Art Sawyer, one of the principals of the Compass Education Group, released an article on the deviation in the recent PSAT scores: “There was a Major Drop in the PSAT Scores. College Board, Please Explain.” The full article can be found at: https://www.compassprep.com/major-drop-in-psat-scores/
The article covers a number of concerns about this precipitous decrease:
Part I: Unexpected, Unexplained Score Drops
Part II: How Conclusions were drawn
Part III: Why discrepancies matter
Part IV: The Need for an Independent Auditor
Part V: An FAQ for parents, students, and counselors
Part VI: A Deeper Dive into the Data
My concerns extend beyond those stated by Art in his notification. I, too, pulled together an essay questioning College Board practices after it released scores on the August 2018 SAT Administration of a test that had been administered in Korea and China on June 2017. The article can be found at: http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/articles/2018/9/30/the-college-board-and-the-august-25th-test-more-fallout?rq=college%20board. Not only did the College Board stonewall any inquiries, but for the August 2019 test, they again used an SAT that had been administered in China and Korea earlier that year.
Obviously, the College Board holds itself above reproach no matter what its actions. This PSAT exam is just another instance in an ever growing list.