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In the past (around the turn of the century), the analytical section consisted of logic and reasoning problems. It was probably similar to some of the LSAT ques
by blackguardx 18y ago
In the past (around the turn of the century), the analytical section consisted of logic and reasoning problems. It was probably similar to some of the LSAT questions.
They converted it to a writing section relatively recently
- scott_s 18y agoIn 2003, in fact, the year after this data was taken. (That was when I took the test, and I had the writing section instead of the analytical, LSAT-like section. Much, much easier.)
- yters 18y agoDo you know why they changed? Seems like the previous version would be better than the writing section. While most score 5-6, the older scores look like more of a differentiator. People are moving standardized tests away from being iq tests, for some reason. Why don't they just replace the SAT and GRE with a real IQ test?
- ojbyrne 18y agoI believe a lot of standardized tests have added writing components because its a basic practical skill that people often arrive at university lacking. I may be wrong, but beyond just the score, I think the actual writing is also sent to the schools you apply to.
- yters 18y agoIn that case, the scale should be tougher. It isn't very useful when most are clustered at the top.