Computerized SAT

[Anonymous]

I have been hearing the new computerized SAT will be harder than paper? Do you guys have any input? It is coming out in April of next year. I hear?

[Anonymous]

There are threads/posts on the College Forum that will answer your questions.

[Anonymous]

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

Will this somehow make SAT relevant again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

Will this somehow make SAT relevant again?

That’s the goal of the College Board but it looks like test optional is here to stay for most schools. Hard to put the genie back into the bottle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

Will this somehow make SAT relevant again?

That’s the goal of the College Board but it looks like test optional is here to stay for most schools. Hard to put the genie back into the bottle.

I'm curious what the longer-term impact of this change will be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

Will this somehow make SAT relevant again?

That’s the goal of the College Board but it looks like test optional is here to stay for most schools. Hard to put the genie back into the bottle.

I'm curious what the longer-term impact of this change will be.

The College Board will most likely recenter/Re-average the exam. Based on some experts, it seems like the exam will be easier so more higher scoring kids bunched at the top.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't find the discussions in the other forums. Too much other SAT talk mixed in search results.

Bunching at the top is good. 100% perfection is a bad test fit -- false discrimination based on test ad day peculiarities.
Students at the high end should take a test that better fits their talents.

But I'd think that the adaptive format would enable that customization to better serve the high end.


Adaptive tests are sus. A lot of statistical woo goes into assigning a score on a short adaptive test. I'm glad that the SAT's version is more "qualification round" and then "high bracket / low bracket" round.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I couldn't find the discussions in the other forums. Too much other SAT talk mixed in search results.

Bunching at the top is good. 100% perfection is a bad test fit -- false discrimination based on test ad day peculiarities.
Students at the high end should take a test that better fits their talents.

But I'd think that the adaptive format would enable that customization to better serve the high end.


Adaptive tests are sus. A lot of statistical woo goes into assigning a score on a short adaptive test. I'm glad that the SAT's version is more "qualification round" and then "high bracket / low bracket" round.

Keep in mind the SAT will also have fewer questions, so the college board might be "spending" their increased statistical power of the new format on reducing the length rather than increasing the ceiling

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

Will this somehow make SAT relevant again?

That’s the goal of the College Board but it looks like test optional is here to stay for most schools. Hard to put the genie back into the bottle.

I'm curious what the longer-term impact of this change will be.

Yeah, as a parent this is my big question mark. It's not clear to me what's going to change or what that means in the long run.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two math sections. If you do well on the first, the second will be harder, and you get more points for getting those questions correct. In the current version, all questions are worth the same points so the strategy is to do all the easy ones first, then go back and try the hard ones or guess.
The verbal section will have shorter paragraphs to read. So, instead of one long paragraph with 5 questions based on it, there will be 2-3 sentences to read then one question based on that.

Will this somehow make SAT relevant again?

That’s the goal of the College Board but it looks like test optional is here to stay for most schools. Hard to put the genie back into the bottle.

I'm curious what the longer-term impact of this change will be.

Yeah, as a parent this is my big question mark. It's not clear to me what's going to change or what that means in the long run.

College Board are not being forthcoming about this, either.