The College Board's SAT has been losing market share as a college admissions test. The redesigned SAT will be better aligned to specific learning standards in order to compete both as a college admissions exam and as a state assessment test. The ACT has assessment contracts with 13 states, while the SAT has just two.
Among the important changes are:
1) Reading, Writing, and Language Tests that require students to cite evidence for their answers, analyze writing, and discern definitions from context;
2) A Math Test that emphasizes algebra, de-emphasizes geometry, and puts more questions in a real-world context; and
3) Questions and content that better reflect the work that students undertake in the best high school courses.
Other changes include a return to the 1600 point scale, an overhaul of the essay section (including making it optional), the addition of a no-calculator math section, and no penalty for wrong answers.
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