When students review their class grades in EMSTesting or Platinum Tests, the program will display the type of grading method that your class is using. You will see one of two options:
Raw Score Grading or Cut Score Grading.
Raw Scores: A score of 9/10 would get you a score of 90%. Often the more familiar option. They are a straight percentage of the number of questions answered correctly.
Cut Scores: This takes into account the difficulty of the items on the test.
For Example:
- If your instructor assigns a test comprised of only hard questions, thereby creating a very difficult test, it would mean you would have to answer fewer questions correctly to achieve a passing score than if they were using Raw Score Grading.
- If your instructor selects only easy questions, creating a very easy test, you will have to answer more questions correctly to achieve a passing score than if they were using Raw Score Grading.
If you have questions about how the cut score of a question is determined click here.
If you still have questions about your grades, your best course of action would be to contact your instructor.