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The SAT, formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the Scholastic Achievement Test, is a standardized test designed to measure important skills required for academic success at tertiary level. Administered by the College Board in the United States, the SAT is a standardized test typically taken by middle and high school students in preparation for entry to colleges and universities. The College Board reviewed and redesigned the SAT to align it more closely with the work high school students do in the classroom and to create tests that would make sense in a world where problem solving skills, clear communication, and understanding of complex relationships have become key components for success in career and in life. In the spring of 2016, the revised SAT Suite of Assessments was administered for the first time in the United States and internationally comprising the SAT Math and SAT Evidence-Based Reading...
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van Schalkwyk, G.J. (2017). Scholastic Aptitude Test. In: Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1487-3
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