Some questions aren't graded on MCAT!

[BeatrixKiddo]

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I just read this on the AAMC website:

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How does the MCAT get test questions?
A large pool of content experts writes the items. New items are included in each administration of the MCAT as "field test" questions. Field test questions are not scored, but they are assessed for their performance and, if they are approved, are used on a future MCAT.

That means if you miss a field question, you can still get a 15 on that section! OMG! I wonder if there's anyway to pick out which ones are field questions, what if you get stuck on a feild question and waste a ton of time that you could have used to answer a real question!! 😡

 

[DieselD]

I was not aware of this...was it always this way?

Even more of a reason why its important to make sure to finish the exam...time always ran out for me..

 

[RPedigo]

How else do you think they generate new MCAT questions? They test out these questions on us unknowingly, so they can see if the questions are too easy / too difficult / just right, and then implement them into a real MCAT next time for someone else. That way, you don't have to guinea pig someone and have it affect their score.

 

[BeatrixKiddo]

How else do you think they generate new MCAT questions? They test out these questions on us unknowingly, so they can see if the questions are too easy / too difficult / just right, and then implement them into a real MCAT next time for someone else. That way, you don't have to guinea pig someone and have it affect their score.

Well, it's going to affect your score whether you know it or not, just one question is the difference between a 9 or 10, 10 or 11. A 29 or a 30.

 

[emquiksilver]

That's bad. Because now that means there are less questions to get points on.

 

[msa786]

yes but it could mean a nicer curve

 

[RPedigo]

Well, it's going to affect your score whether you know it or not, just one question is the difference between a 9 or 10, 10 or 11. A 29 or a 30.

...right, but the MCAT is graded on how many correct you get. The one or two beta questions don't count no matter what you get, so no, it won't be the difference between a 9 or 10 unless you get another question wrong because you were frustrated with the beta question or something.

 

[NJDIF]

I hope those are conveniently the questions I ran out of time for.

 

[prettymonkey]

hmmm anyone feel like a question from may 11th physical science involving some ridiculously time consuming calculations may have been one of these? that would be fabulous. it was totally stupid. the mcat is supposed to be a thinking test right? not a test of how well you can do stupid calculations with a crappy pencil in a short period of time. we have calculators people. no one figures out drug dosing or anesthesia using a pencil and paper. i hope.

 

[badasshairday]

hmmm anyone feel like a question from may 11th physical science involving some ridiculously time consuming calculations may have been one of these? that would be fabulous. it was totally stupid. the mcat is supposed to be a thinking test right? not a test of how well you can do stupid calculations with a crappy pencil in a short period of time. we have calculators people. no one figures out drug dosing or anesthesia using a pencil and paper. i hope.

May 11 test sucked donkey balls. 👎

 

[Surf Rx]

May 11 test sucked donkey balls. 👎

yeah.

 

[rcd]

...right, but the MCAT is graded on how many correct you get. The one or two beta questions don't count no matter what you get, so no, it won't be the difference between a 9 or 10 unless you get another question wrong because you were frustrated with the beta question or something.

"beta questions"

On the paper exam, I think an _entire VR passage_ was dedicated to testing. Don't know about the CBT.

 

[BeatrixKiddo]

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[IzzyMarieDMD]

May 11 test sucked donkey balls. 👎

agreed!