/sat SAT en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:59:51 GMT /teaching-learning/grades-and-standardized-test-scores-arent-matching-up-heres-why/2024/10 Researchers have found discrepancies between student grades and their scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:59:51 GMT /teaching-learning/grades-and-standardized-test-scores-arent-matching-up-heres-why/2024/10 /teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 The digital SAT college admissions exam launches in the United States this spring. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:48:53 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 /teaching-learning/the-sat-is-making-a-comeback-heres-a-look-at-the-numbers-and-what-they-tell-us/2023/10 More colleges have made the test optional, but students are still taking the SAT in droves. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:49:22 GMT /teaching-learning/the-sat-is-making-a-comeback-heres-a-look-at-the-numbers-and-what-they-tell-us/2023/10 /teaching-learning/a-college-admissions-expert-explains-what-going-test-optional-means-for-high-school-seniors/2023/01 The movement to test-optional college admissions is helping colleges diversify their enrollments, this expert says. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:43:14 GMT /teaching-learning/a-college-admissions-expert-explains-what-going-test-optional-means-for-high-school-seniors/2023/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-digital-sat-will-mean-for-students-and-educators/2022/02 The college-admissions test will be fully digital by 2024. Priscilla Rodriguez from the College Board discusses the change. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:00:29 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-digital-sat-will-mean-for-students-and-educators/2022/02 /education/sat-scores-test-takers-tick-down-amid-covid-19-closures/2020/09 Just under 2.2 million students took the SAT in 2020, about 22,000 students fewer than last year, and average test scores dropped in both math and language arts. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:59:25 GMT /education/sat-scores-test-takers-tick-down-amid-covid-19-closures/2020/09 /leadership/college-board-cancels-june-sat-and-amps-up-fall-testing-schedule/2020/04 To make up for lost opportunities for college admissions testing during the coronavirus crisis, the board plans to offer the test more often in the fall, including some test administrations during the school day. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:41:17 GMT /leadership/college-board-cancels-june-sat-and-amps-up-fall-testing-schedule/2020/04 /teaching-learning/students-petition-colleges-for-sat-and-act-flexibility-due-to-coronavirus/2020/03 Worried that coronavirus testing disruptions will harm their college applications, a coalition of student groups is calling on colleges and universities to accept applications without SAT or ACT scores when application season starts up again next fall. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:45:17 GMT /teaching-learning/students-petition-colleges-for-sat-and-act-flexibility-due-to-coronavirus/2020/03 /leadership/coronavirus-throws-spring-testing-into-disarray/2020/03 As thousands of schools are shuttered nationwide to stem the spread of coronavirus, state leaders are wrestling with a dilemma: Should they administer state tests or cancel them? Mon, 16 Mar 2020 23:06:24 GMT /leadership/coronavirus-throws-spring-testing-into-disarray/2020/03 /leadership/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed/2019/12 A collection of short news stories from this week. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:12:19 GMT /leadership/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed/2019/12 /teaching-learning/counselors-blast-college-boards-plan-to-assign-students-a-disadvantage-score/2019/05 The College Board's plan to score students' 'level of disadvantage' based on their schools and neighborhoods has some college counselors asking: Will wealthy parents try to game the system? Tue, 21 May 2019 00:47:28 GMT /teaching-learning/counselors-blast-college-boards-plan-to-assign-students-a-disadvantage-score/2019/05 /teaching-learning/students-with-disabilities-fear-fallout-from-college-admissions-scandal/2019/03 Allegations that some students lied about having disabilities so they could get special accommodations on college entrance exams have the disabilities community worried about a backlash. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:04:08 GMT /teaching-learning/students-with-disabilities-fear-fallout-from-college-admissions-scandal/2019/03 /teaching-learning/the-sat-makes-surprise-appearance-in-michael-cohen-trump-hearing/2019/02 The former Trump attorney and fixer testifies that Trump directed him to write threatening letters to prevent the release of the president's grades and SAT scores. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:10:42 GMT /teaching-learning/the-sat-makes-surprise-appearance-in-michael-cohen-trump-hearing/2019/02 /teaching-learning/sudden-sat-score-gains-dont-change-students-college-choices/2018/12 Retaking the SAT and scoring 100 points higher doesn't change students' thinking about where they should apply to college, a new study finds. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:28:48 GMT /teaching-learning/sudden-sat-score-gains-dont-change-students-college-choices/2018/12 /teaching-learning/importance-of-sat-act-scores-dwindling-in-college-admissions/2018/11 A new survey shows that colleges are responding to the call to make SAT or ACT scores optional when students apply for admission. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:13:34 GMT /teaching-learning/importance-of-sat-act-scores-dwindling-in-college-admissions/2018/11 /teaching-learning/sat-scores-rise-as-number-of-test-takers-tops-2-million/2018/10 The surge set an all-time high, restoring the SAT's position as the most widely used college admissions test. