Editing SAT (section)

== Change from paper-based to digital ==
In January 2022, College Board announced that the SAT would change from paper-based to digital (computer-based).<ref name="Thompson-2022">{{Cite news|last=Thompson|first=Carolyn|date=January 25, 2022|title=In major overhaul, SAT exam will soon be taken digitally|work=PBS Newshour|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/in-major-overhaul-sat-exam-will-soon-be-taken-digitally|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125160437/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/in-major-overhaul-sat-exam-will-soon-be-taken-digitally|url-status=live}}</ref> International (non-U.S.) testing centers began using the digital format on March 11, 2023. The December 2023 SAT was the last SAT test offered on paper. The switch to the digital format occurred on March 9, 2024, in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://blog.prepscholar.com/when-will-the-sat-go-digital | title=When Will the SAT Go Digital? | last1=Robinson | first1=Ashley | access-date=April 18, 2023 | archive-date=April 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418114603/https://blog.prepscholar.com/when-will-the-sat-go-digital | url-status=live }}</ref> The digital SAT takes about an hour less to do than the paper-based test (two hours vs. three). It is administered in an official test center, as before, but the students use their own testing devices (a portable computer or tablet). If a student cannot bring his or her own device, one can be requested from College Board.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital | title=Digital SAT – SAT Suite &#124; College Board | access-date=April 18, 2023 | archive-date=April 14, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414150456/https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital | url-status=live }}</ref> Before the test, College Board's "Bluebook" app must have been successfully installed on the testing device.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bluebook.app.collegeboard.org/|title=Bluebook|website=bluebook.app.collegeboard.org|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418114603/https://bluebook.app.collegeboard.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The new test is [[Computerized adaptive testing|adaptive]], meaning that students have two modules per section (reading/writing and math), with the second module being adaptive to the demonstrated level based on the results from the first module. On the reading and writing sections, the questions will have shorter passages for each question. On the math sections, the word problems will be more concise. Students have a ten-minute break after the first two English modules and before the two math modules. A timer is built into the testing software and will automatically begin once the student finishes the second English module. New tools such as a question flagger, a timer, and an integrated graphing calculator are included in the new test as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ – Digital SAT Suite |url=https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/faq |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=satsuite.collegeboard.org |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205075859/https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/faq |url-status=live }}</ref>