SAT exam & exam prep overview: Difference between revisions

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* SAT
* SAT
** it is no longer an abbreviation (i.e., "S.A.T.")
** it is no longer an abbreviation (i.e., "S.A.T.")
*** it originally stood for ""Scholastic Assessment Test"
*** it originally stood for "Scholastic Assessment Test"
*** but the CB re-branded it to simply "SAT"
*** in 1993 the CB re-branded the test to "SAT" unto itself and not as an abbreviation (i.e., dropping "Scholastic Assessment Test")
*** since the word "aptitude" means "innate ability", College Board was accused of racism, given different SAT score averages by race
* SAT tests are developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS) under contract from CB
* SAT tests are developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS) under contract from CB
** SAT accounts for 25% of ETS's functions
** SAT accounts for 25% of ETS's functions
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* subject tests were added in 1937 called "Scholarship Test"
* subject tests were added in 1937 called "Scholarship Test"
* in 1993, the names for the tests were changed:
* in 1993, the names for the tests were changed:
** "Scholastic Aptitude Test" now the "SAT I:Reasoning Test"
** "Scholastic Aptitude Test" now the "SAT I: Reasoning Test"
** "Scholarship Test" now the "SAT II: Subject Test"
** "Scholarship Test" now the "SAT II: Subject Test"
** the entire suite of tests was not called "Scholastic Assessment Tests"
** the entire suite of tests was not called "Scholastic Assessment Tests"