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Testing 2011

Testing 2011. Mrs. Kathy Van Liefde Counselor – Jesuit High School. Testing by Grade Level. 9 th STS Educational Development Assessment Similar to the entrance exam 10 th PLAN – predictor to the ACT 11 th PSAT – predictor to the SAT, gateway to the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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Testing 2011

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  1. Testing 2011 Mrs. Kathy Van Liefde Counselor – Jesuit High School

  2. Testing by Grade Level • 9th STS Educational Development Assessment • Similar to the entrance exam • 10th PLAN – predictor to the ACT • 11th PSAT – predictor to the SAT, gateway to the National Merit Scholarship Program

  3. Juniors • My College QuickStart: • http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html • A free, personalized college and career planning tool powered by your PSAT/NMSQT results. • See your PSAT/NMSQT scores and your projected SAT score. • Review questions you got wrong—and why. • Practice for the SAT with hundreds of practice questions. • Save your college searches. • Take a personality test to find majors and careers fit for you

  4. College Admissions Requirement • All colleges will accept either the SAT Reasoning or the ACT • Only specific colleges require the SAT Subject Tests

  5. When to Test??? • SAT and ACT May/June of Junior year • SAT and ACT Fall of the Senior year • Subject Test as appropriate-if needed • AP Bio, Bio XL June of Sophomore year • Chemistry June of Junior year • Math Level 2 fall of Senior year

  6. SAT Subject Test • UC’s require/recommend tests for specific majors • Testing requirements can be found on the school website under Admissions • Website: http://www.collegeboard.com/ • http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/examination-requirement/SAT-subject-tests/index.html

  7. Scores • Score Choice: http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-score-choice • Universities Score Practice:http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf

  8. Test Differences • The ACT includes a science test; the SAT does not. • The ACT math section includes trigonometry. • The SAT tests vocabulary much more than the ACT. • The SAT is not entirely multiple choice. • The SAT has a guessing penalty; the ACT does not. • The ACT tests English grammar; the SAT does not. • Remember, both the SAT and ACT are important parts of your application, but they're only one of several factors--from your courses and grades to recommendations and your personal statement--that colleges consider.

  9. SAT-ACT Concordance Table • http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf

  10. Takes 3 hr and 45 min Consists of 10 separately timed sections 1 essay (25min) 3 critical reading (70min) 3 mathematics (70min) 2 writing questions(50min) 1 variable (unscored) critical reading, math, or writing Includes three kinds of questions: Multiple-choice questions Student-produced responses (mathematics only) Essay question Scored by machine, except for the essay .25 deduction for wrong answers SAT Reasoning Test

  11. ACT The ACT contains five curriculum-based tests: • English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science Tests are standardized, multiple-choice • Tests based on the major areas of high school instructional programs • The optional Writing Test is an impromptu essay on a given prompt. • Performance on these tests has a direct relationship to a student’s educational achievement. • There is no penalty for guessing

  12. ACT English The English Test is a • 75-item, 45-minute test. • Measures the student’s understanding of the • conventions of standard written English (punctuation, grammar and usage, and sentence structure) and of • rhetorical skills (strategy, organization, and style)

  13. ACT Mathematics The Mathematics Test is a • 60-item, 60-minute test • designed to assess the mathematical skills that students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12 • These courses generally include Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 (which covers beginning trigonometry concepts)

  14. ACT Reading The Reading Test is a • 40-item, 35-minute test • measures the student’s reading comprehension as a product of referring and reasoning skills. That is, the test items require the student to derive meaning from several texts by • referring to what is explicitly stated • reasoning to determine implicit meanings and to draw conclusions, comparisons, and generalizations

  15. ACT Science The Science Test is a • 40-item, 35-minute test • The test measures the student’s interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.

  16. ACT Optional Writing The Writing Test is a • 30-minute essay test • Measures students’ writing skills— specifically those writing skills emphasized in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses • Consists of one writing prompt that defines an issue and describes two points of view on that issue

  17. Cost • http://www.actstudent.org/regist/actfees.html • http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/fees

  18. Dates • http://www.actstudent.org/regist/currentdates.html • http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees.html

  19. Prep Courses

  20. Questions?????

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