1. The New SAT ® Important Information for High School English Teachers

3. 3The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The New SAT Focuses on College Success ™ Skills Critical Reading Mathematics Writing The SAT ® tests students’ reasoning based on knowledge and skills developed through their course work. It measures their ability to analyze and solve problems by applying what they have learned in school.

4. 4The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Time Frame October 2004: New PSAT/NMSQT ® March 2005: New SAT

5. 5The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Time Frame Class of 2006 will take new SAT Class of 2005—current seniors Current SAT as seniors in fall 2004 New SAT as seniors in March 2005 (if necessary) Class of 2006—current juniors New PSAT/NMSQT as juniors in fall 2004 New SAT as juniors in March 2005 and later New SAT as seniors

6. 6The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Has the SAT Ever Changed Before? Yes, the SAT has changed several times since it was first administered in 1926. The SAT evolves to meet the changing needs of students, teachers, and colleges. The most recent changes were made in 1994. (Adding writing to the SAT was recommended but not possible in 1994 due to inadequate technology and lack of large number of readers needed.)

7. 7The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Why Is the SAT Changing? To better reflect today’s classroom practices and curriculum by replacing analogies with short reading passages and quantitative comparisons with more math problems, some including content from third-year college-preparatory math To reinforce the importance of writing skills To help colleges make better admissions and placement decisions

8. 8The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Will the New SAT Be Harder? No, the new SAT will be designed so that a student who could score a 500 on the math section (for example) of the current SAT could score a 500 on the math section of the new test. 97% of college-bound students complete 3 years of math so the test will more closely measure the math they are already studying. Extensive field trials confirmed that students are taking more upper level math, which is why the overall difficulty of the test is not affected. While the test is longer, field trials also confirmed that the increased length of the test has no impact on the students’ scores.

9. 9The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Changes to the SAT and the PSAT/NMSQT ® Verbal Name will be changed to critical reading. Analogies will be eliminated. Short reading passages will replace analogies and will measure the kind of reasoning formerly measured by analogies.

10. 10The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Changes to the SAT and the PSAT/NMSQT Analogies will be ELIMINATED CLAY:POTTER:: (A) stone:sculptor (B) machines:mechanic (C) hems:tailor (D) bricks:architect (E) chalk:teacher Correct answer: A

11. 11The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Example of passage-based analogical reasoning items The relationship between the “spectroscope” and a “star’s chemical composition” (lines 37–38) is most like the relationship between (A) a periscope and a submarine (B) a microscope and a cellular structure (C) a generator and an electrical charge (D) a test tube and an experiment Correct answer: B

12. 12The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Changes to the SAT and the PSAT/NMSQT Math Quantitative comparisons will be eliminated. The content is being expanded to reflect the mathematics that college-bound students typically learn during their first three years of high school. The reasoning aspects of the test together with the expanded content will more effectively assess the mathematics necessary for student success in college. Math content on the PSAT/NMSQT will also be enhanced, but it will not include Algebra II because most students will not be familiar with that level of math.

13. 13The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Changes to the SAT and the PSAT/NMSQT Quantitative comparisons will be ELIMINATED The Roadside Diner cuts its cakes into 12 servings each. A. The number of these cakesB. 6 needed to make 78 servings (A)The quantity in column A is greater; (B)The quantity in column B is greater; (C)The two quantities are equal; (D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct answer: A

14. 14The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Changes to the SAT and the PSAT/NMSQT Writing Multiple-choice grammar and usage questions Will measure the student’s understanding of how to use language in a clear, consistent manner, how to revise and edit, and how to recognize an error in a sentence. Student-written essay (SAT only) Will measure the student’s use of language: logical presentation of ideas, development of a point of view, and clarity of expression under timed conditions. Essay practice tool provided AT NO COST to all schools administering the PSAT/NMSQT.

15. 15The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Changes to the SAT and the PSAT/NMSQT Skills Feedback The PSAT/NMSQT provides individualized feedback to students through its Score Report Plus. The College Board is developing a similar tool for the SAT.

