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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not 21:19 but from I can tell, the biggest reasons are:

-No penalty for incorrect answers (SSAT deducts 1/4 of a point per wrong answer).

-More straightforward questions. The SSAT seems to have more "gotcha" questions. It seems like instead of getting you to show what you know, the questions are designed to prove what you don't know.

-Four answer options instead of five (so fewer possibilities to eliminate if you're unsure).[/quote]

PP captures it well here.  Bottom line is that the ISEEE is more similar to other standarized tests our young kids are given, testing what they have been taught/what they know, and is designed for younger children.  The SSAT is most similar to the SAT and designed for older kids and tests apititude and reasoning ability not just what information you have retained.  The SSAT is a very challenging test for most kids (except the few who naturally think in this style) and truly requires the same kind of prep that everyone does for the SAT because it is so strategy based.  Sending your kid in to take it is cruel and stupid since so few kids do it that way.  My suspision, the SSAT is specifically designed for use by applicants to top private schools, they are the only ones who use it.  That cohort has money so its a test designed to extract money for the testing industry.  Of course, that screws those who cant afford expensive prep but want to get their kids a top notch private education.  [/quote]

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