What do you know or what have you heard about the SAT?
Have you taken the test, or will you take it someday? How do you feel about standardized tests in general? How well do you think the scores reflect what you or other students have learned and the skills you have? What have been your experiences in taking tests like the SAT, ACT, PSAT or tests administered by your state that all students have to take at certain grade levels? If you plan to go to college, and if submitting an SAT or ACT score with your application is optional, would you still take the test? Why or why not? What do you think of forthcoming changes to the SAT that are outlined in the article? Who, if anyone, do you think will benefit from them? Do you think that the changes will lead to more students taking the test? Why or why not?
How do you respond to Bob Schaeffer’s criticism of the SAT? Is it valid? What, if anything, do you think should be done to make the test more fair?
Why do you think many colleges and universities have made the SAT and ACT optional? Tell us about your experiences with standardized tests. Do you think they do a good job of assessing skills and knowledge that will be valuable to you and to society as a whole? Or do you think they often fail to measure your true understanding of, or ability with, a subject area? How much pressure do you feel to do well on them? How much of a role do you think they should play in determining an individual’s abilities, or in measuring the worth of a teacher or school? Why?
How do you respond to Bob Schaeffer’s criticism of the SAT? Is it valid? What, if anything, do you think should be done to make the test more fair?
Why do you think many colleges and universities have made the SAT and ACT optional? Tell us about your experiences with standardized tests. Do you think they do a good job of assessing skills and knowledge that will be valuable to you and to society as a whole? Or do you think they often fail to measure your true understanding of, or ability with, a subject area? How much pressure do you feel to do well on them? How much of a role do you think they should play in determining an individual’s abilities, or in measuring the worth of a teacher or school? Why?
