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New Low For February Bar takers
http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2017.pdf
When the mean score is low does that decrease the chances of passing?
When the mean score is low does that decrease the chances of passing?
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Re: New Low For February Bar takers
Damn.
Yes, it means the scaled score of your MBE will be lower. It's unfair but if you are part of a pool of applicants that underperformed compared to previous admins, you will need to have answered a higher number of questions than let's say someone in F2014 to receive a similar scaled score.
Bummer.
Yes, it means the scaled score of your MBE will be lower. It's unfair but if you are part of a pool of applicants that underperformed compared to previous admins, you will need to have answered a higher number of questions than let's say someone in F2014 to receive a similar scaled score.
Bummer.
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Re: New Low For February Bar takers
jtp191 wrote:http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2017.pdf
When the mean score is low does that decrease the chances of passing?
wow...mean MBE is really low...
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Re: New Low For February Bar takers
Isn't that only 1 point lower than the 2016 MBE mean?
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i was comparing with other State average MBE scoreRoclandsfinest23 wrote:Isn't that only 1 point lower than the 2016 MBE mean?
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Re: New Low For February Bar takers
Gotchahappyhour1122 wrote:i was comparing with other State average MBE scoreRoclandsfinest23 wrote:Isn't that only 1 point lower than the 2016 MBE mean?
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Isn't MBE scaled nationally? What does that mean? PA in general bad MBE test takers?happyhour1122 wrote:i was comparing with other State average MBE scoreRoclandsfinest23 wrote:Isn't that only 1 point lower than the 2016 MBE mean?
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If you click that link above it has the PA MBE mean scores and it also has the national mean of MBE scoresmaxmartin wrote:Isn't MBE scaled nationally? What does that mean? PA in general bad MBE test takers?happyhour1122 wrote:i was comparing with other State average MBE scoreRoclandsfinest23 wrote:Isn't that only 1 point lower than the 2016 MBE mean?
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What are you reading. PA did better than the national.maxmartin wrote:Isn't MBE scaled nationally? What does that mean? PA in general bad MBE test takers?happyhour1122 wrote:i was comparing with other State average MBE scoreRoclandsfinest23 wrote:Isn't that only 1 point lower than the 2016 MBE mean?
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shouldn't matter how your state did. The scaled score as far as I know is based on the national mean. Pass rates will be low for F2017.
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This is dead on, and confirmed by looking at the FL results (released this morning) for Feb '17 versus Feb '16. The FL first time pass rate went down, consistent with the mean scores going down from the prior year.yankeeman86 wrote:shouldn't matter how your state did. The scaled score as far as I know is based on the national mean. Pass rates will be low for F2017.
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Is your username Tappan zee hs?Tzhs wrote:This is dead on, and confirmed by looking at the FL results (released this morning) for Feb '17 versus Feb '16. The FL first time pass rate went down, consistent with the mean scores going down from the prior year.yankeeman86 wrote:shouldn't matter how your state did. The scaled score as far as I know is based on the national mean. Pass rates will be low for F2017.
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Assuming that there is a "k" missing from your username! While I took the FL exam last year, I graduated from TZHS many, many years ago.Roclandsfinest23 wrote:Is your username Tappan zee hs?Tzhs wrote:This is dead on, and confirmed by looking at the FL results (released this morning) for Feb '17 versus Feb '16. The FL first time pass rate went down, consistent with the mean scores going down from the prior year.yankeeman86 wrote:shouldn't matter how your state did. The scaled score as far as I know is based on the national mean. Pass rates will be low for F2017.
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Re: New Low For February Bar takers
Hey guys, don't freak out just yet. I looked up PA's Feb 2016 results and they are roughly the same as PA's Feb 2017 results.
February 2016
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.514
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.954
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 96.500-178.800
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 49.500-188.200
February 2017
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.147
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.060
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 89.400-181.000
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 62.200-187.900
February 2016 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2016.pdf
February 2017 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2017.pdf
February 2016
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.514
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.954
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 96.500-178.800
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 49.500-188.200
February 2017
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.147
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.060
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 89.400-181.000
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 62.200-187.900
February 2016 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2016.pdf
February 2017 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2017.pdf
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Yes there is! lol. Small world. My mother is a teacher at TZHS. Born and raised in rocklandTzhs wrote:Assuming that there is a "k" missing from your username! While I took the FL exam last year, I graduated from TZHS many, many years ago.Roclandsfinest23 wrote:Is your username Tappan zee hs?Tzhs wrote:This is dead on, and confirmed by looking at the FL results (released this morning) for Feb '17 versus Feb '16. The FL first time pass rate went down, consistent with the mean scores going down from the prior year.yankeeman86 wrote:shouldn't matter how your state did. The scaled score as far as I know is based on the national mean. Pass rates will be low for F2017.
