Beginning in 2015, the ACT will be available to select high schools in an online format. While the ACT has no current plans to eliminate its paper test, the online exam is an interesting new development incollege admissions testing.

從2015年開始，ACT考試將采取機考的形式選拔學生。但是目前該項考試還未取消書面考試形式，在線機考是一個新的發展。

Here is a breakdown of some key things to expect in the online version：

以下就是幾點在機考中的關鍵改革點：

1. School-based administration: Although the ACT is billed as an online exam, it will only be available on approved computers located within schools – and eventually, at monitored testing facilities. In other words, you will not be able to complete the ACT from the comfort of your living room at home. Specific administration details are still being determined, including the possibility of multi-day testing when access to approved computers is limited.

1. 學校管理：盡管ACT將采取網上機考的模式，但是所用的電腦也是學校批準的，最終還是受學校的監督控制。ACT考試不能在家里完成，具體的管理細節正在商議，如果設備有限會采取多天考試的形式。

2. Interactive elements: Prioritizing questions is a time-honored test-takeing technique. The computerized ACT will make this process even simpler with the option to mark a question for reconsideration at the end of a session.

2. 采取互動：優先處理問題是長久以來形成的考試技巧。在線的ACT考試會使得這一過程更加簡化，可以給問題做上標記在每一部分的結尾提醒你重新想一遍。

You will also be able to strike out individual answer responses for a given question, much as you might do on a paper exam. Unlike a paper test, however, you will not be forced to scan through a booklet searching for questions to review or complete, as the computer will simply call up a list of such questions.

就像在書面考試一樣，你可以認真思考每一個問題的答案。然后在書面考試中，你不會可以去瀏覽自己的答卷檢查答案或者補上沒有答的題，但是電腦可以把這些問題都列出來。

The largest potential issue for students will be the lack of white space for math problems. When preparing for the ACT, even if you are doing so with a paper practice exam, it will be important to complete your calculation work on a separate sheet of paper in order to simulate the actual testing conditions. You may be surprised by how much mental effort can be devoted to such a small change in routine.

對學生來說還有一個大的問題就是大數學題的時候空白部分不夠，即使在準備考試的時候，也要準備單獨的一張白紙完成你的演算過程。你會驚訝在這樣一個小小的改變中需要耗費多少精力和腦力去完成。

3. Essay revision will be simpler: Another significant change involves the written portion of the test — for those students who choose to take it. You will no longer have to plan your essay so meticulously in order to avoid major corrections.

3. 作文修改簡單化：在ACT考試中另一個需要書寫的重要部分就是作文寫作。你不用煞費苦心地去避免出現錯誤。

Instead of messily crossing out poorly worded or unnecessary paragraphs, students will be able to revise more quickly and neatly. As an added benefit, many students tend to type faster than they write, so they may have more time to plan and think – or to fervently rewrite problematic sections.

學生不用草草地劃掉寫錯的單詞或者多余的段落，可以更快捷地修改并且保持卷面整潔。還有另一個優點就是很多學生打字比手寫要快，就有了更充裕的時間去思考和構思，或者把寫的不好的段落重新寫一遍。

4. No adaptive testing – yet: Adaptive testing is one major feature that is not currently in use. One of the potential benefits of the computer-based format is the ability to receive questions of differing difficulty during a session.

4. 目前沒有預考：很大的一個特征就是目前沒有預考。機考形式的一個優點就是可以再每一個部分有不同難度的問題。

5. Same scoring: According to the ACT, scoring components of the computerized test will be equivalent to those of the paper-based exam. Your results will be reported in the same format and within the same time span. You will not receive your results any sooner by completing the computer-based exam.

5. 分數相同：ACT考試規定，機考的分數部分和書面考試的分數是一樣的。分數形式和評分標準都是一樣的，時間也是一樣的。在完成考試之前四看不到分數的。

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