16. Skills Feedback Score Report Plus 16

17. 17The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus Tells students how their scores compare with those of other sophomores or juniors Tells students what SAT score ranges they can expect Includes a question-by-question breakdown Helps students identify strengths and weaknesses, and provides tips on how to improve specific skills

18. 18The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus New in 2004 Students will use their Score Report Plus code to access free enhancements online at www.collegeboard.com/psatextra for:www.collegeboard.com/psatextra Complete explanations for all answers, including why some answers were wrong. Full explanations of answers for additional higher-level math practice SAT questions on the back of the PSAT/NMSQT score report. Entire SAT essay scoring guide, plus actual sample essay papers at every score point for the practice essay on the back of the PSAT/NMSQT score report.

19. 19The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Skills Feedback Score Report Plus Improve Your Skills—Examples Being precise and clear How to improve: Learn to recognize sentence elements that are ambiguous and confusing. In your writing, choose words carefully and connect them for clear meaning. See questions 4, 6, 8. Understanding geometry and coordinate geometry How to improve: Review geometry units in your textbook involving perimeter, area, volume, circumference, angles, lines, and slope. Familiarize yourself with the formulas given at the beginning of math sections of the set. See questions 7, 13, 19.

20. 20The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Time Specifications PSAT/NMSQT Current PSAT/NMSQTNew PSAT/NMSQT 2 hours 10 minutes Critical Reading 50 minutes Two 25-minute sections 50 minutes Two 25-minute sections Math 50 minutes Two 25-minute sections 50 minutes Two 25-minute sections Writing 30 minutes One 30-minute multiple-choice section 30 minutes One 30-minute multiple-choice section

21. 21The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Current SATNew SAT 3 hours3 hours 45 minutes Critical Reading 75 minutes Two 30-minute sections and one 15-minute section 70 minutes Two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section Math 75 minutes Two 30-minute sections and one 15-minute section 70 minutes Two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section Writing 60 minutes Two multiple-choice sections (one 25-minute section and one 10-minute section) and one 25-minute essay Variable Section30 minutes25 minutes Time Specifications SAT

22. 22The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Test Content and Question Types Current SATNew SAT Critical Reading Sentence Completion Critical Reading: Long reading passages Analogies Sentence Completion Critical Reading: short and long reading passages Math Multiple-choice items, student-produced responses, and quantitative comparisons measuring: Number and Operations Algebra I and Functions Geometry; and Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis Multiple-choice items and student-produced responses measuring: Number and Operations Algebra I, II, and Functions Geometry; and Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis Writing Multiple-choice items: Improving sentences and paragraphs, and identifying sentence errors Student-written essay: Effectively communicate a point of view on an issue, supporting a position with reasoning and examples

23. 23The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Current SATNew SAT Critical ReadingV 200–800CR 200–800 MathM 200–800 Writing (Subscores) W 200–800 Will include 2 subscores: Essay 2–12 (1/3 of writing score) Multiple-choice 20–80 (2/3 of writing score) Test Scores

24. 24The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers College Board Curriculum Survey The changes reflect national practice The College Board conducted a survey of high school and college teachers on various questions related to reading and writing curricula. Purpose of the survey: Collect data in order to examine alignment of new SAT critical reading and writing sections to high school and college curricula and instructional practices.

25. 25The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers College Board Curriculum Survey The changes reflect national practice The survey investigated the following: How frequently certain reading and writing skills are taught in class The importance of these skills for students entering their first year of college The kind and frequency of reading and writing activities done in and out of class Reading and writing proficiency of college freshmen

26. 26The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers College Board Curriculum Survey The changes reflect national practice The survey was completed by 2,351 teachers: 914 high school English teachers 393 high school English department chairs 814 college English professors 230 college professors in other disciplines (including professors of history, political science, psychology, and biology)

27. 27The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers College Board Curriculum Survey The changes reflect national practice The survey revealed the following: Persuasive/argumentative writing was rated most important and assigned most often in the classroom. Teachers rated almost all of the 14 grammar and usage skills included on the survey high in importance, but survey results indicated that classroom work does not focus heavily on these skills. High school teachers assigned significantly more fiction and poetry reading than did college instructors. High school teachers tend to administer multiple-choice tests more often than do college teachers. Most teachers administer short-answer tests, and almost all teachers administer essay tests.

