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September 2010

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Class of 2010 SAT test results
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Few Changes on SAT Posted by Class of 2010!

Scores on the SAT improved a little in mathematics in the past year, but remained flat in reading and writing, results released today show.

ACT surpasses SAT in popularity
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Students in the graduating class of 2010 who took the college-entrance exam during high school produced an average score of 516 in math, 1 point higher than in each of the previous three graduating classes, but still 4 points lower than the decade's high point, 520 for the class of 2005, according to results released by the College Board, which sponsors the SAT
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The average score on the writing portion of the test was 492, continuing a steady decline since it was first given five years ago.

The test-taking patterns of the class of 2010 mark the first time that the SAT has slipped behind its rival college-entrance exam, the ACT, in popularity.  The ACT has been gaining ground, fueled in part by a growing list of states that administer the exam to all juniors or seniors...read entire article

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