{"id":9557,"date":"2016-02-25T04:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=9557"},"modified":"2016-02-23T10:54:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:54:54","slug":"how-does-the-new-sat-compare-to-the-old-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/how-does-the-new-sat-compare-to-the-old-one\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the new SAT compare to the old one?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The big day is almost here.<\/p>\n

In less than two weeks, hundreds of thousands of high school students (Classes of 2017 and 2018) will face the biggest challenge of their academic careers.<\/p>\n

They will wake up early on a Saturday morning, (hopefully) eat a big breakfast and head to school for the sixth day that week to face the great unknown.<\/p>\n

\"Hundreds<\/a>
Hundreds of thousands of high school students will be taking the new SAT for the first time on March 5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, March 5 marks the arrival of the new SAT, a vastly different standardized test than the one that\u2019s been offered since 2005.<\/p>\n

Numerous changes have been made by the College Board — a huge nonprofit organization that develops and administers the SAT — to try to create an exam that more accurately measures student achievement and college readiness. The SAT and ACT are used by about 80 percent of U.S. colleges and universities in their admissions process.<\/p>\n

To help students prepare for the new SAT and ease their fears, National Scouting Report, with information provided by the College Board, has compiled a list of the major differences between the new exam and the old one:<\/p>\n

TOTAL TESTING TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> 3 hours, 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> 3 hours, plus 50 minutes for Optional Essay.<\/p>\n

FORMAT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Pencil and paper only.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Pencil and paper or computer.<\/p>\n

COMPONENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Critical reading, Writing, Math, Mandatory Essay.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Reading Test, Writing and Language Test), Math, Optional Essay.<\/p>\n

READING CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Memorizing vocabulary, sentence completion.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Evidence support, data reasoning.<\/p>\n

WRITING CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Individual sentences and grammatical rules.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Passage-based questions.<\/p>\n

MATH CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Geometry and shapes.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Data interpretation and graphs.<\/p>\n

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The College Board has made some radical changes to the SAT for the first time since 2005.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ESSAY CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Required and given at the beginning of the SAT; 25 minutes to write; Tests writing skill (students take a position on a presented issue).<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Optional and given at the end of the SAT (colleges and universities determine whether they will require it for admission); 50 minutes to write; Tests reading, analysis and writing skills (students produce a written analysis of a provided text source).<\/p>\n

SCORING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Scale ranging from 600 to 2400 (200 to 800 for Critical Reading, 200 to 800 for Math, 200-800 for Writing); Complex scoring system (one point for a correct answer, quarter-point deduction for an incorrect answer, no impact for blank responses).<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Scale ranging from 400 to 1600 (200 to 800 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, 200 to 800 for Math; Scale ranging from 2 to 8 on each of three dimensions for Essay with results reported separately); Rights-only scoring system (no penalty for guessing).<\/p>\n

SCORING COMPARISON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old:<\/strong> Good score (75th percentile): 1720; Median score (average): 1500; Bad score (25th percentile): 1270.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong> Good score (75th percentile): 1150; Median score (average): 1000; Bad score (25th percentile): 850.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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