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== SAT Exam overview == | == SAT Exam overview == | ||
* SAT | * The SAT exam is owned by the College Board (CB) | ||
** we will use "CB" here, although the College Board does not refer to itself by the abbreviation) | ** we will use "CB" here, although the College Board does not refer to itself by the abbreviation) | ||
* SAT tests are developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS) | * SAT | ||
** SAT accounts for 25% of ETS functions | ** it is no longer an abbreviation (i.e., "S.A.T.") | ||
*** it originally stood for ""Scholastic Assessment Test" | |||
*** but the CB re-branded it to simply "SAT" | |||
* SAT tests are developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS) under contract from CB | |||
** SAT accounts for 25% of ETS's functions | |||
** ETS creates also develops and administers TOEFL ("Test of English as a Foreign Language"), GRE (graduate school admissions), and Praxis (for teachers) | ** ETS creates also develops and administers TOEFL ("Test of English as a Foreign Language"), GRE (graduate school admissions), and Praxis (for teachers) | ||
* note that CB and ETS are non-profits but both engage in aggressive business practices | * note that CB and ETS are non-profits but both engage in aggressive business practices | ||
=== | === Standardized tests & SAT background === | ||
* achievement or admissions tests were used by 1870 | * achievement or admissions tests were used by 1870 | ||
* "College Entrance Examination Board," was formed in in 1899 by various colleges/ universities | * "College Entrance Examination Board," was formed in in 1899 by various colleges/ universities | ||