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The College Board reported nine-point higher verbal performance and four-point higher math scores versus 1984, with the increases linked to stronger core academics and improved instruction. More test-takers scored above 600 and enrollment trends showed wider course-taking and graduate aspirations. 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\n# 1985 SAT SCORES TAKE BIGGEST JUMP IN MORE THAN 20YEARS\n\nThe 1985 class of high school seniors bound for college registered the biggestgain in average Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT)scores in more than 20 years,the College Board announced yesterday.  \nThe rise in college entrance examination scores,which applied to students inall states and of all races and sexes,reflected improvements in the nation'sschools and an increased emphasis on core academics,according to College BoardPresident George Hanford.  \nCollege-bound seniors taking the SAT this year_scored nine points higher thantheir peers in 1984,according to the boards annual report on the test re-sults.The 1985 average score on the verbal section of the college entranceexamination jumped five points to 431,while mathematics scores climbed fourpoints from last year to 475.  \nAcademic Gains\"These increases are the largest since 1963,\"Hanford8aid.\"This recent movement upwards suggests that instruction in the schoolshas been improving and high school students are giving greater attention toacademic study.\"  \nSAT scores declined from 1964 until they reached their all-time low in 1980 and1981,the board noted.Since then,average scores have increased steadily,with the exception of a slight dip in verbal scores in 1983.  \nMore students this year scored higher than 600 on either part of the exam thanlast year.And a survey of the test-takers revealed a continued trend towardmore students taking an increasing number of core academic courses as well asmore students aspiring toward graduate study.  \nPositive Attitude\"All these trends would seem to indicate that there isa more positive attitude toward academic pursuits in our high schools,and thatthe many efforts at the local,state and national levels over the past decadeto 1mprove the education of college-bound students have begun to bear fruit,\"Hanford said.  \nHe added that the gains made in 1985 occurred despite an increase of 12,600students taking the test.A greater number of test-takers usually results inlower average scores.This year,nearly a million high school seniors took theexam,representing 37 percent of all 1985 high school graduates.  \nDespite the fact that more minority students than ever took the test in 1985--20 percent of all who took the SAT--the percentage of black test-takers de-clined.(more)  \n# 1985 SAT.SCORES TAKE BIGGEST JUMP IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS(Cont.)  \n\nOther findings in the report,\"National College-Bound Seniors,1985,\"include:  \n■ The percentage of test-takers from nonpublic schools,about one in five,dropped slightly for the first time in eight years;  \n■ Business and commerce was the most popular area of intended college studyfor the seventh year in a row and accounts for one in five of 1985's college-bound seniors,of which 55 percent were women;  \n■ The health and medical fields were second in popularity as college majors;  \n■ Women expressed less interest in computer science this year,reversing atrend of huge annual increases in women planning to major in that field;  \nInterest by men and women in social science careers increased,as did thepercentage of students planning to major in the arts and humanities.  Interestin engineering waned for the third consecutive year and more students also re-ported being undecided on a major this year;  \n■ Interest in a career in education increased slightly for the second year ina row and the SAT scores of students who intend to major in education rose sixpoints on the verbal section and seven points in math from 1984;  \n■ The median family income of students rose by 6 percent from $30,400 to$32,200.  \nEducation Secretary William Bennett hailed the news,saying the increase in SATscores \"offers further evidence that American secondary education is on themend.\"The board's report dovetails a study released last week by","cbCail71HDddrSmW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail71HDddrSmW","pdf",1887236,"English","# 1985 SAT scores take biggest jump in more than 20 years\n## Academic gains and trends\n## National college-bound seniors findings (1985)\n## Education impact and related reporting","[{\"question\":\"How much did 1985 SAT scores increase compared with 1984?\",\"answer\":\"1985 SAT verbal scores rose nine points and mathematics scores climbed four points versus 1984.\"},{\"question\":\"What reasons did the College Board give for the SAT score gains?\",\"answer\":\"The report attributed the improvements to better national schooling and increased emphasis on core academics, reflecting changing attention to academic study.\"},{\"question\":\"What issue affected HEAL student loans in the same period?\",\"answer\":\"A delay in federal HEAL guarantees led banks to hold up roughly $150 million in applications, forcing some health professions students to use short-term emergency loans.\"}]","1985 SAT SCORES TAKE BIGGEST JUMP IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS | PDF",1790629758,18]