- on computer
- 29 days each year around the world
- number of test centers increased
Kind Of Test
- no longer a CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) but still a CBT (Computer
Based Test Linear Test)
- all test takers get the same questions
- once a question appears it will not be reused
- not all questions will be single answer multiple choice
Format Changes
- 2 Forty minute verbal sections
- 2 Forty minute quantitative sections
- 2 Thirty minute writing exercises
Scoring Changes
- The verbal and quantitative scores will be repeated on a new scoring
scale somewhere between 120 and 170
- The range of scores is expected to be approximately 50 points
- The Analytical Writing will continue to be scored on a 6 point scale
Substantive (Content) Changes
- vocabulary based questions (antonyms and analogies) retired
- fewer quantitative background knowledge (for example geometry) questions
- overall the test will have more emphasis on problem solving and reasoning
skills
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