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:09:26 GMT /teaching-learning/sat-scores-rise-as-number-of-test-takers-tops-2-million/2018/10 /teaching-learning/sat-scores-see-slight-increase-as-test-taking-surges/2018/10 With 2.1 million test takers, the SAT reclaims its status as the most widely used college admission test, but test scores show only a small increase from last year. Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:01:33 GMT /teaching-learning/sat-scores-see-slight-increase-as-test-taking-surges/2018/10 /teaching-learning/california-nixes-plan-to-let-districts-substitute-sat-for-smarter-balanced-exam/2018/10 California rejects a plan to let school districts substitute the SAT for the Smarter Balanced exam. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:25:42 GMT /teaching-learning/california-nixes-plan-to-let-districts-substitute-sat-for-smarter-balanced-exam/2018/10 /teaching-learning/high-school-counselors-think-colleges-should-drop-sat-act-requirements/2018/09 A pair of new surveys shows deep skepticism about the value of college-admissions exams among high school counselors and college-admissions leaders. Both groups also worry about too much pressure to take AP courses, and lack of equal access to those classes. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:20:25 GMT /teaching-learning/high-school-counselors-think-colleges-should-drop-sat-act-requirements/2018/09 /teaching-learning/conn-stumbles-in-quest-to-use-sat-as-achievement-test/2018/09 The state's closely watched bid falls shy of full approval from federal reviewers. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:15:10 GMT /teaching-learning/conn-stumbles-in-quest-to-use-sat-as-achievement-test/2018/09 /teaching-learning/was-the-sat-leaked-six-questions-answered/2018/09 Rumors are circulating that the exam reused questions from a test given in Asia last fall. Here's what you need to know. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:15:02 GMT /teaching-learning/was-the-sat-leaked-six-questions-answered/2018/09 /policy-politics/sat-stumbles-in-getting-federal-approval-as-high-school-achievement-test/2018/09 Federal education officials have notified Connecticut that they can't fully approve its use of the SAT as a high school achievement test. It's a glimpse of where the college-entrance exam could falter in its bid to gain new ground in the K-12 world. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:46:22 GMT /policy-politics/sat-stumbles-in-getting-federal-approval-as-high-school-achievement-test/2018/09 /teaching-learning/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-sat-controversy/2018/09 You might have heard that there were problems with the August SAT exam. Here's what you need to know. Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:20:48 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-sat-controversy/2018/09 /teaching-learning/one-way-to-increase-college-access-encourage-students-to-retake-the-sat/2018/08 Just over half of SAT takers retake the SAT at least once, but new research shows that retakes can have a significant effect on college enrollment. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:36:29 GMT /teaching-learning/one-way-to-increase-college-access-encourage-students-to-retake-the-sat/2018/08 /teaching-learning/big-step-in-testing-trend-university-of-chicago-makes-sat-act-optional/2018/06 The University of Chicago has announced that it will no longer require the SAT or ACT for admission, marking the first time a major research university has joined the test-optional movement. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:55:29 GMT /teaching-learning/big-step-in-testing-trend-university-of-chicago-makes-sat-act-optional/2018/06 /education/can-districts-use-the-sat-or-act-for-school-accountability-without-state-ok/2018/05 This guidance, from the U.S. Department of Education, makes it crystal clear: "A state has discretion as to whether it will offer ... this flexibility." Tue, 29 May 2018 12:42:36 GMT /education/can-districts-use-the-sat-or-act-for-school-accountability-without-state-ok/2018/05 /teaching-learning/u-s-ed-dept-warns-districts-to-step-up-student-privacy-protections-for-sat-act/2018/05 New guidance from the U.S. Education Department warns states and districts that they risk violating federal data-privacy laws if they don't abide by key practices when administering the SAT or ACT. Thu, 24 May 2018 20:25:17 GMT /teaching-learning/u-s-ed-dept-warns-districts-to-step-up-student-privacy-protections-for-sat-act/2018/05 /teaching-learning/dont-use-sat-and-act-as-your-high-school-tests-study-urges/2018/03 States should not use the SAT or ACT to measure high school achievement because those exams don’t fully reflect states' academic standards, and could distort what's taught in the classroom, according to a paper released Tuesday by Achieve. Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:00:03 GMT /teaching-learning/dont-use-sat-and-act-as-your-high-school-tests-study-urges/2018/03 /teaching-learning/stoneman-douglas-students-get-fee-waivers-for-ap-sat-and-might-get-to-skip-state-tests/2018/03 Students at the Florida school where 17 people were shot on Feb. 14 have been exempted from fees on the SAT and Advanced Placement exams, and they might be excused from state tests. Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:06:13 GMT /teaching-learning/stoneman-douglas-students-get-fee-waivers-for-ap-sat-and-might-get-to-skip-state-tests/2018/03 /policy-politics/should-states-swap-out-their-tests-for-the-act-or-sat/2018/02 A Florida study urges caution in taking advantage of ESSA's new flexibility on state testing. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:36:36 GMT /policy-politics/should-states-swap-out-their-tests-for-the-act-or-sat/2018/02