College board
The College Board is an American non-profit examination board that was founded in 1900 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). It conducts various standardized tests mainly for American high school students . The most famous of these, the SAT , is required by almost all American universities . The Commission's headquarters are in New York. However, there are another 14 offices in the United States and Puerto Rico . The current Chairman and CEO of the College Board is David Coleman.
The CEEB code
The College Board maintains a complex numerical register for various countries, courses, scholarships, test centers, and high schools. This is not only used internally by the College Board, but also used by other educational institutions for clear identification. The ACT Inc. , the biggest competitor of the College Board, maintains a similar numerical database. However, this is rarely used externally.
College Board Tests
SAT
The SAT is an American standardized test that is mainly required by applicants for a place in American universities.
PSAT
The Preliminary SAT (in German "preparatory SAT") is a US-American standardized test that serves on the one hand as preparation for the actual SAT and on the other hand as a qualification for various scholarships.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
The College Level Examination Program enables students of all ages to demonstrate their academic skills in a series of exams. Around 2,900 American colleges accept the CLEP as proof of courses and knowledge that have already been completed.
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement Program (abbreviated as AP) is a US educational program that offers college-level courses at American high schools .
Evaluation error
In March 2006, the College Board announced that it had incorrectly scored several thousand tests from October 2005. Although the error had been known for a long time, the evaluation committee waited months to announce it to the public. Since the result of the SAT is a significant decision criterion for many colleges for the admission of a student, evaluation standards had to be changed.