SAT
College entrance exam
The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.
Originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the name was later changed to Scholastic Assessment Test, and now SAT is officially just a name, not an acronym.
High school students typically take the SAT in their junior or senior year: She scored 1450 on the SAT. (Lowercase sat is the past tense of sit.)
Made uniform across cases
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- collegeHigher education institution
- admissionEntry or confession
- preparationArranging things in advance
score · percentile · tutoring · study · multiple-choice · mathematics · writing · essay
Individual academic guidance
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- reviewCritical written assessment
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- workbooksEducational activity volumes
courses · drills · strategies · Kaplan · cramming · improvement · progress · retake
Drawing logical conclusions
- verbalOf or in words
- mathematicalOf or involving computation
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
comprehension · analysis · problem-solving · reading · writing · logic · skills · ability
Graded by comparison
- psychometricsPsychological measurement science
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- validityQuality of being sound
- scalingClimbing or resizing
Entry or confession
- universityHigher education institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- tuitionPayment for instruction
application · acceptance · freshman · matriculation · competitive · selective · requirement · transcript
standardized
Made uniform across cases
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- collegeHigher education institution
- admissionEntry or confession
preparation · score · percentile · tutoring · study · multiple-choice · mathematics · writing · essay · section
tutoring
Individual academic guidance
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- reviewCritical written assessment
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
workbooks · courses · drills · strategies · Kaplan · cramming · improvement · progress · retake · College Board
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- verbalOf or in words
- mathematicalOf or involving computation
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
cognitive · comprehension · analysis · problem-solving · reading · writing · logic · skills · ability
norm-referenced
Graded by comparison
- psychometricsPsychological measurement science
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- validityQuality of being sound
admission
Entry or confession
- universityHigher education institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
tuition · application · acceptance · freshman · matriculation · competitive · selective · requirement · transcript · GPA
yardstick
Thirty-six-inch ruler
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- Academic TestingAP exam, multiple choice, passing score
- education inequalityachievement gap, inequality, opportunity gap, social mobility, class divide
- Eduspeakpedagogy, curriculum mapping, scaffolding, rubric, formative
- mental testsintelligence, mental ability, aptitude, cognition, verbal reasoning
- Standardized TestsPSAT, AP exams, College Board, AP Biology, AP Calculus
- sat downLowered oneself onto seat
- sat upRose to seated
- sat aroundRemained idle somewhere
- sat throughRemained for duration
- sat backRelaxed one's posture
- sat in forTemporarily took over for