Digital SAT Coaching

What has changed?

 

Overall format

• The testing time will be 2 hours 14 minutes instead of 3 hours

• You will receive your scores in a matter of days, rather than waiting for weeks

• The modules have been structured so that you have more time to answer each question

• Testing will be more secure, giving each student unique test forms, making it difficult to share answers

 

The Verbal Section

• The Verbal section has become a single Reading and Writing section broken into two timed modules

• Passages will be shorter, exposing students to a wider range of topics they will potentially read in college

• A single question is asked with each passage (or passage pair) instead of multiple questions associated with a smaller number of long passages

• Questions that test similar skills and knowledge are grouped together and arranged from easiest to hardest
   

The digital testing application will include new test tools for students. For example:

• Mark for review: Flag and return to any question within a given test module

• Testing timer: A clock counts down the time remaining in each module.

• Calculator: A built-in graphing calculator is available in the entire Math section.

• Reference sheet: In the Math section, students have access to common formulas.

• Annotation: Students can highlight any part of a question and leave themselves a note

 

What has stayed the same?

• The new test will be scored on the same score scale as the paper and pencil tests.

• The subject matter and expectations of each section will remain the same i.e. reading and writing passages across a range of topics and levels of text complexity

• An emphasis on high-utility words and phrases in context

• A focus on demonstrating command of the core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.