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[quote=Anonymous]With the caveat that there is variability among actual tests, the practice tests tend to be easier both for difficulty and for scoring than the actual tests. My guess is that there is something goofy going on with adaptability, whether a student gets the hard section 2. Students are reporting big increases and big decreases even with a short time between test dates, which shouldn't happen to this degree if the test is well standardized. Essentially, there seems to be some luck involved. My kid scored 180 pts lower on the August test than on the practice tests. The difficulty was slightly harder, but student thought they did ok, so we don't know what happened - maybe didn't get the hard section 2? A student posting on reddit had a similar score to my kid's for August and a 160 pt increase in September, so certainly there is hope. Multiple retakes will be the name of the game for this inconsistent digital test.[/quote]
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