By 2024, the SAT will move entirely online. Students will take the test on computers and tablets at testing centers, rather than filling in scantron bubbles with their No. 2 pencil. The test will also be shorter — two hours instead of three — thanks to shorter reading passages, and test-takers will be allowed to use a calculator for the math portions of the exam.
Despite the changes, fewer higher education institutions require standardized tests as part of the admissions process. Speaking on NPR’s Morning Edition, Bob Schaeffer, executive director of FairTest, shared his concerns that the tests are not an accurate measure of students’ intelligence or abilities.
