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In the scoring model used for the digital SAT Suite, the scores students receive are a product of several factors, characteristics of the questions they answered right or wrong (e.g., the questions' difficulty levels), and the probability that the pattern of answers suggests they were guessing.
You can earn a scaled score of between 200 and 800 points on each section, for a total of 1600 possible points on the SAT. The scaled score of between 200 and 800 is converted from the raw score you earn on each section. Your raw score is simply the number of questions you answered correctly.
For every question you answer correctly on the SAT, you receive one point. There is no penalty for guessing or skipping. The maximum possible raw score varies by section (and depends on the total number of questions asked). For example, for the Reading and Writing section on the paper SAT, there are 66 questions total, so the maximum raw score ...
- Your raw score is simply calculated using the number of questions you answered correctly. 1. For every question you answer correctly on the SAT, yo...
- The raw score is converted into the scale score (on the 200 to 800 scale for each section) using a table. This table varies by SAT test date. The t...
- Once you have your scaled score for both the Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections, you just add them together to get your overall S...
- The College Board gives you the breakdown of your incorrect, correct, and omitted answers on your SAT score report in addition to your final scaled...
The Reading section has 52 questions, and the Writing and Language section has 44 questions, for a total of 96 questions. You get 1 raw point for each correct answer and 0 points for incorrect or skipped answers. The sum of your raw points in both parts is your raw ERW score.
For example, missing an easy Reading and Writing question can drop your score on that section by 30 points; missing a different, harder question on the same section drops the score by only 20 points. Conclusion: Some questions are worth more than others.
General Scoring Notes. Each part of the question (indicated by a letter) is initially scored by determining if it meets the criteria for essentially correct (E), partially correct (P), or incorrect (I).
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Each essentially correct (E) part counts as 1 point, and each partially correct (P) part counts as ½ point.