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gboston87 wrote:Hey guys, don't freak out just yet. I looked up PA's Feb 2016 results and they are roughly the same as PA's Feb 2017 results.
February 2016
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.514
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.954
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 96.500-178.800
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 49.500-188.200
February 2017
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.147
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.060
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 89.400-181.000
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 62.200-187.900
February 2016 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2016.pdf
February 2017 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2017.pdf
I didn't realize F2016 was just as bad. Pass rates should be similar to F2016 then. F2017 and F2016's pass rates are probably lower than F2015 assuming F2015 had a higher national mean score.
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Does anyone know what a 136.147 scaled score even means? As in, how many of the 200 questions were correct to end up with a given scaled score? Or even a raw score? I hate how confusing this all is, and I really have never given it any thought until recently. Thank you in advance.gboston87 wrote:Hey guys, don't freak out just yet. I looked up PA's Feb 2016 results and they are roughly the same as PA's Feb 2017 results.
February 2016
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.514
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.954
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 96.500-178.800
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 49.500-188.200
February 2017
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 136.147
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National) : 134.060
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Applicants Testing in Pennsylvania: 89.400-181.000
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 62.200-187.900
February 2016 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2016.pdf
February 2017 - http://www.pabarexam.org/pdf/statistics ... /f2017.pdf
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Re: New Low For February Bar takers
I don't believe we're ever told what the scale is.
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Thank you. This is that last weekend of waiting for Bar results. I took Massachusetts because my wife has a job there. If I don't pass I'll have to move and study. This last weekend is rough. But I know y'all get it in here. The waiting is the hardest part.jtp191 wrote:I don't believe we're ever told what the scale is.
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You're welcome. I am also waiting on Mass, best of luck to you.JDNE wrote:Thank you. This is that last weekend of waiting for Bar results. I took Massachusetts because my wife has a job there. If I don't pass I'll have to move and study. This last weekend is rough. But I know y'all get it in here. The waiting is the hardest part.jtp191 wrote:I don't believe we're ever told what the scale is.
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Me three.jtp191 wrote:You're welcome. I am also waiting on Mass, best of luck to you.JDNE wrote:Thank you. This is that last weekend of waiting for Bar results. I took Massachusetts because my wife has a job there. If I don't pass I'll have to move and study. This last weekend is rough. But I know y'all get it in here. The waiting is the hardest part.jtp191 wrote:I don't believe we're ever told what the scale is.
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jtp191 wrote:You're welcome. I am also waiting on Mass, best of luck to you.
I'm thinking of you both this weekend. I have to travel on the 19th, of all days, but I'll check email at some point and update y'all. You're both in my thoughts. I hope everyone in here passed so we can all get on with our lives.gboston87 wrote:Me three.
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A 1 point drop in MBE mean is pretty significant. It will probably lead to overall pass rates being less than 50% nationally. Following are national pass rates in February sorted by MBE mean:
http://seperac.com/image/Seperac%20Screenshot-067.png
http://seperac.com/image/Seperac%20Screenshot-067.png
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Does anyone know what a 136.147 scaled score even means? As in, how many of the 200 questions were correct to end up with a given scaled score? Or even a raw score? I hate how confusing this all is, and I really have never given it any thought until recently. Thank you in advance.[/quote]
According to my math, it comes to 119 correct questions. Here's how I got there. I divided 200, the number of questions that actually appear on the test, by 175, the number of questions that actually count. Carrying it out three digits, I got 1.142 as the value of each question, presuming they are equally weighted, which I doubt. Then, I divided 136.147 by 1.142 and got 119 and change. If this is correct, then to get to the 144 cut score in CA, you would've had to answer 127 correct.
According to my math, it comes to 119 correct questions. Here's how I got there. I divided 200, the number of questions that actually appear on the test, by 175, the number of questions that actually count. Carrying it out three digits, I got 1.142 as the value of each question, presuming they are equally weighted, which I doubt. Then, I divided 136.147 by 1.142 and got 119 and change. If this is correct, then to get to the 144 cut score in CA, you would've had to answer 127 correct.
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taking 25 questions out is just unfair. We had more opportunities to get it right!
Since we don't get any scores taken off from getting the questions wrong, I still we had more chance of gaining more points by solving more questions. I don't know how this isn't going to make any difference..
Since we don't get any scores taken off from getting the questions wrong, I still we had more chance of gaining more points by solving more questions. I don't know how this isn't going to make any difference..
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