SATs Are Going Digital in 2024
SAT Suite of Assessments are going digital: The College Board this week revealed plans to deliver the standardized university admissions test electronically to US students starting in 2024.
No. 2 pencils, bubble answer sheets, and the long wait for results will soon be a thing of the past. The digital SAT, according to a College Board announcement, is shorter (about two hours instead of the current three), features briefer reading passages reflecting a wider range of topics, and allows calculators throughout the entire math section.
Plus, test takers can expect their scores in a matter of days, not weeks, accompanied by resources about local two-year colleges, workforce training programs, and career options for those interested in a different path.
"The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant," according to Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president of college readiness assessments at College Board. "We're not simply putting the current SAT on a digital platform," she continued. "We're taking full advantage of what delivering an assessment digitally makes possible. With input from educators and students, we are adapting to ensure we continue to meet their evolving needs."
Some things, of course, never change—including the SAT Suite's continued measure of college- and career-readiness knowledge and skills learned in high school. The exam, taken on a personal or provided laptop or tablet, will still be administered by a proctor in a school or test center. But the digital version should be more secure.
In the current paper-and-pencil scenario, one compromised test form can mean voiding scores for a whole group of students. Going digital, the College Board said, "allows every student to receive a
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