The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly the SAT I: Reasoning Test and commonly referred to as the SAT I) consists of three sections: math, critical reading, and writing, which includes an essay. Beginning with the March 12, 2005, administration of the exam, the SAT Reasoning Test was modified and lengthened. Changes included the removal of analogy questions from the reading (formerly verbal) section and quantitative comparisons from the mathematics section. A writing section (with an essay) based largely on the former SAT II Writing Subject Test was added to the exam, and the mathematics section was expanded to cover three years of high school mathematics. Scores on each section range from 200 to 800, with scores always being a multiple of 10.
The new SAT contains ten sections and a total length of 3 hours 45 minutes; with
the additional writing section, a "perfect" score on the new SAT will be 2400
(On the March 12, 2005 SAT, 107 students scored 2400; scores are calculated by
the addition of the score on each section). The ten sections are divided up as
follows: three math, three reading, and three writing, with one equating section
which may be any one of the three types. The equating section does not count in
any way towards a student's score; it is used to test questions for future exams
and to compare the difficulty level of each exam. During the test, takers do not
know which section is the equating section (however, it is never the essay or
Section 10, which is always a 10 minute writing section). Each of the ten
sections is ordered by difficulty (the test is commonly said to be "powered"),
with the exception of the critical reading sections, which are organized
chronologically. Each question now has five answer choices. Ten of the questions
in one of the math sections are not multiple-choice. They instead require the
test taker to input the result of their calculations in a four-column grid. For
each correct answer, one raw point is added; for each incorrect answer
one-fourth of a point is deducted. However, for the ten student-produced answers
in the math section, no points are deducted for a wrong answer. The final score
is derived from the raw score; the precise conversion chart varies from year to
year due to minor variations in test difficulty.
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What scores on the new test qualify as "excellent", "average", or "poor" are yet
to be determined. One of the reasons for the new test was to broaden the range
of scores by adding another section; however, this tends to make judging new
scores difficult. Many American colleges will require the new test, but will
continue to only consider the reading and math score combination in the criteria
of their admissions process. Some colleges will now accept the writing section
in lieu of the SAT II: Writing Subject Test, which has been discontinued. Most
universities and colleges plan to study the results from the new tests for
several years before setting expectations and requirements.
In the early 1990s, the SAT consisted of six sections: two math sections (scored
together on a 200-800 scale), two verbal sections (scored together on a 200-800
scale), the Test of Standard Written English (scored on a 20-60+ scale), and an
equating section. In 1994, the exam was modified, removing antonym questions,
and adding math questions that were not multiple choice. The average score on
the 1994 modification of the SAT I was, in theory, 1000 (500 on the verbal, 500
on the math), though the most recent national average was 508 for math and 518
for verbal. The most selective schools in the United States (for example, those
in the Ivy League athletic conference) typically had SAT averages exceeding
1400.
SAT Subject Tests
The SAT Subject Tests are 20 one-hour multiple-choice tests given in individual
subjects. A student chooses which ones he or she will take, depending upon
individual factors, such as college entrance requirements. Until 1994, the SAT
Subject Tests were known as Achievement Tests; until January 2005 they were
known as as SAT IIs, the name by which they are still well known. The exception
to the one-hour time was the Writing test, which was divided into a 20-minute
essay question and a 40-minute multiple choice section; it was discontinued
after January, 2005. A student may take up to three SAT Subject tests on any
given date, which are the same dates as for the administration of the SAT
Reasoning Test.
The 20 Subject Tests are, by category:
English
Literature
History and Social Studies
U.S. History (formerly American History and Social Studies)
World History
Mathematics
Math Level 1 (formerly Math IC)
Math Level 2 (formerly Math IIC)
Science
Biology E/M (Ecological/Molecular)
Chemistry
Physics
Languages
Chinese with Listening
French
French with Listening
German
German with Listening
Spanish
Spanish with Listening
Modern Hebrew
Italian
Latin
Japanese with Listening
Korean with Listening
Previously offered tests (discontinued after January 2005):
Writing
English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT)
Each individual test is scored on a scale of 200 to 800, except for the ELPT,
which was scored on a scale of 100 to 999. More selective colleges often require
a math test and a test of the student's choice. The Writing test was often
previously required as well. Engineering schools typically require a science
test and prefer Math Level II.
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