What Are Content Domains?
As you practice, you may read a lot about domains. The domains represent content areas that are measured on the SAT Suite of Assessments. Mastering these content areas indicates that you're on track to college and career readiness.
Here's more information about the domains you'll see on the Reading and Writing section.
Domain | Description | Specific Skills Tested |
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Information and Ideas | Measures comprehension, analysis, and reasoning skills and knowledge as well as the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, and integrate information and ideas from texts and informational graphics (tables, bar graphs, and line graphs). |
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Craft and Structure | Measures the comprehension, vocabulary, analysis, synthesis, and reasoning skills and knowledge needed to understand and use high-utility words and phrases in context, evaluate texts rhetorically, and make connections between topically related texts. |
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Expression of Ideas | Measures the ability to revise texts to improve the effectiveness of written expression and to meet specific rhetorical goals. |
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Standard English Conventions | Measures the ability to edit text to conform to core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation. |
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Here's more information about the domains you'll see on the Math section.
Domain | Description | Specific Skills Tested |
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Algebra | Measures the ability to analyze, fluently solve, and create linear equations and inequalities as well as analyze and fluently solve equations and systems of equations using multiple techniques. |
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Advanced Math | Measures skills and knowledge central for progression to more advanced math courses, including demonstrating an understanding of absolute value, quadratic, exponential, polynomial, rational, radical, and other nonlinear equations. |
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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis | Measures the ability to apply quantitative reasoning about ratios, rates, and proportional relationships; understand and apply unit rate; and analyze and interpret one- and two-variable data. |
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Geometry and Trigonometry | Measures the ability to solve problems that focus on area and volume formulas; lines, angles, and triangles; right triangles and trigonometry; and circles. |
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