junior redesigned sat presentation

8/20/2019 Junior Redesigned SAT Presentation

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THENEWSAT

®


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Why take it

WHY

TAKEIT

It is one of the most widely used

college admission tests in the U.S.

Many schools also use it for placementand academic counseling, as well asscholarships and merit aid.

It helps students show colleges whatthey know and what they can do.

Its !air" The questions are rigorouslyresearched and tested to make surestudents from all backgrounds who haeequal leels of preparation hae anequal chance to do well.


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The !ew S"T ®

THE

NEWSAT ®

#ore !ocused$ clear$ and use!ul.

%etter re!lects the work studentsare doing in school.

%etter measures the skillsand knowledge needed to be readyfor college and career.

&onnects students with opportunities$including free practice tools on #han

"cademy ® and college application feewaiers for income$eligible students.


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'()*+), Test -ates

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The current S"T ® compared to the newS"T ®

THE

NEW SATNew SAT

Total testing time=: hours 3A02 minutes if taking the S"T with (ssay5

' sections 32 with SAT Essay5

(idence$*ased +eading and Writing, Math

Essay= &ptional

No penalty !or guessing

Score scale= 122 to 7922BEssay scored separately

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+ights$only scoring

A%/>T THENEW SAT ®

Rights-onlyscoring

Students earn points

!or each correct answer .

ThereEs no penalty!or guessing.

Students are encouraged to read each8uestion and select the answer theythink is 9est.


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!o obscure ocabulary

A%/>T THENEW SAT ®

No

obscure vocabulary

The new S"T !ocuses on words

students are most likely to useagain throughout college and career.

Students wont see words like?pre@aricate or ?sagacious"

They will need to understand howwords like ?synthesis or ?alle@iateare used in conteFt.


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More focused math

A%/>T THENEW SAT ®

Morefocused

math

7ocuses on the math skills most

widely used in college and career.Most questions are multiple choice"

&alculators are allowed on only onesection" Some questions are easier tosole without a calculator.


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"nalysis, not opinionA%/>T THENEW SAT ®

Analysis, not

opinion

The S"T (ssay will ask students to read

a passage andBro@ide a written analysis of the teFt.

>se critical reasoning skills to showhow the author builds an argument.

>se e@idence !rom the teCt to

support their analysis.

Students should check indi@idualcollege we9sites to see if schools theyEreinterested in require the S"T (ssay.


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@ree, world$class test practice for allA%/>T THENEW SAT ®

Free world-classtest practice

for all

7ree &fficial S"T Gractice on #han

"cademyH

created in partnership with the%ollege *oard.

satpractice"org

BersonaliDed practice pathwaysproided to each student.

7ull+length practice tests andthousands of sample questions.

Accessi9le through any computerwith Internet access.

Materials also a@aila9le to print.


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What about the GS"T>!MST ® andGS"T =>


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The +edesigned GS"T>!MST ®

THE

4E-ESIFNE-BSATGN#ST ®

Aligned with the new SAT ® J common scorescale with the S"T and GS"TK =>

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