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New Delhi: Scholastic Assessment Test is going digital in 2023. The experts are evaluating the benefits of digitaling the SAT from a student's point of view.
The SAT, a globally recognised benchmark for university and college readiness, is going digital. The digital SAT, which will be introduced in 2023, will be shorter, more brief, and will use cutting-edge technology to improve test availability, accuracy, and distribution to students globally. The new version of the test will level the playing field for all students and make testing more enjoyable.
“The new format will be more familiar, and the test easier to administer, more accessible and secure,” said Jeremiah Quinlan, Yale University's Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, sees this as a gain for all students, particularly international candidates.
SAT scores are a major role in predicting and proving college preparation at many universities. Quinlan also said that, “ We use the test score, and student's exam marks first to determine English proficiency and if the student can do the work,” and “Once that answer is yes, we look at the other parts of their application."
Students and exam proctors in the United States and abroad praised a March 2022 pilot of the new format. Bisr Kaur Jauhar, a student at Strawberry Fields High School in Chandigarh, India, praised the pilot. "It was very convenient, and I was less stressed out. It definitely took away a lot of the pressure that comes with the SAT."
Benefits of SAT being Digital
- Indian students will get better and more options at home and abroad.
The SAT is accepted by hundreds of schools and universities around the world, including many in India. SAT scores continue to play a role in determining student admissions and scholarship decisions at top universities, from Ashoka University to Symbiosis International University.
For Indian students, the digital SAT opens up a slew of funding opportunities. Students who take the SAT may be able to apply for scholarships through the India Scholars programme at participating schools in India.
- Faster results with shorter passages
Students will have more time to answer each question because the test will be shorter—around two hours instead of three. It will contain shorter reading sections covering a wider range of topics. Calculators are now allowed in the full math part and will be available in the testing app.
- Adapting to changing requirements
The new structure is the most accurate representation of how students will need to work in order to succeed at colleges all over the world. This online transition occurs at a vital juncture in the pandemic, when schools all over the world are scrambling to discover new ways to enhance digital learning.
The SAT continues to act as a passport test, allowing international students who want to seek a post-secondary education to gain entry to worldwide higher education institutions.
- Creating a positive learning environment
All SAT test takers will be allowed to utilize their own phone or laptop, a school-issued device, or a College Board-loaned device.
Many students, particularly in rural areas and low-income areas, have struggled to maintain internet connection during the pandemic; the digital SAT is meant to ensure students don't lose the job or time if the internet goes down and they need to reconnect. Screening will keep going to be proctored in private test centers, and in the case of any test-day complications, real-time tech support will be available. Students with impairments and special needs can easily be accommodated using the digital format.
- More security and flexibility
The digital SAT will be faster, more private, and more versatile, resulting in superior exam-taking and administration experiences for both test takers and administrators. Test takers outside of the United States will now have seven chances to take the exam each year, rather than the previous five. Students will have more opportunity to identify and address areas for development, as well as a better possibility of achieving their goal score.
Sudarshana Shukla, Digital SAT Pilot Test Center Coordinator at The Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai, India, said “The digital SAT is efficient, easy, and most importantly convenient,”. He also added that, “Monitoring a student's progress during the test was reassuring, and effective in reaching out to a student in case of a technical problem,". "The test day was hassle-free."
Shukla further mentioned that, whereas international shipment used to be a major headache for administrators and a security risk, the new format eliminates this issue. Administrators no longer have to worry about receiving, gathering, distributing, or collecting exam books or response sheets in a secure manner.
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