The SAT will drop the pencil and go completely digital by 2024
Students will instead complete the exams on laptops or tablets, either their own or devices issued by the school. If students don't have a device, the board will provide one on the test day. And if a student loses power or connectivity,"the digital SAT has been designed to ensure they won't lose their work or time while they reconnect," said the College Board, which administers the tests.
On top of the technical changes, the testing time will be shortened to two hours instead of three. It'll feature shorter reading passages with one question for each, reflecting a wider range of topics more representative of what students will see in college. For the math section, calculators will finally be allowed. And students and teachers will get test scores in days rather than weeks, with educators no longer having to deal with packing, sorting or shipping test materials.
The new testing standard was announced amid a growing trend for schools across the US to drop the SAT tests altogether. For Fall 2022,
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