Film

The Test and the Art of Thinking

2018 · 1h 25m · Documentary

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

68

Parents, educators, students and college admissions professionals all intimately understand the financial, emotional and intellectual burden of the SAT/ACT—tests that are not only an integral part of the college admissions process for most American students, but also can be a rite of passage for teenagers in the United States. Even as adults, few of us forget our score, or how we felt about what it took to earn it. The Test & the Art of Thinking traces the history and evolution of the SAT/ACT as a major player on the pathway to higher education in America, and it documents its current power in our culture. In so doing, it strives to support individuals who are embarking on the road to college, by examining what the SAT/ACT measures and means, and asking a range of educational leaders, admissions professionals and stakeholders in the test—from tutors to parents to test designers—to grapple with the test’s use, ramifications and future.

• Michael Arlen DavisDirector
• Joel GoodmanOriginal Music Composer

THE TEST & THE ART OF THINKING (2018)

Release date

April 27, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary