TS issue. Am I wrong?

[TeamGuo]

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ok, so I am seeing all these scores a point lower than me but their TS is higher than my TS. I figured this is possible since TS is based on the number of questions you get right.

I got 20, 23, and 20 on the science sections. According to the ADA score table,

BIO 20 = 34
CHM23 = 28
OCM20 = 25

which equals to 87/100, which should give me a total of 21.

Does anyone know if I am just flat out wrong on this. I really would like to find out if that table is wrong or not. I know it might not be a big of a deal but it's just bothering me.

Let me know what you guys think first, if I'm just wrong I won't bother calling ADA. Thanks guys!

 

[Mrbubbles]

hey, ur right,

20+20+23 = 63/3 = 21

hmm..

 

[IWantH2O]

ok, so I am seeing all these scores a point lower than me but their TS is higher than my TS. I figured this is possible since TS is based on the number of questions you get right.

I got 20, 23, and 20 on the science sections. According to the ADA score table,

BIO 20 = 34
CHM23 = 28
OCM20 = 25

which equals to 87/100, which should give me a total of 21.

Does anyone know if I am just flat out wrong on this. I really would like to find out if that table is wrong or not. I know it might not be a big of a deal but it's just bothering me.

Let me know what you guys think first, if I'm just wrong I won't bother calling ADA. Thanks guys!

can u put the link up to the table u r referring to

 

[Andrew324]

Yeah a link would be nice, its not a straight average for that second poster, there are most bio questions so its weighted more heavily than the Gchem and Ochem

 

[TeamGuo]

http://ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/index.asp

yea I know the avg is not calculated by adding the 3 scores and dividing. It's based on raw scores.

If you click on the ADA sample exam, it has the table for grading.

According to this I should have a 21.

 

[doc3232]

That table is for that sample test. Every test has its own table if I am not mistaken.

 

[cubbiesftw]

the table on ADA doesn't work for all tests because I received a standard score of 24 on orgo, and there is no certain amount of questions you need to get correct to score 24, so i could have got 27 or 28 right, no clue. So depending on the version of the DAT you took, the standard scores vary with the amount of questions you got correct.

 

[TeamGuo]

yea I figured it's not the same. Thanks guys

 

[polarmolar]

A test this important, its good to fight for every last point lol.

 

[drpsuedonym]

That table is for that sample test. Every test has its own table if I am not mistaken.

You are not mistaken, every test has its own raw score/standard score conversion.