Easier to take Digital SAT Tests are: Roughly 1 hour shorter Pre- and post-test activities and administrative time have been reduced Digital SAT can be taken over a wide range of devices The tests are concise and focussed
asier to give
the digital form: - There will be no more shipping, packing, unpacking and distributing of test materials The test will have fewer separately timed sections Test timing and administration will be handled by the testing platform and not a proctor The test delivery platform will be tolerant of momentary interruptions in connectivity (whether network or battery related) without losing students’ work or time
More secure
The custom-built delivery platform displays only one question Copying test content is almost zero Students copying from their test neighbours is greatly diminished (although this is a remote possibility).
More relevant
With the digital tests: The number and variety of contexts serving as the basis for test questions have been greatly increased There are many more opportunities for the tests to represent the diversity of people, experiences, and interests around the world The chances that students will encounter passages on the test day that they find meaningful and personally interesting greatly increases.
What’s staying the same on DSAT
DSAT will continue to measure the student's knowledge and skills which matter the most for college and career readiness Scores will remain on the same 1600 scale The test should be taken in school or at a test centre Free practice resources will be available for everyone Students will continue to connect directly to scholarships
SAT Result Announcement -
What’s changing on DSAT - The test has to be taken on a laptop or tablet The test will now be multistage adaptive to fairly and accurately measure the same things with a shorter test preserving test reliability. The suite assessments are substantially shorter lasting 2 hours and 14 minutes as against 3 hours Test takers will have more time, on average, to answer each question Students will receive scores faster in days instead of weeks The test will be more secure.
DSAT Multistage Adaptive model
In this model, each test section (Reading and Writing; Math) is divided into two equal-length and separately timed stages and each will have a module of questions. Students will begin by answering questions in the first module which will contain a mix of easy, medium and hard questions. The questions appearing in the second module broadly depend on the test taker’s achievement level and performance in the first module.
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