College Planning SAT vs. ACT ***The SAT has been redesigned beginning in Spring 2016. The information listed below indicates the new SAT design. ACT SAT LENGTH 3 hours, 30 minutes (plus 3 hours (plus 50 minutes 30 minutes for optional for optional essay) essay) AREAS TESTED English, Math, Reading, Evidence Based Reading & Science, Writing (Optional) Writing, Math, Essay (ACT) Four Reading Close Reading, Rhetoric, vs. Comprehension and and Synthesizing skills EVIDENCE BASED READING analysis passages, 10 & WRITING (SAT) questions per passage SCIENCE Analysis, interpretation, No specific Science section; evaluation, problem solving Science and Social Studies articles utilized MATH Topics covered: Algebra, Topics covered: Basic Geometry, Trigonometry Geometry & Algebra II/Trigonometry WRITING 30 minutes 50 minutes Not included in composite Separately scored score SCORING Total composite score of 1-36 200-800 points for Evidence based on average of four test Based Reading & Writing AND and Math sections Four individual scores for each test, 1 - 36 WRONG ANSWER No penalty for wrong No penalty for wrong PENALTY answers answers SCORE Score Choice: Student Score Choice: Student REPORTING decides which scores are decides which scores are sent to colleges sent to colleges
College Planning SAT vs. ACT ***The SAT has been redesigned beginning in Spring 2016. The information listed below indicates the new SAT design. ACT SAT LENGTH 3 hours, 30 minutes (plus 30 minutes for optional essay) 3 hours (plus 50 minutes for optional essay) AREAS TESTED English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing (Optional) Evidence Based Reading & Writing, Math, Essay (ACT) vs. EVIDENCE BASED READING & WRITING (SAT) Four Reading Comprehension and analysis passages, 10 questions per passage Close Reading, Rhetoric, and Synthesizing skills SCIENCE Analysis, interpretation, evaluation, problem solving No specific Science section; Science and Social Studies articles utilized MATH Topics covered: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry Topics covered: Basic Geometry & Algebra II/Trigonometry WRITING 30 minutes Not included in composite score 50 minutes Separately scored SCORING Total composite score of 1-36 based on average of four test AND Four individual scores for each test, 1 - 36 200-800 points for Evidence Based Reading & Writing and Math sections WRONG ANSWER PENALTY No penalty for wrong answers No penalty for wrong answers SCORE REPORTING Score Choice: Student decides which scores are sent to colleges Score Choice: Student decides which scores are sent to colleges