Editing SAT (section)

=== Mathematics ===
[[File:SAT-Grid-In-Example.svg|thumb|right|An example of an SAT "grid-in" math question and the correctly gridded answer]]
The [[mathematics]] portion of the SAT is divided into two sections: Math Test – No Calculator and Math Test – Calculator. In total, the SAT math test is 80 minutes long and includes 58 questions: 45 [[multiple choice]] questions and 13 grid-in questions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/math|title=SAT Math Test|date=May 12, 2015|publisher=The College Board|access-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318235212/https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/math|archive-date=March 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The multiple choice questions have four possible answers; the grid-in questions are free response and require the test taker to provide an answer.
* The Math Test – No Calculator section has 20 questions (15 multiple choice and 5 grid-in) and lasts 25 minutes.
* The Math Test – Calculator section has 38 questions (30 multiple choice and 8 grid-in) and lasts 55 minutes.

Several scores are provided to the test taker for the math test. A subscore (on a scale of 1 to 15) is reported for each of three categories of math content:
* "Heart of Algebra" (linear equations, systems of linear equations, and linear functions)
* "Problem Solving and Data Analysis" (statistics, modeling, and problem-solving skills)
* "Passport to Advanced Math" (non-linear expressions, radicals, exponentials and other topics that form the basis of more advanced math).
A test score for the math test is reported on a scale of 10 to 40, with an increment of 0.5, and a section score (equal to the test score multiplied by 20) is reported on a scale of 200 to 800.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/about/scores/structure|title=Score Structure – SAT Suite of Assessments|date=May 14, 2015|publisher=The College Board|access-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318193821/https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/about/scores/structure|archive-date=March 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/2015-psat-nmsqt-understanding-scores.pdf|title=PSAT/NMSQT Understanding Scores 2015 – SAT Suite of Assessments|publisher=The College Board|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407074230/https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/2015-psat-nmsqt-understanding-scores.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/study-guide-students|title=SAT Study Guide for Students – SAT Suite of Assessments|date=July 15, 2015|publisher=The College Board|access-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423043745/https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/study-guide-students|archive-date=April 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Calculator use ====
All scientific and most graphing [[calculator]]s, including [[computer algebra system]] (CAS) calculators, are permitted on the SAT Math – Calculator section only. However, with the change to the Digital SAT during 2023 and 2024, a graphing calculator may be used throughout the entire test and is accessible through the test application program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/cb-calculator-policies-mathematics-science.pdf|title=College Board Calculator Policies|access-date=March 20, 2024|archive-date=July 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702065649/https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/cb-calculator-policies-mathematics-science.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> All four-function calculators are allowed as well; however, these devices are not recommended. Mobile phone and smartphone calculators, calculators with typewriter-like ([[QWERTY]]) keyboards, laptops and other portable computers, and calculators capable of accessing the Internet are not permitted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/taking-the-test/calculator-policy|title=SAT Calculator Policy|date=January 13, 2016|publisher=The College Board|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318233815/https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/taking-the-test/calculator-policy|archive-date=March 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/co-acceptable-calculator-list-sat.pdf|title=Acceptable Calculators|access-date=March 20, 2024|archive-date=March 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320231200/https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/co-acceptable-calculator-list-sat.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Research was conducted by the College Board to study the effect of calculator use on SAT I: Reasoning Test math scores. The study found that performance on the math section was [[Association (statistics)|associated]] with the extent of calculator use: those using calculators on about one third to one half of the items averaged higher scores than those using calculators more or less frequently. However, the effect was "more likely to have been the result of able students using calculators differently than less able students rather than calculator use per se."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://research.collegeboard.org/publications/content/2012/05/calculator-use-and-sat-i-math|title=Calculator Use and the SAT I Math|publisher=The College Board|first1=Janice|last1=Scheuneman|first2=Wayne|last2=Camara|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403142301/http://research.collegeboard.org/publications/content/2012/05/calculator-use-and-sat-i-math|archive-date=April 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is some evidence that the frequent use of a calculator in school outside of the testing situation has a positive effect on test performance compared to those who do not use calculators in school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ti-researchlibrary.com/Lists/TI%20Education%20Technology%20%20Research%20Library/Attachments/37/RN2%20-%20GC%20on%20important%20tests.pdf|title=Should graphing calculators be allowed on important tests?|publisher=Texas Instruments|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422040211/http://ti-researchlibrary.com/Lists/TI%20Education%20Technology%20%20Research%20Library/Attachments/37/RN2%20-%20GC%20on%20important%20tests.pdf|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>