Raw Score Explanation

[soupbone]

Title says it all. Could someone break down raw score versus the CLEP score and how they are different? Thanks...

[caridan]

I would like to know how this works for DSST as well since I just took my first test last week in Organizational Behavior, and scored a 59, where I needed a 48 to pass - at first, I thought that I got a 59%, but I now understand that this is not so. If anyone has any information on this I'd be happy to know about it.

[lwmcc]

I haven't seen anything that gives the detailed background stats on the CLEPs, but the DSST site DSST - GetCollegeCredit.com has a breakdown of the way that they came up with the scaled scores and minimums to pass in their Technical Data sheet http://www.getcollegecredit.com/download...s_2008.pdf

What I'd really like to see is a percentile breakdown by year for both, but I haven't been able to find that yet. Has anyone found any info on percentile scores for CLEPs or DSSTs?

[cookderosa]

This question comes up here from time to time. There isn't an official answer. I THINK the reason a solid % or raw requirement doesn't exist is because the raw score needed to earn a passing level changes from test to test, and they also run test (beta) questions. So, in one exam, a certain number of questions will always be un-scored, but you don't know which ones those are. (maybe none in mine, but 7 in yours) Also, I believe they use a random pool of questions, and so perhaps some situations may involve fewer beta questions than other times.

Consider this- in a class where fewer people earn a passing grade (lets say statistics for example) the raw score needed (the threshold) is lower than in a subject like sociolgy where a great number of people earn a passing grade. These assumptions are based on the "C" students- which is what CLEP/DSST are trying to determine.

It all boils down to this: Can you answer the same number and type of questions as the student who took this class in person and earned a C?