28. 28The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers College Board Curriculum Survey The changes reflect national practice Reading skills rated most important in the survey are those tested on the critical reading section of the new SAT: Identifying and/or summarizing the theme or central argument of a text Making inferences and drawing conclusions Understanding organizational strategies, such as introduction, supporting examples, and summary Writing skills rated most important in the survey are those emphasized in new SAT Essay and Scoring Guide: Writing a clear and coherent essay Using supporting details and examples Developing a logical argument

29. A Closer Look at the Critical Reading and Writing Sections of the New SAT

30. Critical Reading

31. 31The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Strengthens alignment with classroom practices Measures knowledge of genre, cause and effect, rhetorical devices, comparative arguments, and the ability to recognize relationships among parts of a text Long and short reading passages are taken from different fields: Natural sciences Humanities Social sciences Literary fiction Short reading passages, which replace analogies, measure the kind of reasoning formerly measured by the analogy section.

32. 32The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Strengthens alignment with classroom practices Measures critical reading skills as shown in student’s ability to: Determine word meanings Analyze sentence structures Analyze organizational structures of longer passages Synthesize longer passages into summaries, main points, or themes Make inferences, draw conclusions, recognize implications Recognize tone Continued

33. 33The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Strengthens alignment with classroom practices Measures critical reading skills as shown in student’s ability to: Analyze and evaluate author’s purpose, audience, and rhetorical strategies Compare or contrast ideas in a passage or in a pair of related passages Analyze and evaluate ideas, opinions, and arguments in a passage or in a pair of related passages Distinguish conflicting viewpoints in a passage or in a pair of related passages

34. 34The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Strengthens alignment with classroom practices Analogy items The new SAT critical reasoning section will no longer include analogy item types. Critical reading items will embed analogical reasoning tasks within the context of reading and analyzing texts, which is a more authentic measure of how students use analogical reasoning to support critical reading, both in and out of the classroom.

35. 35The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Strengthens alignment with classroom practices Analogy items Analogy items measure both vocabulary knowledge and analogical reasoning skills— the ability to see a relationship in a pair of words and to recognize a similar or parallel relationship in another pair of words. Analogy items take the form A:B::C:D, where a student is given the words A, B, and C in the item stem and is asked to select D from among five options. The student must first establish the relationship between the words A and B and then select D such that the same relationship exists between C and D. While research has shown analogical reasoning to be a valuable skill, the format of the item type is considered artificial and not aligned with authentic critical reading tasks.

36. 36The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Strengthens alignment with classroom practices Measuring analogical reasoning without the analogy item type: Sentence Completion items measure both word knowledge and the ability to infer word meaning from context. Application and Analogy items ask students to understand an idea or relationship in a passage and then select a parallel idea or relationship from among five hypothetical relationships involving different contexts presented in the response options. Bridging items ask students to understand an idea in one passage and then compare it with an idea in another passage. Bridging items ask students to understand an author’s point of view in one passage and then infer what the author would think about an issue or idea expressed in another passage. Comprehension questions ask students to explain analogies, metaphors, and other comparisons in passages.

37. 37The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Revised SAT Verbal Section– Renamed Critical Reading Example of passage-based analogical reasoning items The relationship between the “spectroscope” and a “star’s chemical composition” (lines 37–38) is most like the relationship between (A)a periscope and a submarine (B)a microscope and a cellular structure (C)a generator and an electrical charge (D)a test tube and an experiment Correct answer: B

38. 38The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Line 5 The Critical Reading Section Example of new short-paragraph reading items Dinosaurs have such a powerful grip on the public consciousness that it is easy to forget just how recently scientists have become aware of them. A two-year-old child today may be able to rattle off three dinosaur names, but in 1824 there was only one known dinosaur. Period. The word “dinosaur” didn’t even exist until 1841. Indeed, in those early years, the world was baffled by the discovery of these absurdly enormous creatures. (continued)

