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2. SAT - Wikipedia

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   In 2005, MIT Writing Director Les Perelman plotted essay length versus essay score on the new SAT from released essays and found a high correlation between them. After studying over 50 graded essays, he found that longer essays consistently produced higher scores.

3. History of the SAT - Wikipedia

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   Other factors included the desire to test the writing ability of each student; hence the essay. The writing section added an additional maximum 800 points to the score, which increased the new maximum score to 2400. [60] The "New SAT" was first offered on March 12, 2005, after the last administration of the "old" SAT in January 2005.

4. College Board - Wikipedia

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   In 2005, MIT Writing Director Les Perelman plotted essay length versus essay score on the new SAT from released essays and found a high correlation between them. After studying 23 graded essays, he found that the longer the essay was, the higher its score.

5. New SAT: The essay portion is to become optional - AOL

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   The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some vocabulary New SAT: The essay portion is to ...

6. What do standardized tests say about college achievement?

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   It found that students with perfect scores on the SAT or ACT, 1600 or 36 respectively, achieved a 0.43 point-higher first-year college GPA than students who earned SAT and ACT scores of 1200 and 25.

7. The SAT is going digital. Here's what to know. - AOL

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   No more No. 2 pencils. No more bubble sheets. The SAT this year is entirely digital. And that's not the only change for the test. The new SAT is shorter — just over two hours compared with the ...

8. Les Perelman - Wikipedia

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   Following his 2005 study of essay samples as well as graded essays provided by the College Board for reference on the writing portion of the SAT, Perelman reported a high correlation between an essay's length and score. He also noted that the essays were not penalized for any factual inaccuracies. [11] In 2013, Perelman met with David Coleman ...

9. SAT drops essay, subject tests in shift away from ... - AOL

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   The College Board will no longer offer the optional essay or subject tests as part of the SAT as the standardized testing service works toward “reducing demands on students.” “As students ...