How to interpret the new ARE score card

I got my results back from my recent exam (Construction and Evaluation) and I for sure thought that I passed but alas that was not the case.

I watched the Amber Book video that explains how to read the new scorecards which gave me great insight and more clarity (see this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJYOiuUbmg&t=603s)

so this is my scorecard for CE:

so if i were to divide my scaled score of 518 by 800 i would get 64.75%.

then when i looked at how i did in each section and take the average percent of scored items, i get 61.05%. NCARB says that the scaled score is more reliable than the individual sections calculations, but for CE it is said that the passing score range is 58%-65%. my scaled score is 64.75%, how is it that i didn't pass this section? Or to quote Max Smart (from "Get Smart"), did i "miss[ed] it by that much"?

[EDIT]: so the scaled score description says 550 is the minimum threshold (550/800 = 68.75%). if that is the case, then why list the range 58%-65% as a passing range?

Michael Ermann July 23, 2022 14:21

Your scaled score is NOT a percentage correct…it’s like the SATs where the score is way more complicated than a simple division by 800 and is instead based on means and standard deviations normalized for how difficult your particular exam division form happens to be….a score of 518 means that you missed by two-ish questions.

How to interpret the new ARE score card

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