What s changed in the 2014 SAT test

Variation. 1. According to the latest news, the number of SAT test takers has continued to increase since the beginning of this year, and now mainland test takers have accounted for more than 95% of the total number of test takers in Hong Kong's SAT test rooms.

Variation. 2. In terms of reading and grammar, the basic knowledge points and test points remain stable, but some of the test points are fine-tuned in proportion. For example, in grammar, the proportion of verbs and modifiers has increased significantly, and it has now become the largest type of question in grammar.

At the same time, the statistics show that the proportion of E options (without errors) has increased slightly.

Variation. 3. In terms of mathematics, the test center and difficulty are relatively stable. Among them, algebra and geometry have a slightly larger weight, about 30% each, and numbers and statistics are relatively less, accounting for about 20% each. All math questions are common test points, but it is still not easy for Chinese students to get a perfect score.

The new version of the 2016 SAT has a full score of 1600 points, which is divided into three parts: reading, grammar and mathematics, and writing has been changed to an optional test.

The SAT is a test sponsored by the College Board, and its scores are an important reference for high school students from all over the world to apply for American college admission qualifications and scholarships.

After the reform in 2016, the total score of the new SAT is 1600 points, and ETS is responsible for its proposition and marking work. However, they are only one of the materials to refer to when admitting students, and they are not completely decisive factors, and their results are valid for 2 years.

DAO (Evidencebased Reading and Writing), Mathematics and Writing (The Essay). Appearance.

The full score for the test will be changed from 2400 to 1600, and the score for writing will be calculated separately, which means that the university will decide at its own discretion whether to take into account the student's writing score.

In addition, the practice of deducting points for each wrong answer in multiple choice will be abolished, and only the correct results in the exam will be recorded.

The duration of the exam is 3 hours, with an additional 50 minutes of writing.

1600 points, 800 points in Reading and Grammar, 800 points in Mathematics

According to Shanghai American Alliance Test Center (Shanghai American Union SAT), the College Board will need a lot of time to innovate in order to meet the changing needs of the education market for exams, thereby reducing the risk of its change. The content of the 2016 SAT test will be changed as follows."

1. Say goodbye to vocabulary: As expected, the test on advanced vocabulary will eventually be moved out of the SAT.

2. Exemption from the penalty for "guessing the answer": Candidates will no longer have to spend any time and effort to estimate the probability of deducting points for "guessing the answer".

3. Welcome to Science: The similarity between the SAT and ACT tests is that test takers need to find their correlations, markers, and relevant data; The difference is that the ACT gives students a separate score for the science section, while the SAT groups these into the reading and math sections.

4. Selected Essays: The SAT has also adopted the assessment model of the ACT test for essays, and changed the required essays to optional essays.

5. Context and Grammar: The SAT now places its grammar test in the whole paragraph, rather than in the form of a single sentence, which means a significant change in the two major test formats of the SAT grammar section, stand-alone error ids and sentence improvements.

6. Mysterious Math: The more difficult ACT math will not appear in the new SAT questions. The updated SAT math test will also have a richer context, and test takers will also be banned from using calculators, 7. Evidence-Based Reading: The new SAT Reading is called Evidence-Based Reading.

8. Restore the total score to 1600: Write an optional essay by breaking down the writing section.

9. From written test to computer-based test.