The redesigned SAT's reading and writing and language tests require students to analyze passages and answer questions that revolve around science and history. The 42 questions on the reading section ...

The designer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s writing-placement examination has serious concerns about how well the SAT’s new writing section is graded, says Catherine Nichols, a ...

The SAT Reading and Writing section can be a tough exam. Students can improve scores by understanding its structure. The Reading section tests comprehension and analysis. The Writing section focuses ...

As someone interested in fairness, rigor and integrity in standardized testing, I am surprised by Dean of Admission Charles Deacon’s arguments against the new SAT Writing test. His three major claims ...

For two years, college applicants have had to complete a writing section on the SAT, but Brown and other universities are still reserving judgement on how much the section actually tells them, and it ...

Princeton and Stanford last week became the latest schools to drop the SAT essay requirement. The College Board made the section optional in 2016. Skeptics will applaud this essay’s demise as a return ...

Jeff Grabill is a co-founder of Drawbridge Incorporated, an educational technology company. Its product, Eli Review, is a peer learning technology used in environments in which writing is a resource ...