In this TedTalk, College Board president David Coleman discusses the changes and revisions that are going to be made to the SAT. He explains changes including an optional essay portion, no penalties for any wrong answers, and the replacement of certain vocabulary words with much simpler ones. Coleman hopes to shed light on the idea that standardized tests such as the SAT should offer important challenges rather than contrived obstacles. He uses logical arguments to support his ideas regarding the changes being made to the new SAT. Coleman shares new ideas such as allowing students to take the test on computers and ideas concerning the reading and math portions of
SATS and ACTS have been used for numerous years as a way to gauge a student’s academic success while in college. Students have the choice which test they would prefer to take and most colleges do not prefer one test over the other. There are a few key differences between the SAT and ACT, which may make one test more suitable than the other for those taking the tests. Many studies have proven that the SAT and ACT are not the best judge of future success, and that colleges should focus their applications more on past grades and accomplishments to decide which students should be accepted to their university. SATs and ACTs are not an effective measure of college readiness and future academic success.
The SAT or ACT exam is not an accurate measure of a student's aptitude for college. Not all students can take the SAT or ACT and make a high enough score to get into the college they want to get into. “Teens across the U.S. are standing by their mailboxes, waiting anxiously for the envelopes that will seal their academic fate. It’s college admissions season and for many students a lot hinges on how well they performed in standardized testing.” Some students just can not perform well taking the SAT or ACT in an environment that they feel stressed in.
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A major factor in a student’s future is his or hers ability to perform well on arbitrary standardized tests. This is the “tree” they must climb in order to achieve future success. Although standardized tests like the SAT have been a way of gauging a student’s ability to learn and retain information for years, they are an inaccurate measurement. Being created over 100 years ago, reconsidering the policy of issuing the SATs is crucial.
Many students have been dramatically helped with being able to take the SAT with a low income or bad economic background and that would not have been possible if the college board did not come up with the
The SAT is supposed to judge how well you will do in college but the grades you receive in high school are a better more in tune with how well you will do in college because they recorded the last four years of your education. They show what you have improved on while you grew mentally. The test its self is not made for everyone to take and do well on. It doesn’t morph to anyone and but is better suited for those who are in schools that have more options to prep and call on tutors to improve that persons score. With allowing the SAT to disappear or to let it not have as much effect on a student so they can focus on more important things in
For decades the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has dictated college applicants’ future. The SAT traditionally has been utilized as one of the sole deciding factors in a high school student’s admission into his or her dream school. The history of the SAT’s began in 1926; the name and scoring have been changed multiple times. No matter the change, it has stood the test of time. Year in and year out, hopeful students have willfully subjected themselves to take the test that would most likely direct the course of their life (Epstein).
We say we should never judge a book by its cover, a motto that all colleges should follow since their admission process is solely based on a swing vote of a test score (SAT). The SAT also known as the scholastic aptitude test is the most highly regarded test which thousands of students all across the country will have to take once in their high school lifetime. A determinate factor that Colleges use, to determine if a student is a good fit for their university. But how can colleges determine if a student will excel and be successful from their university based on their SAT scores? This very question has posed many arguments saying that colleges should diminished this test as it plays a big role in college application process and gives those who live in economically comfortable families a greater edge over others who aren’t well off.
Thus, SAT test is not doing what it was supposed to do. It is hurting most of the students preventing them from one of their fundamental rights. The test is hard with such time limit. Even the good students are not able to do best because of the pressure that lasts for four hours. One single test can’t measure everything to become successful.
Expensive SAT books and preparation courses with private tutors are a good indicator of inequality in our education system. But in the meantime, these tests provide accurate comparisons between different sub-groups. The sub-groups provide schools with data on socioeconomic status to develop better programs that will help improve their scores. Unfortunately educational inequality exists everywhere and some kids go to private schools, while others don’t have enough money to buy books. But only standardized testing can help these students who are in need, by developing services directed at improving their
Some people are fighting that the SAT creators saying it ruins their child's chance in getting into the college they wanna go to. In most recent years it has slipped behind the rival, the ACT test which is a shorter exam and less work and somewhat easier to pass, as some people say.
Some middle class families are too rich to be eligible and too poor to be able to pay. The SAT wasn’t always so
“Students who can afford these sometimes expensive study aids to improve their scores have an advantage over students without the money. The more money a student puts into preparing for the SAT, essentially,
The SAT test or Scholastic Aptitude Test (qualifying test for applicants) - the test, inspiring fear and terror to all who goes to college or university. Despite all the myths and horror stories about this exam, if you prepare yourself well enough mentally and psychologically, you will be able to receive a good score on the SAT. Not too difficult (as it may seem at first glance) to calm down, to pull oneself together and make sure that all the necessary information for the test on the day of the exam is in your head. Firstly, about the SAT: it is a test owned and managed by the College Board that allows the heads of higher education institutions to assess the knowledge of the applicant in their university.
