Soundoff: The SAT Should Be Revised.

Baker, Harold

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Publication Date: 1992

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Soundoff: The SAT Should Be Revised.

Baker, Harold

Mathematics Teacher, v85 n1 p14-15 Jan 1992

Suggested are ways to improve the SAT and its face validity. Suggestions include greater emphasis on more-realistic problems, inclusion of realistic percent problems, modification of the multiple-choice format, and the use of the National Council of Mathematics "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards" as a guide to construct the test. (MDH)

Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Measurement, Measurement Objectives, Measures (Individuals), Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Validity, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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