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The College Board has recently considered to change some facets of the SAT I. The Board proposed to toughen the math section and also reduce or eliminate the analogy part of the verbal section. Another change that has been tossed around has been to add a writing section to the college entrance exam. These suggestions, which are a result of some of the uproar created by the University of California system, would be introduced to the College Board committee and voted on in June. If passed, the changes would go into effect no earlier than 2006, College Board President Gaston Caperton said. The College Board needs to adopt the writing section as a mandated requirement for the SAT I. The writing section would give colleges a good indication of how a student can write in a timed environment. Many people have expressed concerns on how to evaluate and grade such a writing sample. With so many test takers each year, it would be difficult to grade in an objective and fair manner. If a writing sample is graded by the College Board, it will probably be evaluated in a subjective, inconsistent way. A possible and reasonable way for the Board to incorporate the writing requirement would be to not score the writing sample but rather provide the sample to the school to help them make their decision on whether or not to accept the applicant. Though it may be difficult to bring about these possible changes, the success and effectiveness of having a writing sample will no doubt have an advantage for the student and the university. |
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