students usually focus more on the Math section, thinking this aspect has more importance during college admissions. But the ...

For two years, college applicants have had to complete a writing ... choice section as "really technical things" that are subordinate to the abilities tested by the other sections, such as critical ...

Number of reading passages. The ACT English section requires test-takers to read and comprehend five passages, while the SAT Writing and Language portion asks students to assess four passages.

The new SAT consists of three parts: math, critical reading (a new name for the old "verbal" section), and a writing section, which is a misnomer. Each is worth between 200 and 800 points ...

It will be interesting to see if that pattern exists in larger numbers with the new SAT writing section, and if it can ... personal experiences -- their reading, their studies, sports, the arts ...

Nearly 1.4 million students in the class ... of the new version of the SAT. The new SAT is broken down into two sections: a 64-minute reading and writing section and a 70-minute math section.

Whether you choose the ACT or SAT ... sections dedicated entirely to reading comprehension. Second, both test other language-based skills that are closely related to reading, such as grammar and ...

(AP) — SAT scores ... in math and writing. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that College Board officials said Oregon students scored lower on average in both math and reading sections, with ...

The SAT, the exam used by college admission offices for more than 70 years, is adding a third section to the verbal ... the second of the three Rs - reading, writing, and 'rithmetic - which ...

NPR's Claudio Sanchez brings us this bit of bad academic news: The class of 2012 scored the lowest average SAT reading ... "Writing, too, is down nine points since the SAT introduced a writing ...