Survey Probed Parents About Students’ SAT Test Preparedness
New York, N.Y. –News Direct– Bespoke Education
Bespoke Education Inc., which for more than 20 years has provided the highest quality tutoring, test preparation, and academic support to students from elementary through graduate school in both New York and France, today released a survey of parents of American high school students (n=600) in the wake of the last paper-and-pencil SAT exam earlier this month. Ahead of the nearly 100-year old paper test giving way to the future, all-new digital SAT coming in March, the survey showed that:
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Parents are taking the SAT very seriously with nearly 70% saying their students will take the test; only a small minority of parents say their kids will not take the SAT.
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Students start SAT preparations early–a majority have started by the end of the previous school year.
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Students prepare mainly through either self-study, or through SAT preparation and tutoring programs.
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About three-quarters of all parents report that their children “sometimes” to “always” feel overwhelmed or stressed about an upcoming test.
Here is a detailed breakdown of the more important findings:
Notwithstanding the decision of more than 2,000 higher education institutes to put test-optional admissions policies in place, parents and students continue to attach great importance to SAT results. A large majority (67.6%) of parents report that they are certain their child(ren) will take the new SAT this…
