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SAT Changes
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Your Presenter
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Janice WeintraubNational Product Manager, Pre-College Programs
800-273-8439 Ext. 5687
How is the SAT changing?
What do the changes mean for your students?
How is the ACT changing?
How can The Princeton Review can help
Q & A
Agenda
ACT
• September 2015• October 2015• December 2015• February 2016• April 2016• June 2016
CurrentSAT
• October 2015• November 2015• December 2015• January 2016
RedesignedSAT
• March 2016• May 2016• June 2016
Option 1: Take ACT only.Option 2: Take current SAT only.Option 3. Take redesigned SAT only.Option 4: Take a combination of the above.
Class of 2017 Test Date Options
Why the changes?
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Why the changes?
More students are choosing to take the ACT and the SAT wants to regain its dominance.
But, according to the College Board:
• To better integrate with rigorous classroom instruction• The test is too susceptible to test preparation.
The Princeton Review has been around for 7 SAT changes and they always proclaim the same things. They want to align the test with curriculum and make it less preppable.
What’s changing?
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Let’s walk through the differences between the current SAT and the Redesigned SAT.
General Format and Scoring
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Current SAT Redesigned SAT
• Math (200-800)• Critical Reading (200-800)• Writing Skills (200-800)
Total: 600-2400
Essay mandatory and incorporated into Writing Skills score.
5 answer choices per question
¼ point off for each incorrect answer on multiple-choice
• Math (200-800)• Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
(200-800)
Composite: 400-1600
Optional essay not included in other scores. Grammar score disappears as it’s folded into Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
4 answer choices per question
No penalty for incorrect answers
Additional Scoring
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Current SAT Redesigned SAT
Essay: 2-12 that gets incorporated into Writing Skills
Test Scores:Math (10-40)Reading (10-40)Writing & Language (10-40)Essay (2-8)
Cross-Test scores:Analysis in Science (10-40)Analysis in History/Social Studies (10-40)
Subscores: Math
Heart of Algebra (1-15)Problem Solving and Data Analysis (1-15)Passport to Advanced Math (1-15)
Evidence-Based Reading and WritingCommand of Evidence (1-15)Relative Words in Context (1-15)
Writing and LanguageExpression of Ideas (1-15)Standard English Conventions (1-15)
Timing
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Current SAT Redesigned SAT
Math• 3 sections; 70 minutesCritical Reading• 3 sections; 45 minutesWriting• 1 essay ; 25 minutes• 2 grammar; 35 minutesExperimental• 1 section; 25 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Math• 1 (Calculator allowed – 55 minutes)• 1 (No Calculator – 20 minutes)Reading• 1 (65 minutes)Writing & Language• 1 (35 minutes)
Essay (optional)• 1 (50 minutes)
Total Time: 3 hoursTotal Time with Essay: 3 hours, 50 minutes
Math Content
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Current SAT Redesigned SAT
• Arithmetic• Algebra I• Algebra II (a little bit)• Geometry• Topics from middle school
math that students have forgotten.
• Not as much middle school math.• Contains more advanced math
including trigonometry.• Focus on algebra (linear Equations,
functions, inequalities); problem solving and data analysis (ratios, rates, percentages, graphs, linear growth, frequencies, probability, statistics) and higher level math (quadratic or exponential functions).
• Still includes geometry
Math will be harder on new SAT.
Reading Details
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Change Current SAT Redesigned SAT
SENTENCE COMPLETIONS
Appear in the CriticalReading sections to test vocabulary.
No Sentence Completion questions.
PASSAGE QUESTIONS
Questions are unrelated to each other.
Some questions will be dependenton one another.
VOCABULARY Mostly esoteric, unfamiliar words.
Words will be more familiar. However, students will need to know multiple meanings and not just primary definitions.
LENGTH Sections are either 25 or 20 minutes.
Reading Test will be a 65 minute block of time.
Reading will be harder on new SAT.
Writing & Language Details
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Change Current SAT Redesigned SAT
GRAMMAR
Grammar is tested mostly through sentences and does not include rules of punctuation.
Grammar is tested in longer passages and includes rules of punctuation.
LENGTH Sections are either 25 minutes or 10 minutes.
35 minute section with 44 questions.
Grammar will be a similar level, but will need to know more rules.
Essay
Essay will be harder.
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Change Current SAT Redesigned SAT
REQUIREMENT Mandatory – included in Writing Skills section. Optional
TIME 25 minutes (first section) 50 minutes (at the end)
PASSAGE LENGTH About a paragraph Long – 650-750 words
TASKTake a position (agree/disagree) and support with examples.
Explain how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience.
Essay Question
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The official essay question:
“As you read the passage in front of you, consider how the author uses evidence
such as facts or examples, reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims
and evidence, and stylistic or persuasive elements to add power to the ideas
expressed. Write an essay in which you explain how the author builds an
argument to persuade an audience.”
Other Changes
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Change Current SAT Redesigned SAT
GRAPHICSNone other than graphs in math problems.
Charts and graphical elements throughout the exam.
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND SPEECHES
Not featured. Will appear throughout the exam.
CALCULATORS Permitted throughout the math sections.
Permitted on only one of the two math sections.
