The SAT Gets a Makeover！影響全球教育未來方向的SAT的重大改革：史無前例！更公平、更公正！

　　College Board今天發(fā)布史無前例的新SAT考試重大改革舉措：

　　主要變化如下：

　　1. 詰屈聱牙的冷僻詞(如prevaricator, sagacious, ignominious, depreciatory, membranous)不再考查，改為更常見的詞(如synthesis, empirical)

　　2. 作文改為選考，要求對(duì)于文章進(jìn)行分析，具體而言，分析作者是如何使用證據(jù)、推理和風(fēng)格元素來構(gòu)建論證。(Those who choose to write an essay will be asked to read a passage and analyze how its author used evidence, reasoning and stylistic elements to build an argument.)；

　　3. 猜測(cè)選項(xiàng)倒扣分的規(guī)則被取消了；

　　4. 2400分取消；1600滿分：閱讀800，數(shù)學(xué)800，作文單獨(dú)計(jì)分；

　　5. 數(shù)學(xué)會(huì)專注于實(shí)用的領(lǐng)域，范圍變窄，但是難度變大。具體領(lǐng)域是：線性等式；復(fù)雜的等式或方程；比率，百分比和比例推理。計(jì)算器只在某些部分可以被使用。

　　6. 在“基于證據(jù)的閱讀和寫作”部分(Evidence-Based Reading and Writing)，有著來自于廣泛領(lǐng)域的源文檔，包括科學(xué)、社會(huì)研究等。需要更多分析的問題（從文中摘錄原文來支持自己的選擇）。

　　7. 每次考試必定包括一篇美國(guó)的”立國(guó)文檔“，比方說《獨(dú)立宣言》、《人權(quán)法案》，或者討論這些“立國(guó)文檔”的文章，比方說馬丁路德金的《來自伯明翰監(jiān)獄的信》。

　　8. 注重對(duì)于貧困人群的照顧，和Khan可汗學(xué)院聯(lián)合提供免費(fèi)的在線教育培訓(xùn)以便于抵消有錢人能夠獲得的私教先發(fā)優(yōu)勢(shì)，讓貧困學(xué)生免費(fèi)申請(qǐng)四個(gè)大學(xué)

　　9.考試將會(huì)有機(jī)考和紙考兩個(gè)版本；

　　College Board 主席大衛(wèi).庫樂門(David Coleman)稱SAT與其說重新設(shè)計(jì)，不如說重歸前原來的宗旨：為更多人提供機(jī)會(huì)!

　　TIME.com原文：

　　The prominent SAT college entrance exam will return to its previous 1,600-point scoring system and the essay portion will be optional starting in 2016, the group that creates the test said Wednesday, the biggest makeover in almost a decade for an exam familiar to any high school student with an eye on college.

　　The group that makes the test, the College Board, also announced a unprecedented test-preparation partnership with the online Kahn Academy that could cut deep into the lucrative business of the existing test-prep industry. Under the new test format, which last underwent an overhaul in 2005, no points will be deducted for wrong answers, encouraging students to take a chance if they’re unsure of the answer. Students will be able to choose whether or not they complete the essay portion of the test, and for those who don’t, the top score will go from 2,400 back to the older 1,600. And vocabulary words will be more practical words like “synthesis,” instead of the archaic SAT vocabulary words that have long pained cramming high school students, but rarely occur in normal conversation. Students will also be able to take the test on a computer.

　　And in a bid to expand access to college, qualifying low-income students who take the test will get their application fees waived in applying to four schools.

　　“What this country needs is not more tests, but more opportunities,” College Board president David Coleman said in a statement. “The real news today is not just the redesigned SAT, but the College Board’s renewed commitment to delivering opportunity.”

　　Coleman also announced a new partnership with Kahn Academy to provide free, online test-prep. In a dig at the test-prep industry, Coleman said the status quo promotes inequality by charging high fees for testing secrets.

　　“If there are no more secrets,” he said, “it’s very hard to pay for them.”

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