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Comparison of the Major Features: Current SAT vs. Redesigned SAT
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Comparison of the Major Features: Current SAT vs. Redesigned SAT
| Category |
Current SAT |
Redesigned SAT |
| Total Testing Time*
*Redesigned SAT testing time subject to research |
3 hours and 45 minutes |
3 hours (plus 50 minutes for the Essay [optional]) |
| Components |
- Critical Reading
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Essay
|
- Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Reading Test
- Writing and Language Test
- Math
- Essay (optional)
|
| Important Features |
- Emphasis on general reasoning skills
- Emphasis on vocabulary, often in limited contexts
- Complex scoring (a point for a correct answer and a deduction for an incorrect answer; blank responses have no impact on scores)
|
- Continued emphasis on reasoning alongside a clearer, stronger focus on the knowledge, skills, and understandings most important for college and career readiness and success
- Greater emphasis on the meaning of words in extended contexts and on how word choice shapes meaning, tone, and impact
- Rights-only scoring (a point for a correct answer but no deduction for an incorrect answer; blank responses have no impact on scores)
|
| Essay |
- Required and given at the beginning of the SAT
- 25 minutes to write the essay
- Tests writing skill; students take a position on a presented issue
|
- Optional and given at the end of the SAT; postsecondary institutions determine whether they will require the Essay for admission
- 50 minutes to write the essay
- Tests reading, analysis, and writing skills; students produce a written analysis of a provided source text
|
| Score Reporting*
*Redesigned SAT scores subject to research |
- Scale ranging from 600 to 2400
- Scale ranging from 200 to 800 for Critical Reading; 200 to 800 for Mathematics; 200 to 800 for Writing
- Essay results scaled to multiple-choice Writing
|
- Scale ranging from 400 to 1600
- Scale ranging from 200 to 800 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing; 200 to 800 for Math; 2 to 8 on each of three traits for Essay
- Essay results reported separately
|
| Subscore Reporting |
None |
Subscores for every test, providing added insight for students, parents, admission officers, educators, and counselors |
Test Length and Timing
Comparison of Test Length and Timing: Current SAT vs. Redesigned SAT
| Current SAT |
Redesigned SAT |
| Component |
Time Allotted
(minutes) |
Number of
Question/
Tasks |
Component |
Time
Allotted (minutes) |
Number of
Questions/
Tasks |
| Critical Reading |
70 |
67 |
Reading |
65 |
52 |
| Writing |
60 |
49 |
Writing and Language |
35 |
44 |
| Essay |
25 |
1 |
Essay
(optional) |
50 |
1 |
| Mathematics |
70 |
54 |
Math |
80 |
58 |
| Total |
225 |
171 |
Total |
180
(230 with Essay) |
154
(155 with Essay) |
Score Components
Comparison of Score Components: Current SAT vs. Redesigned SAT
| Component |
Current SAT |
Redesigned SAT |
| Total Score |
0 |
1 |
| Section Scores |
2 |
2 |
| Test Scores |
N/A |
3 plus Essay scores |
| Cross-Test Scores |
N/A |
2 |
| Subscores |
N/A |
7 |
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