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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: How The ACT Is Actually Scored
Description: No matter how difficult a given ACT exam seems, the process of creating that test and every other equivalent form is exponentially more complex, precise, and demanding. Amy and Mike invited ACT Lead Psychometrician Jeffrey Steedle to definitively explain how the ACT is actually scored. What are five things you will learn in this episode? How is an ACT form crafted? How does ACT assess item difficulty, and what is the role of the fifth section? Are the score scales determined before or after a test is administered? What is the difference between scaling and equating? H...