Take a moment and close your eyes, now, imagine, you are in the car with your mother and she says to you “Remember everything and no matter what score you get I will be happy, just try your best” right before you enter the doors of the school to take the SAT’s. You walk in and you being to think back on your mothers words “will I make her proud”, “will she be upset”? Did you know according to the American Psychological Association’s annual stress in American survey reported ‘31% of teens feeling overwhelmed during a college placement exam, and 30% feel scared. Look at those numbers, that's a combination of 61% of teenagers! Is it true that SAT’s should not be the determining factor in college admission? What's the point? So why should I take
…show more content…
High SAT scores indicate that you have a whole lot of intelligence, you went to an outstanding high school, you worked hard and studied a lot for this test, or some random combination of those factors. SAT’s are able to determine how successful or ready he or she is prepared for college. There are also other reason that not many high schoolers …show more content…
‘While 60 percent of A+ students taking the SAT last year were girls, boys continue to receive higher overall scores on the national standardized test. For the first time since 1994, girls’ average critical reading scores dropped below 500’, according to data released by College Board.
The gender difference may be partially related to test anxiety. A national demonstration study found that girls are twice as likely as boys to suffer from test anxiety. In a study of 980 10th-graders, researchers used heart-rate-variability measures to measure stress and anxiety during test taking. While 60 percent of A+ students taking the SAT last year were girls, boys continue to receive higher overall scores on the national standardized test. For the first time since 1994, girls’ average critical reading scores dropped below 500, according to data released by College
High SAT scores indicate that you have a whole lot of intelligence, you went to an outstanding high school, you worked hard and studied a lot for this test, or some random combination of those factors. SAT’s are able to determine how successful or ready he or she is prepared for college. There are also other reason that not many high schoolers …show more content…
‘While 60 percent of A+ students taking the SAT last year were girls, boys continue to receive higher overall scores on the national standardized test. For the first time since 1994, girls’ average critical reading scores dropped below 500’, according to data released by College Board.
The gender difference may be partially related to test anxiety. A national demonstration study found that girls are twice as likely as boys to suffer from test anxiety. In a study of 980 10th-graders, researchers used heart-rate-variability measures to measure stress and anxiety during test taking. While 60 percent of A+ students taking the SAT last year were girls, boys continue to receive higher overall scores on the national standardized test. For the first time since 1994, girls’ average critical reading scores dropped below 500, according to data released by College