Word: grammar
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...will do away with the once infamous analogies, and instead feature a number of shorter critical reading passages. The math section will now require knowledge of Algebra II, and the exam will include a new section called “writing,” which will focus on grammar and require an essay. The College Board took its own initiative to revamp the test, concerned that the UC system might no longer require the exam. According to the Board, “The new SAT will improve the alignment of the test with current curriculum and institutional practices in high...
...Namely, he does, “on occasion, rip up their cigarettes,” while “at the same time telling them I love them and I want them to be healthy.” (Tommy, I love you and I want you to learn English grammar...
...semester of Algebra II for students who didn't get to Algebra I until Grade 9; it would be an unorthodox move that could require hiring more teachers. In Ohio, curriculum specialist Jennifer Manoukian of the Sycamore school system, outside Cincinnati, feels uneasy about the prospect of grammar questions. "Research shows that direct instruction of grammar is not beneficial," she says. "The correlation between that kind of grammar instruction and student performance in real life is very low. Yet here we have a test seeming to say that you have to go back to some old methods...
...other kinds of noise are now to be allowed. Take the writing section, which will be divided between multiple-choice questions on grammar and style, and an essay students must write on an assigned topic (see chart for an example). Historically, the SAT has had only multiple-choice items. As Lemann writes of the early rationale for the SAT, "Tests that require a student to write essays ... are highly susceptible to the subjective judgment of the grader and to the mood of the taker on the day of the test, so they have low reliability...
...pimp" in order to impress the cool kids. The other graders gave the essay 2s and 3s; there was one 4. (Our scores didn't count for anything. On a real test, the raw 1 to 6 score will be combined with the raw score from the multiple-choice grammar segment and translated into an overall writing score on the traditional 200-to-800 scale...