The Redesigned SATJanuary 20, 2016

About the Redesigned SAT

Redesigned SAT: Test Length and Timing

Redesigned SAT

ComponentTime

Allotted (minutes)

Number of Questions/

TasksReading 65 52

Writing and Language 35 44Essay(optional) 50 1

Math 80 58

Total 180(230 with Essay)

154(155 with Essay)

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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing& Essay: Key Features

+ Text complexity+ Source analysis and evidence use+ Analysis of data in graphics + Words in context+ Language conventions and effective language use+ Disciplinary literacy

Math: Key Features

+ Focus on what matters most for college and career readiness and success

+ Problem Solving and Data Analysis+ Calculator/no-calculator sections

SAT® Scores and Subscores

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Test Scores Total Scores

Section ScoresLongitudinal Progress Monitoring

Form Development – Assembling Forms

Initial forms

Internal Reviews (3)

External Review & Panel Revised

Forms

Final Content & Editorial

Review

Final Forms

Constraints

Item Bank

Automated Test Assembly

(ATA)

Content & Statistical

Specifications

1. Content Balance2. Item Swaps 3. Editorial Review

The Redesigned SATAlignment to the Maine Learning ResultsJanuary 20, 2016

Alignment Methodology

• Thematic Focus Alignment

• Maine Learning Results to SAT

• SAT to Maine Learning Results

Three Tier Approach

Key Features of Both the SAT and Maine Learning Results in English Language Arts/Literacy + the use of a specified range of text complexity

consistent with college and workforce training requirements;

+ an emphasis on source analysis and use of evidence;+ the inclusion of data and informational graphics, which

students must analyze in conjunction with text;+ a focus on words in context and on word choice for

rhetorical effect;+ attention to a core set of important English language

conventions and to effective written expression; and+ the requirement that students work with texts across a

wide range of disciplines

Key Features of Both the SAT and Maine Learning Results in Math + a strong focus on content that matters most for college

and career readiness;+ an emphasis on rich applied problems in real-life

settings where the use of mathematical practices is integrated with the content;

+ a balance of fluency, conceptual understanding, and application items within and across all content topics;

+ an emphasis on problem solving and data analysis; and+ strategic attention to the use of a calculator as a tool.

Alignment of Maine Learning Results to SAT Maine Anchor Standards:+ All of the Maine Reading and Language Anchor

Standards are addressed in whole or in part on the redesigned SAT.

+ Seven of the ten Maine Writing Anchor Standards are addressed in whole or in part. (Standards regarding technology use and conducting research are not aligned to.)

+ Speaking and listening are not addressed on the SAT.

Alignment of Maine Learning Results to SAT Grades 11–12 ELA/Literacy: + Seven of the nine Reading Standards for Literature 11–

12 and all of the Reading Standards for Informational Text 11–12 are addressed in whole or in part on the redesigned SAT.

+ Seven of the ten Writing Standards 11–12 are addressed in whole or in part.

+ All of the Language “progressive” standards applicable to grades 11–12 are aligned to, as are all of the Language Standards 11–12, in whole or in part.

Alignment of Maine Learning Results to SAT Grades 11–12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects: + Nine of the ten Reading Standards for Literacy in

History/Social Studies 11–12 are addressed in whole or in part, the lone exception is one which requires external validation or critique of an author’s argument.

+ Nine out of ten of the Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 11–12 are addressed in whole or in part, the lone exception being one which is concerned with following a multistep procedure.

+ Four of the nine Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 11–12 are addressed in whole or in part.

Alignment of SAT to Maine Learning Results

All but two of the elements in the SAT are addressed directly by Maine standards. The two exceptions are:

+ text complexity in Writing and Language, which is not addressed by Maine standards, and

+ the SAT Essay’s requirement for accuracy in representation of source texts, which is implicit in Maine’s research-related standards.

Alignment of Maine Learning Results to SAT For Math, the SAT’s domain sampling approach covers standards from 20 of the 22 domains within the conceptual categories of:+ Number and Quantity,+ Algebra,+ Functions,+ Modeling,+ Geometry,+ Statistics and Probability.

The two not covered are intentionally excluded as they are composed entirely of (+) standards.+ .

Alignment of SAT to Maine Learning Results

+ All skills measured in the redesigned SAT appear in the Maine Standards for High School Mathematics

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