Long gone are the days of #2 pencils and bubble sheets. But for college-bound students, standardized tests are part of the ...

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a standardized test designed to measure basic critical reading, math and writing skills. It is also one of the more popular forms of measurement at major colleges ...

This fall's college freshmen were the last to take the old SAT -- and they did well on the mathematics portion, posting a 2-point gain, to an average of 520. Over the last 10 years, the average math ...

Getting ready to tackle the SAT and come out on top? You already know the SAT can play a big role in your college applications, and that every point can make a difference, but here’s something you ...

Smarter Balanced is what test experts call a “criterion-referenced” test, which is simply designed to find out whether students know the material. Most school teachers write and use ...

The College Board released its 2012 SAT college-entrance test results this week, and here are some highlights: 1. Continuing an uninterrupted trend that dates back to at least 1972, high school boys ...

As I write this, tens of thousands of high school students are hunched over desks, filling in little circles with number 2 pencils, laboring to complete the SAT, a test that will have an outsize ...