When students open their SAT test books in spring 2016， they'll encounter an SAT that is more focused and useful than ever before. The full specifications of the exam along with extensive sample items for each section will be available on April 16， 2014. Major changes are described below.

当学生们在2016年春天打开SAT试卷时，他们所看到的将是比以往更有侧重、更为实用的SAT。附带各部分完整样本的详细考试说明将于2014年4月16日发布，主要变化如下。

The Basics 基本信息

? The redesigned SAT will first be given in spring 2016.

? The SAT will be offered in print and， at selected locations， on computer.

? There will be three sections： Evidence-Based Reading and Writing， Math， and the Essay.

? The length of the SAT will be about three hours， with an added 50 minutes for the essay. Precise timing will be finalized after further research.

? The exam will once again be scored on a 400- to 1600-point scale. The Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section and the Math section will each be scored on a 200- to 800-point scale. Scores for the Essay will be reported separately.

? 改革后的SAT将在2016年初度使用。

?SAT将提供纸考，在特定的位置使用机考。

? 将有三个部分：以证据为基础的阅读和写作，数学，和作文。

? SAT的长度为三小时左右，加上50分钟的文章。确切定时将进一步研究后确定。

? 考试将再次回到400到1600分。证据为基础的阅读和写作部分以及数学部分都将为200到800分。作文分数将被单独计分。

Eight Key Changes 八大主要改变

The redesigned SAT will ask students to apply a deep understanding of the few things shown by current research to matter most for college readiness and success. They'll find questions modeled on the work of the best classroom teachers and perform tasks practiced in rigorous course work. The SAT redesign is centered on eight key changes.

改版后的SAT会要求学生深刻理解少数领域中的知识，研究表明这些知识对于大学准备和学习更为重要。他们会在考试中看到仿照更好的教师的课堂中的问题，并执行严格的学科中的任务。SAT的改革围绕八个关键的变化展开。

Relevant Words in Context 文中的相关词汇

The redesigned SAT will focus on relevant words， the meanings of which depend on how they're used. Students will be asked to interpret the meaning of words based on the context of the passage in which they appear. This is demanding but rewarding work. These are words that students will use throughout their lives - in high school， college， and beyond.

Requiring students to master relevant vocabulary will change the way they prepare for the exam. No longer will students use flashcards to memorize obscure words， only to forget them the minute they put their test pencils down. The redesigned SAT will engage students in close reading and honor the best work of the classroom.

重新设计的SAT将重点放在相关的词，其含义取决于他们是如何使用的。学生将被要求基于上下文理解词语的意义。这是困难而有益的。这些词将是学生在他们的生活中-高中，大学及以后--都会用到的。

要求学生掌握相关的词汇会改变他们准备考试的方式。学生将不再需要使用卡片来记忆艰深晦涩的词汇，考试之后再马上忘掉。重新设计的SAT将使学生看重精读，并重视课堂学习。

Command of Evidence  使用证据

When students take the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the redesigned SAT， they'll be asked to demonstrate their ability to interpret， synthesize， and use evidence found in a wide range of sources. These include informational graphics and multiparagraph passages excerpted from literature and literary nonfiction； texts in the humanities， science， history， and social studies； and career-related sources.

For every passage students read， there will be at least one question asking them to select a quote from the text that best supports the answer they have chosen in response to the preceding question. Some passages will be paired with informational graphics， and students will be asked to integrate the information conveyed through each in order to find the best answer.

改版后的基于证据的阅读和写作部分，将会要求学生展现他们对于和使用取材广泛的证据的解释、融合能力。这些取材将包括：图表信息，来自小说和非小说类文章的节选；人文、科学、历史、社会学和职业相关的文章。

每一篇文章中至少会有一个问题要求学生引用原文来支持前一个问题的答案。有些段落将搭配图表信息，并将要求学生从中整合信息来得出更佳答案。

Questions that assess writing skills will also depend on a command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze sequences of paragraphs to make sure they are correct， grammatically and substantively. In some questions， students will be asked to interpret graphics and edit the accompanying passages so that they accurately convey the information in the graphics.

The redesigned SAT will more closely reflect the real work of college and career， where a flexible command of evidence - whether found in text or graphic - is more important than ever.

评估写作技能的问题也将取决于证据的使用。学生将被要求分析多个段落，以确保它们在与法上和内容上是正确的。在一些问题当中，学生将被要求理解图表，并编辑相关的文章，使他们准确地传达图表当中的信息。

重新设计的SAT将更加紧密地反映大学和职业中的实际任务，灵活的使用文章或图表中的证据比以往更加重要。

Essay Analyzing a Source  作文  分析给定文章

The focus of the Essay section on the redesigned SAT will be very different from the essay on the current SAT. Students will read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument. They'll need to support their claims with evidence from the passage. This task more closely mirrors college writing assignments.

The new Essay section is designed to support high school students and teachers as they cultivate close reading， careful analysis， and clear writing. It will promote the practice of reading a wide variety of arguments and analyzing how authors do their work as writers.

The essay prompt will be shared in advance and remain consistent. Only the source material (passage) will change. The Essay will be an optional component of the SAT， although some school districts and colleges will require it.

