same dat?

[tcc6115]

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Hi,

I'm just curious. Can two different people get the same exact set of DAT? If not, how are the standard scores calculated? Thanks!

 

[doc3232]

I estimate the number of DAT tests is in the single digits.

 

[Vicviper]

Yeah, I've talked to people who got the exact same set of reading comp passages that I had. I'd guess that there would be under 10 different versions of the test.

 

[JTSLai]

The RC i would imagine would be more inclined to have people getting the same set of essays since you only get three or so, as for the sciences, PAT and QR, the questions are all retrieved from a question bank at random with random difficulties so the probability that two people get the same exact DAT is ultimately very, very small, though it is not uncommon for multiple people to have several identical questions throughout the test.

 

[doc3232]

The RC i would imagine would be more inclined to have people getting the same set of essays since you only get three or so, as for the sciences, PAT and QR, the questions are all retrieved from a question bank at random with random difficulties so the probability that two people get the same exact DAT is ultimately very, very small, though it is not uncommon for multiple people to have several identical questions throughout the test.

No...from what I understand there are a few test versions and there is no question bank. Also, the RC passages ALWAYS go together. Those that get the Ethics passage get the same two easy passages with it. Same with Piano.
Who told you this?

 

[JTSLai]

No...from what I understand there are a few test versions and there is no question bank. Also, the RC passages ALWAYS go together. Those that get the Ethics passage get the same two easy passages with it. Same with Piano.
Who told you this?

there was a thread about this several years ago...