[Ohiogift] Fwd: College Board announces changes to the SAT

[Ana Rosado Feger]

I should read articles before I restate exactly what they say.

I smell business decision dressed up in "opportunity" costume.

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From: *Ana Rosado Feger* <anafeger at gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Subject: [Ohiogift] College Board announces changes to the SAT
To: "Ohiogift at lists.service.ohio-state.edu" <
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The changes make the new SAT much more like the ACT which makes me
wonder...was College Board losing market share?

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Margaret DeLacy
<margaretdelacy at comcast.net<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','margaretdelacy at comcast.net');>>
wrote:

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> Friends:
>
> The College Board is tinkering with the SAT tests again.
>
> Below are links to the College Board's announcement and an article about
> the change from the NY Times.  If you google "SAT changes" you will get a
> very large collection of articles about this in the news.
>
> My comment:  I wonder why the College Board found it advisable to present
> the changes in a video from David Coleman instead of providing a written
> text?  Is the new SAT for folks who can't read?
>
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> https://www.collegeboard.org/delivering-opportunity/sat?affiliateId=cbhomehero&bannerId=rsat1-030514slot1
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/education/major-changes-in-sat-announced-by-college-board.html
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