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Lowest common denominator effect in action: As attention spans get shorter, so does the SAT -- and soon the ACT (archive.ph)

posted 363 days ago by Ahaus667 363 days ago by Ahaus667 +40 / -0

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– HallucinatoryBeing 5 points 363 days ago +5 / -0

Finally, the optional essay was eliminated completely.

Did they ever figure out how to grade the essay portion? I know the SAT tacked it on because women are bad at math and logic, but last I heard it never contributed to the score since it was completely subjective.

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– TheOutlaw 1 point 362 days ago +1 / -0

I thought they did grade the essay but provided it as a separate score that colleges may or may not use

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