The SAT is changing, but students in the USA, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands who plan to take the SAT before December 3, 2023 will take the paper version of the test. The following infographic gives a visual overview of the structure and content of the paper SAT.
If you are planning on taking the test after December 2023 or if you are an international student, you will take the new digital test. Here are some additional resources to help you prepare for the digital SAT:
Your Guide to the Digital SAT: a comprehensive guide of the new SAT, including details of the structure and content, an explanation of computer adaptive testing, and tips on practicing for a digital test.
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We have practice materials for both the paper and digital SAT.
The SAT isn’t just going digital—the test is fundamentally changing. Our infographic provides a detailed overview of the structure and content of the new computer adaptive test.
The digital SAT is an adaptive test, which means that scoring is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Wondering how it works?Brenna O’Neill, President of Test Innovators, joined Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley on the Tests and the Rest podcast for an in-depth discussion on digital SAT scoring.
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The new digital SAT is 2 hours and 14 minutes long with a total of 98 questions. In contrast, the old paper SAT was 3 hours long with a total of 154 questions, so the new digital SAT is 46 minutes shorter with 56 fewer questions.
The digital SAT consists of...
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Educators can help students manage the SAT and ACT testing process by providing resources about the tests. We recommend creating an informational packet that you can give to your families as they start the testing process. Here’s a sample packet for inspiration. Please feel free to download and use it.
With the introduction of the new digital SAT there are some notable changes on what you should bring with you on test day. Before test day, it's important to review the list of items that you should bring, as well as the list of items you should leave at home.
The SAT isn’t just going digital—the test is fundamentally changing. Our infographic provides a detailed overview of the structure and content of the new computer adaptive test.
This blog post is part of a series between Test Innovators and Scoir. You can read the other part of the series on the Scoir blog here.
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the new digital SAT lately. So we’ve compiled and answered...
