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On June 23, 1926, the SAT exam was administered for the first time, a test created by the College Board to predict a student’s likelihood of success in college.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On June 23, 1926, the SAT exam was administered for the first time, a test created by the College Board to predict a student’s likelihood of success in college.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-the-sat-useful-tool-or-discrimination
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Distribution_of_SAT_scores_by_race-ethnicity.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SAT_logo_(2017).svg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scholastic_Aptitude_Test_(SAT)_from_1926.pdf
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Test-986769_640.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_050223-N-5821P-054_Seaman_Chanthorn_Peou_of_San_Diego,_Calif.,_takes_his_Scholastic_Aptitude_Test_(SAT)_aboard_the_conventionally_powered_aircraft_carrier_USS_Kitty_Hawk_(CV_63).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_070131-N-3285B-016_Sailors_stationed_aboard_Naval_Station_Mayport_study_via_computer_to_retake_their_ASVAB_test_during_a_two-week_class_at_the_Navy_College_Learning_Center.jpg
The images by wikipedia:User:Rikurzhen available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1995-SAT-Education2.png and commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1995-SAT-Income2.png are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
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