the 30th to near the 60th percentile

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No meaningful change since raw points differ from percentile

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A jump from the 80th to 99th percentile

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An exact 8-percentile increase in all cases