改版后的作文部分较现有的作文部分会有很大的不同。学生将阅读一篇文章，分析作者如何建立一个论点。他们需要用文章中的证据支持自己的主张。这项任务更密切地反映大学的写作任务。

新的作文部分的目的是鼓励大学生和教师仔细地阅读，认真地分析，清晰地写作。它将促进广泛阅读各类观点，分析作者的写作手法。

作文题目将提前分享并保持不变。只有材料的来源（文章）将改变。作文将改为选考，尽管一些学区或大学会要求作文分数。

Math Focused on Three Key Areas

The exam will focus in depth on three essential areas of math： Problem Solving and Data Analysis， the Heart of Algebra， and Passport to Advanced Math. Problem Solving and Data Analysis is about being quantitatively literate. It includes using ratios， percentages， and proportional reasoning to solve problems in science， social science， and career contexts. The Heart of Algebra focuses on the mastery of linear equations and systems， which helps students develop key powers of abstraction. Passport to Advanced Math focuses on the student's familiarity with more complex equations and the manipulation they require.

Current research shows that these areas most contribute to readiness for college and career training. They're used disproportionately in a wide range of majors and careers. The SAT will sample from additional topics in math， but keep a strong focus on these three.

考试将深度聚焦在数学的三个关键领域：问题解决能力和数据分析，核心代数，以及向高等数学的过渡。解决问题和数据分析是定量文献。它包括使用比例，百分比，比例推理来解决科学、社会科学和职业中的问题。核心代数侧重线性方程和系统的掌握，有助于培养学生的抽象能力。高等数学过渡部分着眼于让学生的熟悉更复杂的方程及所需的应用。

目前的研究表明，这些领域更有助于准备大学和职业培训。他们以不同比例地应用于多种专业和职业当中。SAT数学也将从其它方面取材，但主要集中于这三个方面。

Problems Grounded in Real-World Contexts

基于现实的问题

Throughout the redesigned SAT， students will engage with questions grounded in the real world， questions directly related to the work performed in college and career.

In the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section， reading questions will include literature and literary nonfiction， but also feature charts， graphs，and passages like the ones students are likely to encounter in science， social science， and other majors and careers. Students will be asked to do more than correct errors； they'll edit and revise to improve texts from the humanities， history， social science， and career contexts.

The Math section will feature multistep applications to solve problems in science， social science， career scenarios， and other real-life contexts. Students will be presented with a scenario and then asked several questions about it. This allows students to dig into a situation and think about it， then model it mathematically.

在新版的SAT中，学生将面对现实世界中的问题，这些问题与大学学习和职业工作直接相关。

基于证据的阅读和写作部分，阅读的问题将包括小说和非小说，也会包含图表以及学生可能会在科学、社会科学和其他专业和职业当中阅读到的文章。学生将要完成纠正错误之外的任务；他们将编辑和改进历史、人文、社会科学以及未来工作中的相关文章。

数学部分将采用多步应用解决科学，社会科学，职场及其它真实情境中的问题。这一部分将向学生呈现方案，之后问几个问题。这让学生投入情境并思考，然后建立数学模型。

Analysis in Science and in Social Studies

分析科学与社会科学

When students take the redesigned SAT， they will be asked to apply their reading， writing， language， and math skills to answer questions in science， history， and social studies contexts. They will use these skills - in college， in their jobs， and in their lives - to make sense of recent discoveries， political developments， global events， and health and environmental issues.

Students will encounter challenging texts and informational graphics that pertain to issues and topics like these in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section and the Math section. Questions will require them to read and comprehend texts， revise texts to be consistent with data presented in graphics， synthesize information presented through texts and graphics， and solve problems based in science and social science.

当学生参加新版SAT考试时，他们将被要求应用阅读、写作、语言和数学能力，来回答科学、历史、社会学相关问题。他们将在大学，在工作和生活中使用这些技能来理解新发现、政治发展、全球性事件、卫生和环境问题。

学生将在基于的阅读和写作部分和数学部分遇到具有挑战的文章和图像信息。问题需要他们阅读和理解文章，修改文章使其与图像数据一致，综合文章与图像信息，并解决科学和社会科学类的问题。

Founding Documents and Great Global Conversation

建国文档与主要全球对话

America's founding documents - such as the Declaration of Independence， the Constitution， and the Bill of Rights - are all rather short， but they have inspired a conversation that endures today. Every time students take the redesigned SAT， they will encounter an excerpt from one of the Founding Documents or a text from the ongoing Great Global Conversation about freedom， justice， and human dignity. In this way， we hope that the redesigned SAT will inspire deep engagement with texts that matter and reflect not only what is important for college and career， but what is important for citizenship here and around the world.

短篇的美国建国文件，如独立宣言，宪法，和权利法案，但他们引发了持续至今天的谈话。每一次学生参加新版SAT考试时，他们将遇到的一篇的建国文件或正在进行的关于自由、正义和人类尊严的全球谈话节选。以这种方式，我们希望新版的SAT会激发学生对于重要问题的兴趣，这些文章不仅反映大学和职业中的重要问题，而且对于世界各地的公民都有这重要意义。

No Penalty for Wrong Answers 答错题不扣分

The redesigned SAT will remove the penalty for wrong answers. Students will earn points for the questions they answer correctly. This move to rights-only scoring encourages students to give the best answer they have to every problem.

改革后的SAT会取消错误答案的惩罚。只计算正确答案得分。这一举动将鼓励学生对每一个问题给出更佳回答。