39. 39The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers The Critical Reading Section Example of new short-paragraph reading items 1. The reference to the “two-year-old child” (line 4) primarily serves to (A) challenge a popular assumption (B) highlight the extent of the change (C) suggest that a perspective is simplistic (D) introduce a controversial idea (E) question a contemporary preoccupation Correct answer: B 2. The statement “Period” (line 6) primarily serves to emphasize the (A) authoritative nature of the finding (B) lack of flexibility in a popular theory (C) stubborn nature of a group of researchers (D) limited knowledge about a subject (E) refusal of the public to accept new discoveries Correct answer: D

40. Writing

41. 41The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Additional measure of an important college success skill Essay section measures a student’s ability to develop and express ideas effectively using standard written English. Essay prompts and Scoring Guide are designed to measure critical thinking, insight, and complexity of thought as student develops a point of view on an issue. Essay is a direct measure, under timed conditions, of the kind of writing that is expected in most college courses—writing that engages an issue critically and develops a point of view in a thoughtful, coherent, and cogent essay.

42. 42The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Additional measure of an important college success skill Multiple-choice items 3 types of multiple-choice writing questions: Identifying Sentence Errors Improving Sentences Improving Paragraphs

43. 43The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Examples of Multiple-Choice Writing Items Identifying Sentence Errors It is likely that the opening of the convention center, previously set for July 1, would be postponed because of (A)(B)(C)(D) the bricklayers’ strike. No error. (E) Correct answer: C

44. 44The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Examples of Multiple-Choice Writing Items Improving Sentences Although several groups were absolutely opposed to the outside support given the revolutionary government, other groups were as equal in their adamant approval of that support. (A)were as equal in their adamant approval of (B)held equally adamant approval of (C)were equally adamant in approving (D)had approved equally adamantly (E)held approval equally adamant of Correct answer: C

45. 45The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Examples of Multiple-Choice Writing Items Improving Paragraphs (1) At one point in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, the evil archaeologist Belloq shows the heroic Indiana Jones a cheap watch. (2) If the watch were to be buried in the desert for a thousand years and then dug up, Belloq says, it would be considered priceless. (3) I often think of the scene whenever I consider the record album–collecting phenomenon, it being one of the more remarkable aspects of popular culture in the United States. (4) Collecting record albums gives us a chance to make a low-cost investment that might pay dividends in the future. [Excerpt from longer three-paragraph passage](continued)

46. 46The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Examples of Multiple-Choice Writing Items Improving Paragraphs In the context of the first paragraph, which revision is most needed in sentence 3? (A)Insert “As a matter of fact” at the beginning. (B)Omit the words “it being.” (C)Omit the word “scene.” (D)Change the comma to a semicolon. (E)Change “think” to “thought” and “consider” to “considered.” Correct answer: B

47. 47The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Additional measure of an important college success skill Encourages writing in schools Essay Students will read a short excerpt, or two quotations, and respond to a prompt that frames an issue. Students must first think critically about the issue presented in the essay assignment and then define and support their point of view, using reasoning and evidence based on their own experiences, readings, or observations. The essay will be similar to the type of on-demand writing that is typically done in college.

48. 48The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Writing Section Prompts Prompts will be written to be easily accessible to the general test- taking population, including students for whom English is a second language (ESL), and to be free of figurative, technical, or specific literary references. Prompts will be relevant to a wide range of fields and interests, not narrowly related to specific topics. Prompts will be tested to ensure that they do not carry any bias across subgroups.

49. 49The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Essay Prompt Think carefully about the issue presented in the following quotations and the assignment below. 1. While secrecy can be destructive, some of it is indispensable in human lives. Some control over secrecy and openness is needed in order to protect identity. Such control may be needed to guard privacy, intimacy, and friendship. Adapted from Sissela Bok, “The Need for Secrecy” 2. Secrecy and a free, democratic government, President Harry Truman once said, don’t mix. An open exchange of information is vital to the kind of informed citizenry essential to healthy democracy. Editorial, “Overzealous Secrecy Threatens Democracy” Assignment: Do people need to keep secrets, or is secrecy harmful? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

50. 50The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Essay Prompt The essay will not be coachable since students must respond directly to the assigned topic. Essays not written on the assigned topic will receive a subscore of zero for the essay portion of the writing section.

