Education Resource

Fred asked:


In the contemporary world people become more and more interested in the continuing of their education and earning of the university degree, as people with university degree occupy usually better positions, often achieve success and have higher level of salary. Besides, investments into education are the best contribution into the future. Those students who have a desire to enter the higher educational institution have to pass one of the following exams to show the level of skills and knowledge and to prove the committee that he must be admitted: Sat and Act. Below the main description of such two exams and examination process is given.

The SAT exam is itself Scholastic Assessment Test and Scholastic Aptitude Test, but majority of people know user interpretation of this test: SAT Reasoning Test. This test was created by the Educational Testing Service. This test was developed by the US specialists, but there are many other countries where this test is very popular. The test consists of the following parts: writing, critical reading and math. Besides, there are some subjects for special majors, such as science, languages, literature, history, English, etc. To pass the test the students have to pay the fee. To prepare for exam the students have to use the special materials for preparation. There are many sources of such materials. First of all, check such sources as internet, local and university library and school guidance counselor.

The second exam is the ACT, which is also known as ACT Assessment. It was developed in 1959 and is competing with the SAT test, as in spite of some differences, they are very similar. Majority of the educational institutions accept both tests.

The main differences between two exams are:

1. Objectives. The objective of the ACT is to check the general educational development. In the same time the main objective of the SAT is to check the skills of critical thinking.

2. Content. Besides other subjects the ACT tests includes the vocabulary testing.

3. Grading system. Those students, who pass the ACT test, can guess the answer. In the case of SAT exam, there are penalties for guessing.

Lillie

Vin B asked:


If you have taken the SAT test recently please share your experience by telling us what you would have done differently. Were there any surprises? Were the questions harder than the ones administered by the College Board test book? Were they easier than the ones provided by Barron’s prep book?

Amy