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Use of the Scholastic Aptitude Test The Scholastic Aptitude Test

1, the SAT underwent numerous adjustments designed to create an average score of approximately 500. After 1941, scores were standardized and the experimental section of the SAT served to ensure that all versions of the test since that time are equated to each other (Nairn, 1980).

The purpose of the SAT has not changed, although the organization has been revised. In discussing the newest SAT version, the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) indicated that the purpose of the SAT is to predict how well the individual student will do academically in his or her freshman year (Introducing the new..., 1993).

Further, the CEEB indicated that the purpose of the SAT I aspect of the exam is to predict how well students will do in college, and more specifically predict freshman grades in order to help admissions officers make better decisions (Introducing the new..., 1993).

The new organization includes most of the sections of the old SAT, although the antonym section in the verbal part of the old SAT was dropped. There are also longer reading passages and vocabulary-in-context questions. In addition, there is a new type of question included in the math part, in which students must grid-in their responses. In general, though, the SAT remains the same as the old SAT. It is three hours long and divided into six sections comprising verbal and mathematical testing.

Scores are converted into a number by using the number of questions answered right minus a percentage of the questions answered wrong. The score is then converted into a scaled score between 200 and 800 using a statistical process called equating. In addition, students are provided with a percentile score that lets them know how they compare to other students (Introducing the new..., 1993). This also provides both students and admissions officers with a tool for comparing their scores to those of students attending the desired college or university.

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