Anonymous wrote:I bought my kid a cheap, basic Casio $20 digital watch at Walmart. They don’t set a timer. They record the time started and calculate the end time and write it on the test booklet.

I should say, they calculate the time at the beginning of each section.

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Anonymous wrote:I proctor SATs and ACTS. Only a standard watch is permitted, and it must be on the desk/table, not on the wrist.

Is “standard watch” defined? I don’t see rules except that a watch can’t make noise and can be confiscated.

The rules state that timers and stopwatches are prohibited. So a watch that has those functions is prohibited.

If your student doesn’t turn it in, it’s not that the watch gets confiscated. Your student would be escorted out and their score cancelled.

Don’t buy something to help your kid cheat. The use of timers on the SAT is cheating.

I bought my kid a cheap, basic Casio $20 digital watch at Walmart. They don’t set a timer. They record the time started and calculate the end time and write it on the test booklet.

13:24 again. For my teen, his brain does better with an analog, so he can measure visually what "distance" the hands still have to go. It's not so obvious with a digital...

He has this one, very basic, no alarm, but luminous hands which are useful for reading in the dark in hotels and at his grandparents:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HJB27H8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Anonymous wrote:I proctor SATs and ACTS. Only a standard watch is permitted, and it must be on the desk/table, not on the wrist.

Is “standard watch” defined? I don’t see rules except that a watch can’t make noise and can be confiscated.

No smartwatches, fitness trackers, or other devices that can transmit/receive information, including through Bluetooth, are permitted.

No alarms may sound from the watch.

Anonymous wrote:I proctor SATs and ACTS. Only a standard watch is permitted, and it must be on the desk/table, not on the wrist.

Is “standard watch” defined? I don’t see rules except that a watch can’t make noise and can be confiscated.

My teen with inattentive ADHD and difficulties keeping track of time has always used a regular watch. He's taking the ACT, and for that exam, he knows how to stay on track by assigning a certain time limit for each subsection of his tests, and checking his watch regularly to see if he respects all his self-assigned time periods. If this is new for your child, he should practice checking his watch while doing an SAT test at home.

Anonymous wrote:The proctor will record intervals on the board according to proctoring instructions. There will likely be a clock on the wall, or your child can bring a regular watch. That’s it.

What’s “a regular watch”? Analog? A digital watch that can be programmed or have timer/stopwatch capabilities (w/o audible alarm)?

I proctor SATs and ACTS. Only a standard watch is permitted, and it must be on the desk/table, not on the wrist.

The proctor will record intervals on the board according to proctoring instructions. There will likely be a clock on the wall, or your child can bring a regular watch. That’s it.

We just bought a basic digital watch for my kid to use. I think it's ridiculous they don't have timers in the rooms.

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Anonymous wrote:A regular watch?

So, nothing programmable? Or that has a timer or stopwatch setting?

Smart watches, and timers are specifically against the rules.

Anonymous wrote:A regular watch?

So, nothing programmable? Or that has a timer or stopwatch setting?

A regular watch?

DS said Apple watches have been accepted and also that proctors could confiscate them. So if you had to buy something to keep time, what would you get?