51. 51The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers How Will the Essays Be Scored? Readers will understand that the essay is a first draft; read quickly to gain an impression of the whole essay relative to the holistic Scoring Guide and the sample range-finder essays; read the entire essay before scoring and then score immediately; read supportively, looking for and rewarding what is done well rather than what is done badly or omitted; not judge an essay by its length or the quality of handwriting; understand that grammar is not an overriding factor in determining an essay score; and consider spelling only when errors are so persistent that they interfere with meaning.

52. 52The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers How Will the Essays Be Scored? Readers for the new SAT writing section will be trained to recognize and reward a wide variety of writing styles and strategies for developing a point of view at each score point. The new SAT essay will neither reward nor punish formulaic approaches to writing, such as the five- paragraph essay. Prompts and the Scoring Guide call for directly relevant responses that cannot be coached or memorized ahead of test time.

53. 53The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers New SAT Scoring Guide Score of 6Score of 5Score of 4 An essay in this category is outstanding, demonstrating clear and consistent mastery, although it may have a few minor errors. A typical essay effectively and insightfully develops a point of view on the topic and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas exhibits skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary demonstrates meaningful variety in sentence structure is free of most errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics An essay in this category is effective, demonstrating reasonably consistent mastery, although it will have occasional errors or lapses in quality. A typical essay effectively develops a point of view on the topic and demonstrates strong critical thinking, generally using appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position is well organized and focused, demonstrating coherence and progression of ideas exhibits facility in the use of language, using appropriate vocabulary demonstrates variety in sentence structure is generally free of most errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics An essay in this category is competent, demonstrating adequate mastery, although it will have lapses in quality. A typical essay develops a point of view on the topic and demonstrates competent critical thinking, using adequate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position is generally organized and focused, demonstrating some coherence and progression of ideas exhibits adequate but inconsistent facility in the use of language, using generally appropriate vocabulary demonstrates some variety in sentence structure has some errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics

54. 54The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Essays not written on the essay assignment will receive a score of zero. New SAT Scoring Guide Score of 3Score of 2Score of 1 An essay in this category is inadequate, but demonstrates developing mastery, and is marked by ONE OR MORE of the following weaknesses: develops a point of view on the issue, demonstrating some critical thinking, but may do so inconsistently or use inadequate examples, reasons, or other evidence to support its position is limited in its organization or focus, or may demonstrate some lapses in coherence or progression of ideas displays developing facility in the use of language, but sometimes uses weak vocabulary or inappropriate word choice lacks variety or demonstrates problems in sentence structure contains an accumulation of errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics An essay in this category is seriously limited, demonstrating little mastery, and is flawed by ONE OR MORE of the following weaknesses: develops a point of view on the issue that is vague or seriously limited, demonstrating weak critical thinking, providing inappropriate or insufficient examples, reasons, or other evidence to support its position is poorly organized and/or focused, or demonstrates serious problems with coherence or progression of ideas displays very little facility in the use of language, using very limited vocabulary or incorrect word choice demonstrates frequent problems in sentence structure contains errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured An essay in this category is fundamentally lacking, demonstrating very little or no mastery, and is severely flawed by ONE OR MORE of the following weaknesses: develops no viable point of view on the topic, or provides little or no evidence to support its position is disorganized or unfocused, resulting in a disjointed or incoherent essay displays fundamental errors in vocabulary demonstrates severe flaws in sentence structure contains pervasive errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics that persistently interfere with meaning

55. 55The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Scoring Procedures for the Essay Procedures will be similar to those for the current SAT Subject Test in Writing. Essays will be scored by trained high school English teachers and college professors with experience teaching writing. Each essay will be scored independently by two readers according to the holistic Scoring Guide in conjunction with sample essays selected for training. Essays will be scored on a scale of 1 to 6 by each reader (total score of 2 to 12). Essays will be scanned and distributed to readers via the Web. Scoring and reader supervision will take place online.

