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THE NEW SAT: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGES
The SAT will undergo major changes in March 2016. Make sure you know what’s changing.
FORMAT FORMATMath, Critical Reading, Writing (includes essay)
5 answer choices for multiple-choice questions
Essay required
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Math, Reading, Writing, Essay
4 answer choices for multiple-choice questions
Essay optional
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SCORING SCORING600–2400 total points
Math: 200–800 points
Critical Reading: 200–800 points
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Writing: 200–800 points(essay scored on a scale of 2–12)
Essay included in total score
400–1600 total points
Math: 200–800 points
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing:200–800 points
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Essay: scored on a scale of 2–8
Essay not included in total score
GUESSING PENALTY GUESSING PENALTY1/4 point deducted for incorrect answers No deduction for wrong answers
COMPUTER-BASED TESTING
COMPUTER-BASED TESTING
Paper-based only Available at some sites, but paper-based always available
OLD SAT NEW SAT
THE NEW SAT: SECTION BREAKDOWN
MATH MATH3 sections:Two 25-minute sections, one 20-minute section44 multiple choice, 10 grid-ins
Total time: 70 minutes
Calculator use: Students allowed to use calculators for all math sections
Covers statistics, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry
Content draws from a wide range of high-school level math
2 sections:Calculator section: 30 multiple choice, 8 grid-ins (55 minutes)No-calculator section: 15 multiple choice, 5 grid-ins (25 minutes)
Total time: 80 minutes
WHAT’S NEW:
READING READING3 sections:Two 25-minute sections, one 20-minute section19 sentence completions, 48 passage questions
Total time: 70 minutes
Includes vocabulary section focused on obscure, SAT-specific words
Passages include short passages, long passages, and double passages
Covers argument, tone, facts, and implications in a passage
4 long passages, 1 double passage52 multiple choice
Total time: 65 minutes
WHAT’S NEW:
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Real-world situationsMulti-part grid-insLess geometry, more emphasis on algebra and data analysisPre-calculus and trigonometry addedNo calculator for 34% of the math
Tests vocabulary within passages and uses fewer of the old and obscure “SAT Words”
Graphics (charts, graphs, pictures related to text)
10 questions ask students to identify the lines in the passage that support the answer to a question
Addition of Founding Documents/Global Conversation passage
Sentence completions eliminated
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OLD SAT NEW SAT
THE NEW SAT: SECTION BREAKDOWN
WRITING WRITING & LANGUAGE3 sections: One 25-minute essay, one 25-minute grammar section, one 10-minute grammar section18 identifying sentence errors, 25 improving sentences, 6 improving paragraphs
Total time: 60 minutes
Students must correct grammar of stand-alone sentences that lack context
4 passages, 44 multiple choice
Total time: 35 minutes
WHAT’S NEW:
ESSAY ESSAY1 prompt, 1 quote
Total time: 25 minutes
Students discuss their personal opinions of a universal theme/idea (e.g. the importance of rebellion or the meaning of justice)
Students do not have to address the provided quote
First section of the exam
1 prompt, 1 full passage
Total time: 50 minutes
Optional and not included in total score*
WHAT’S NEW:
*Many colleges and schools might still require students to submit an essay score
Passage-based sentences to edit for grammar and punctuation Tests rhetorical skills: ordering, inserting, and deleting sentences in a passage8 vocabulary questions ask students which words are appropriate based on contextGraphics (at least one passage will include a graph, picture, or table related to the text)
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Students will analyze a given passage by discussing how the author uses evidence and develops the passage’s argumentStudents must address the provided passageLast section of the exam
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW SAT VISIT: http://arborbridge.com/new-sat-preview-changes/
OLD SAT NEW SAT
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