学能测验(The Scholastic Aptitude Test)是美国大学在录取学生时候的一种标准。美国大学录取新生完全由大学自己决定。他们主要根据各申请入学者的中学成绩单和教师的推荐信以及评价那个中学本身水平的统计资料。由于美国中小学由地方自办因而教材极其多样化,为了对学生们学习能力有一个共同的衡量标准(common measure of ability),乃有SAT测验。 SAT测验由教育测验中心主持,每年举行五次,在全国乃至全世界各地同时举行。任何人均可交费参加,每次15元,一般应届毕业生均可由中学组织参加, The Scholastic Aptitude Test is a standard used by American universities when enrolling students. The admission of freshmen to American universities is entirely up to the university itself. They are mainly based on secondary school transcripts from school applicants and teachers’ recommendation letters, as well as statistics on the level of secondary school itself. Due to the extremely diverse textbooks taught by local schools, primary and secondary schools in the United States have SATs testing in order to have a common measure of ability for students’ learning ability. SAT test by the Education Testing Center, held five times a year, held in the country and throughout the world at the same time. Anyone can pay to participate, each 15 yuan, the average fresh graduates can be attended by secondary schools,