Knewton CAT Verbal Scoring

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akhilsuhag: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 351; Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:25 pmFollowed by: 4 members; Thanked: 57 times

by akhilsuhag » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:08 am

I am having a hard time believing my verbal scores in knewton.

CAT0 (40): 11 incorrect: 9, 13, 16, 23, 24, 26, 33, 34, 36, 38, 41.
CAT1 (40): 6 incorrect: 3, 13, 31, 36, 38, 39.
CAT2 (35): 7 incorrect: 3, 7, 17, 20, 23, 26, 41.

I think I deserved more on both CAT1 and 2. Their is no sequence, from CAT1 to CAT2 with just one extra mistake they have deducted 5 extra points, I don't know if that makes sense. I thought I deserved more on CAT1 but now looking at CAT2 I am feeling a lot more depressed.

I am working hard on my verbal and a low scores really hampers my confidence. I was hoping if someone familiar with scoring patters could look into my score and tell me where I am and why am getting lower than expected scores.

Thanks,
Akhil

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Frankenstein: Legendary Member; Posts: 1448; Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 9:55 amFollowed by: 53 members; Location: India; Thanked: 375 times

by Frankenstein » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:25 am

Hi,
I am not sure whether my post would be of any help to you. I will just add my perspective. Such things are pretty common with practice tests. Please take practice tests only to improve your timing, and to learn from your mistakes and to learn new methods. No test is going to give us an accurate score(the score we feel we deserve). Well, We may think that practice test scores will make us feel more confident but that is one aspect about which we need to rethink. The only way to go forward is not bother much about practice test scores and just review them. I also think Knewton diagnostic(CAT 0) is a bit liberal when it comes to scoring. Anyway, I can't prove this, just from my experience. Getting 6 or 7 incorrect in Verbal means you are doing well. No need to panic.

Cheers!

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dmf5238: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 29; Joined: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:19 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 3 times; GMAT Score:710

by dmf5238 » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:35 pm

The scoring depends more on the difficulty level of questions answered incorrectly than the pure number of questions answered incorrectly.

For example, getting a level 700+ question correct will count for MORE than getting a level 300+ question correct. Likewise, getting a level 700+ question incorrect will hurt you LESS than getting a level 300+ question incorrect.

This is my understanding of it anyway, someone please correct me if I'm wrong!

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