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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason goes back to the origin of these tests:  APTITUDE.  (The "A" in SAT)

One of the many measures colleges would like to understand is an applicant's core aptitude.  Historically these tests were better at reflecting aptitude because students took them once or maybe twice.  Now with students taking them over and over again with lots of prep and only reporting their highest score, it's no longer an accurate reflection of aptitude. Nor is it an equitable comparison vs. the kid who took the test once. It also gives an unfair advantage to wealthy applicants  who can afford to retake the tests over & over.  (Historically the SAT was a great way for bright kids from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to gain admission to a top college and change their trajectory.)

While it might be admirable that your child can improve their score after studying hard, that's a different skill than raw aptitude. (And YES, I understand these tests aren't perfect, but it's one helpful data point.)[/quote]
Note, SAT is no longer an acronym. It stands for nothing.

Also note, the SAT stopped trying to measure aptitude a long time ago. The current test, under CEO David Coleman, attempts to measure academic skills, which are closer to achievement. Generally, students with greater aptitude will score better than students with lesser aptitude, of course. But the test isn't a direct measurement of aptitude any longer.[/quote]

+1 Seems like many people don't realize that the test changed:

[quote]The most famous school test in America got a new name yesterday.

The Scholastic Aptitude Test, the exam 1.5 million high school students wrestle with for three hours each year, dropped "Aptitude" after 67 years because of concern that it implied measuring innate intelligence.

"We hope this action sends a strong message . . . that [b]it is wrong to think of the SAT as a measure of IQ[/b]," said College Board President Donald M. Stewart, announcing that the new name is Scholastic Assessment Tests.

The change is an effort "to [b]correct the impression among some people that the SAT measures something that is innate and impervious to change regardless of effort or instruction[/b]," he said. [/quote]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/03/27/sat-changes-name-but-it-wont-score-1600-with-critics/c8bf8809-2c0f-4582-9911-9e5f74ed4c6d/[/quote]

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