Page 169 - https://downmagaz.net

SAT DROPS PLANS

FOR HOME EXAM

AMID INTERNET

ACCESS CONCERNS

The company that administers the SAT college

entrance exam is scrapping plans to provide a

home version of the test this year, saying it can’t

guarantee all students would have access to the

needed technology.

The College Board announced that it’s pausing

plans for the remote exam but still hopes to

make it possible in the future. Offering the test

at home would have required three hours of

uninterrupted internet access, the company said.

Officials in April said they were creating a home

exam in case schools remained closed into

the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Instead of offering the test on paper under a

proctor’s supervision, the company said it would

rely on “remote proctoring” using the computer’s

camera and microphone.

169