NYT: SAT Problems Even Larger Than Reported

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SAT Problems Even Larger Than Reported
By KAREN W. ARENSON
Published: March 23, 2006

The College Board disclosed yesterday that the problems resulting from the misscoring of its October SAT examination were larger than it had previously reported.

In a statement, the organization said it discovered last weekend that 27,000 of the 495,000 October tests had not been rechecked for errors. It said that after checking those exams and one other overlooked set, it had found that 400 more students than previously reported had received scores that were too low.

A board official added that the maximum error was 450 points, not 400.

This is the third time in two weeks that the board, which administers the exam, has acknowledged that its earlier assessment of the problems was wrong. In its statement, the board also outlined steps it planned to avoid mistakes.

The disclosures prompted fresh criticism that the board had not been as forthcoming as it should have been in disclosing the problems promptly and in detail....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/education/23sat.html