56. 56The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Essays Will Be Scored Fairly and Accurately If the two readers’ scores differ by more than one point, the essay will be read by a third reader. Based on the College Board’s experience in scoring the SAT Subject Test in Writing, the rigorous reader training and qualification process, and continuous monitoring of readers as they score, the College Board expects that less than 8 percent of all essays will call for a third reader.

57. 57The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Colleges Requiring a Standardized Writing Test Colleges that accept the SAT will continue to do so, and all will receive the writing score. Many colleges have announced that they will require or recommend that students taking any college admissions exam must submit a writing score (including an essay) beginning with those entering college in the fall of 2006.

58. 58The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Additional Research on the New SAT Survey of Admissions Directors A recent College Board sampling of 774 four-year colleges indicates that 59 percent of the institutions sampled will use the writing score for admissions and another 31 percent are still considering its use. The colleges varied by admissions selectivity and size, and represented a good cross-section of higher education institutions.

59. 59The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Additional Research on the New SAT Survey of Admissions Directors The findings 74 percent of respondents say they will use the new SAT writing score in admissions decisions. 68 percent of respondents plan to download and print applicants’ essays. 35 percent of these respondents said they would read all essays, and 19 percent said they would read most essays. 32 percent of respondents will use the essay for course placement.

60. 60The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Additional Research on the New SAT Survey of Admissions Directors The reasons most often cited by those respondents saying that they plan to read applicants’ essays were To provide additional information about a candidate’s writing skills. To compare and verify an application essay. To use as an additional placement essay. Students may view their essay online.

61. 61The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers Additional Information about the SAT Subject Tests January 2005: The SAT Subject Test in Writing will be administered for the last time. All other SAT Subject Tests will continue, including Math I and Math II.

62. 62The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers How Students Can Prepare Students should Challenge themselves throughout high school by taking rigorous courses, including at least 3 years of math. Read and write as much as possible—both in and out of school. Familiarize themselves with the SAT, so they know what to expect on test day. Familiarize themselves with the different types of questions on the SAT, the directions for each type of question, and how the test is scored, so they know what to expect on test day. Take the new PSAT/NMSQT in October 2004—the new PSAT/NMSQT will be the best preparation for the new SAT.

63. 63The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers ScoreWrite ™ : A Guide to the New SAT Essay How ScoreWrite works Students write essays on topic included in ScoreWrite™ under the same test conditions and time limit as the new SAT essay. Teachers learn to read and score these essays using the same techniques and scoring guide that will be used by scorers of the new SAT essay. First version mailed to all schools in January–February 2004 New version mailed every August to all participating PSAT/NMSQT schools Added feature of the new version will be a matrix showing students how to get a projected SAT writing score range by combining their PSAT/NMSQT score with their ScoreWrite essay score.

64. 64The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers How Students Can Prepare Availability of Sample Questions The PSAT/NMSQT Student Bulletin, a free booklet that includes a full-length practice test, will be available in early fall 2004. The 2004 PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus will be sent to schools in December 2004 and will include explanations for every question (available online to any student who takes the PSAT/NMSQT in 2004). The 2004 PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus mailing will include advanced math sample questions. The new SAT Preparation Booklet ™, (the successor to Taking the SAT), the free booklet that includes a full-length practice test, will be available in fall 2004.

65. 65The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers How Students Can Prepare Availability of Sample Questions The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT ™ will be available in fall 2004. The Official SAT Online Course ™, the successor to One-on-One with the SAT ®, will be available in fall 2004. The online SAT Learning Center ® at www.collegeboard.com will include new SAT sample questions beginning in fall 2004.

66. 66The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers www.collegeboard.com

67. 67The New SAT ® : Important Information for High School English Teachers www.collegeboard.com