FORMAT Paper and pencil only Paper and pencil AND a computer-based option
Big Picture
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Topic Big PictureMath More advanced and complex on R-SAT including more Grid-In
(not multiple choice) questionsReading Less vocabulary on R-SAT, but more charts, graphs and
references to historical documentsWriting More grammar on R-SAT and tested in passages. Optional
essay doesn’t count toward Composite score.Answers Fewer choices on R-SAT is easierGuessing No penalty for wrong answers makes it easier to guess
Will the Redesigned SAT be as coachable as the current SAT and ACT? Yes, the new SAT will be harder, but it will still be coachable.
Class of 2017 students deciding between ACT and Redesigned SAT?• If they like higher order math, they may prefer R-SAT.• If they do better with language than math, they may prefer the ACT.
What about the PSAT?
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Overall Timing: 2 hours, 45 minutes (35 minutes longer than current PSAT and very close to the 3 hours (without essay) for the new SAT.
Section Timing:• Math: 47 questions, 70 minutes (don’t know if one or more sections
and don’t know if calculator allowed on all, but likely will mirror redesigned SAT)
• Reading: 44 questions, 60 minutes (don’t know if one or more sections)
• Writing & Language: 44 questions, 35 minutes
Scoring: Some scores reported on same scales as redesigned SAT (400-1600 composite, 200-800 area, 10-40 tests), but we don’t know exactly what it will look like.
No penalty for wrong answers just like redesigned SAT.
What about changes to the ACT?
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Not as major.
Probability and statistics may see a very slight increase in the mathematics section (from 3 questions to 4 out of 60).
Starting fall 2015• Essay (Writing) change
• No more taking a position and supporting it with examples• Will need to “evaluate multiple perspectives on a complex issue and
generate their own analysis based on reasoning, knowledge and experience.”
• Scores in four areas:• Ideas and analysis• Development and support• Organization• Language use
• Additional indicators and scores: ELAT, STEM, Text Complexity and Career Readiness
What about changes to the ACT?
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Not as major.
Bottom Line: The changes to the testing experience for students will be minor. ACT will release specifications and sample essay prompts and TPR’s R&D team will be update our materials as necessary.
How can we help your students?
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Students in the class of 2017 will have several testing options in their junior year:Current SAT – through January 2016Redesigned SAT – starting March 2016ACT – all ACT test dates in 2015-2016
All colleges accept SAT or ACT without preference. It’s worth students trying out both to see whether they might perform better on one over the other.
How can we help?
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How can The Princeton Review help your students?
How can we help your students?
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Free Practice Tests• Current SAT• ACT• PRA (combination current SAT and ACT)• ACT/Redesigned SAT StartUp (combination of ACT and new
SAT type questions)• New SAT (starting February 2015)• New PSAT (starting May 2015)
The Princeton Review continues to recommend that students spend 9th and 10th grade focusing on their transcripts and extracurricular activities. The best time to start prep for the standardized admissions tests is the summer after 10th grade.
How can we help your students?
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If they plan to take the redesigned SAT, The Princeton Review will have prep options ready for them by June 2015. We will have courses and books specifically geared to the new exam.
The Princeton Review has been teaching students how to crack various standardized tests for over 30 years. Much of the redesigned SAT will be like questions that are on the current SAT and/or ACT or other tests.
The Princeton Review helps students become prepared and confident test takers. We’ve never met a test we couldn’t help students crack and the redesigned SAT will be no exception.
Your Goals. Our Expertise.
How can we help your students?
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The Princeton Review is available to run seminars for teachers, administrators, parents and students on a variety of topics!
The Redesigned SAT
ACT or SAT Strategy Sessions
PSAT Now What?
High School Timeline
Contact us to set up your events.
Questions?
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More information:www.PrincetonReview.com/SATChanges
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
Free practice tests: www.PrincetonReview.com/Events
College Board: www.DeliveringOpportunity.org
ACT: www. ACT.org/ACTNext
Appendix
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Appendix
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A closer look at ACT growth v. SAT growth across the country:
In 29 states, there were fewer SAT test-takers in the high school class of 2013 than there were in the class of 2006. By comparison, usage of the rival ACT admission test fell in just three states.
Over seven years, the declines in SAT test-takers exceeded 20 percent in 19 states.
Overall, the ACT surpassed the SAT in total usage in the high school class of 2012.
Appendix
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A closer look at ACT growth v. SAT growth across the country:
State ACT Share 2006
ACT Share 2013
ACT Share % Change
SAT Share 2006
SAT Share 2013
SAT Share % Change
North Carolina
16% 62% +46% 84% 38% -46%
California 23% 31% +8% 77% 69% -4%
New Jersey
9% 22% +13% 91% 78% -13%
New York 16% 25% +9% 84% 75% -9%
Florida 41% 52% +11% 59% 48% -11%
Appendix
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Other ACT changes:Starting in 2015, in addition to the 1-36 scores students now receive for each test (English, Math, Reading and Science Reasoning) and a Composite score, the new scores will include:
• A STEM score based on the student’s scores on the Math and Science Reasoning sections.
• An English language score based on the student’s scores on English, Reading and Writing (Essay)
• A “progress toward career readiness” score to “provide an indicator of future performance on the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate™ (ACT NCRC®), an assessment-based credential that certifies foundational work skills important for job success across industries and occupations.”
• A “text complexity progress indicator” based on all of the writing passages
Sample Writing & Language
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Sample Math
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Sample Reading
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Sample Essay
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