“This is convenient,” she said, “and you don’t have to pay for it.”īut despite the convenience and zero cost, a big question looms: Will the new collaboration actually make a difference in students’ scores?Ĭollege officials, high school teachers and standardized test skeptics, along with millions of students around California and the nation, are all hoping for an answer soon – particularly on whether the free tutorials reduce the persistent score gaps that put Latino and African-American test-takers significantly below Asians and whites. Plus, she and other teens are aware that many other test-prep systems come with hefty price tags. “I like it because it shows me what I was weak in and helps me to improve,” said Vasquez, who first took the SAT in March and plans to re-take it in June. As a collaboration, it represents a sharp contrast to past hostilities between the College Board and other prep firms that typically charge hundreds, even thousands of dollars for SAT practice programs.Īt the Boys and Girls Club, Natalia Vasquez, a junior at San Pedro High School, said she appreciated how the Khan site links to PSAT scores and practice tests and then diagnoses where students most need help, placing them in appropriate starting levels of algebra problems and literature readings. Not only is Khan’s new program free to users, it was created in partnership with the College Board, the organization that owns and runs the SAT.
The attraction: a new online practice program from the Khan Academy for upcoming SAT exams, a tool that could boost their scores and enhance their chances of gaining college admission.
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