A student's English, Reading and Writing scores are scaled to create a student's combined English Language Arts (ELA) score.The Writing score is calculated from the domain scores and ranges between 1 and 36. If the two readers' scores differ by more than one point, a third reader will be called in to resolve the disagreement. The two scores are added together to get a student's Writing subscore for each domain, which can range between a 2 and a 12 (12 being the highest possible score). Each reader gives the essay a score ranging between a 1 and a 6 for each of the four domains, with 6 being the highest possible score.Two readers read and score each student's Writing test essay based on four domains: Ideas and Analysis, Development and Support, Organization, and Language Use and Conventions.Example: If a student scored a 24 English, 28 Math, 26 Reading, and 23 Science, his composite ACT score would be (24 + 28 + 26 + 23)/4 = 25.25, which is rounded down to a 25. A student's composite ACT score is the average of the student's scaled scores for the four multiple-choice test sections.Students receive a scaled score for each of the four multiple-choice test sections (English, Math, Reading, and Science). A student's raw score for a section is converted to a scaled score, which ranges between a 1 and a 36, with 36 being the highest possible score.Example: If a student answered 60 questions correctly in the English section, his English raw score would be 60. A student's raw score for a section is calculated by determining the number of questions answered correctly in that section.Students earn 1 point for each correct answer and neither lose nor gain points for each omitted or incorrect answer.Scoring for the Multiple-Choice Sections (English, Math, Reading, and Science)
Here are the basics of what your child needs to know. Before your child takes the ACT, it's a good idea for him or her to be familiar with how the ACT test scoring works.