The College Board releases information about the future of the SAT exam.

The College Board released information about the future of the SAT today. Below is a summary of some key points.

Digital Testing

The SAT will be fully digital for all students in the U.S. in 2024 (and internationally in 2023)
- For the U.S., this means the class of 2025 (current 9^th graders) will be the first class to experience this
- *Internationally, the class of 2024 (current 10^th graders) will test digitally
The PSAT will be administered digitally to all students starting in fall of 2023
The test can be taken on laptop or tablet devices (and personal devices are permitted)
It has been indicated that school-day testing windows will be several weeks long to provide flexibility

Format

The test will be adaptive with each section divided into two modules
- The two sections will be Math and Reading & Writing
- Students will answer a set of questions in the first module and then the questions they are given in the second module is dependent on how they performed in the first module
The length of the test will be shortened to 2 hours
The Math section will be done entirely with a calculator and word problems will be more concise
The Reading & Writing section will consist of shorter texts tied to just one question
Note that they have designed the test software so that if there are battery or internet connectivity issues, the test will be saved and the student can return to it without losing their work

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