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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by edflsafoiewq on Sunday March 20, 2022 @07:23PM (#30747879)
Why does it have such a weird score range?
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by xadhominemx on Sunday March 20, 2022 @08:20PM (#30748369)
You get negative points for answering incorrectly, to disincentivize blind guessing.
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by AnnikaL on Sunday March 20, 2022 @10:56PM (#30749631)
The SAT no longer penalizes guessing (i.e. incorrect answers).[0]

[0] - https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/whats-on-the-test/stru...

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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by xadhominemx on Monday March 21, 2022 @10:38AM (#30754630)
Interesting, thank you
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by crackercrews on Sunday March 20, 2022 @10:02PM (#30749210)
I believe it doesn't disincentivize blind guessing. It just counteracts it. If you can eliminate one answer you should guess. Even if you can't eliminate an answer you break even.
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by relaxing on Sunday March 20, 2022 @10:23PM (#30749358)
That wouldn’t be blind.
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