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Standardized Testing

Standardized Testing. Please be sure to pick-up your: * Test Booklet * Score Report (inserted in the test booklet) * Using Your Results pamphlet (for the EXPLORE & PLAN). Standardized Testing. - EXPLORE (8 & 9) - PLAN (10) - PSAT (10 & 11). EXPLORE. - Grades 8 & 9

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Standardized Testing

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  1. Standardized Testing Please be sure to pick-up your: * Test Booklet * Score Report (inserted in the test booklet) * Using Your Results pamphlet (for the EXPLORE & PLAN)

  2. Standardized Testing - EXPLORE (8 & 9) - PLAN (10) - PSAT (10 & 11)

  3. EXPLORE - Grades 8 & 9 - Administered in the Fall Predictor test for the ACT (achievement) No penalty for guessing

  4. PLAN - Grade 10 - Administered in the Fall Predictor test for the ACT (achievement) No penalty for guessing

  5. Why Take EXPLORE/PLAN? • EXPLORE /PLAN helps you see: • where you stand academically • what career and educational paths are available to you • how to develop a plan for meeting your career and academic goals. Early awareness of academic strengths and weaknesses, plus a rigorous high school course plan are the keys to success.

  6. EXPLORE/PLAN Score Reports • Similar layout of score reports for EXPLORE/PLAN • Scores compared to nation-wide test takers (not local) • Differences in score reports: • EXPLORE score range 1-25 • Subscores 1-12 (English) • PLAN score range 1-32 • Subscores 1-16 (English & Math)

  7. Test Comparisons

  8. ENGLISH TEST • The EXPLORE/PLAN English Test • measures your understanding of standard written English • punctuation • grammar and usage • sentence structure (Usage/Mechanics) • measures your understanding of the use of strategy, organization, and style in writing (Rhetorical Skills) • You receive a total score for the English test and separate scores ("subscores") for Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills.

  9. MATH TEST • The EXPLORE/PLAN Math Test • measures your mathematical reasoning • not memorization or involved computations • Questions on the test cover four areas • knowledge and skills • direct application • understanding concepts • integrating your understanding of concepts

  10. READING TEST • The EXPLORE/PLAN Reading Test • measures your ability to understand written material from different subjects • skills measured include referring to details in the passage, drawing conclusions, and making comparisons and generalizations • the test does not cover information outside the passages, vocabulary taken out of context, or formal logic

  11. SCIENCE TEST • The EXPLORE/PLAN Science Test • measures your scientific reasoning skills • ability to understand scientific information and draw conclusions from it • Formats include • data representation (graphs, tables, and other forms) • research summaries (descriptions of several related experiments) • conflicting viewpoints (two or more hypotheses that are inconsistent with one another). • The test emphasizes your scientific reasoning skills rather than how well you can recall scientific facts, or your skills in mathematics or in reading.

  12. Score Report Side 2

  13. How do my courses and scores relate to my educational and career plans?

  14. PSAT - Grades 10 & 11 - Administered in the Fall Predictor test for the SAT (aptitude) Minus ¼ point for wrong MC ques

  15. PSAT Measures • Critical reading (draw inferences, main and supporting ideas, vocabulary) • Mathematics (number and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, data analysis, statistics, and probability • Writing Skills (identify expressions, detect faults in usage/structure, choose revisions, recognize appropriate writing strategies)

  16. PSAT Converts to SAT • The PSAT is reliable preparation for the same types of questions on the SAT • The PSAT scale of 20 to 80 is comparable to the SAT scale of 200 to 800

  17. National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test • PSAT is also a scholarship qualifying test for JUNIORS • Qualification is based on the Selection Index Score • This qualifying number differs each year depending on the scores of JUNIORS nation-wide A National Merit Finalist will often be accepted to the school of his/her choice and receive full tuition, plus!

  18. PSAT SCORE REPORT • Scores and Benchmarks • 11th GRADE • Critical Reading – 50 • Mathematics - 50 • Writing – 49 • Selection Index - 152 • 10th GRADE • Critical Reading – 49 • Mathematics - 47 • Writing – 48 • Selection Index - 145

  19. PSAT SCORE REPORT • Selection Index (NMSC) • Your Skills (online access code) • Your answers • Difficulty • Scoring • Online explanations • Next Steps (career path)

  20. WHAT’S NEXT??? • Review your test booklet • Utilize the online tools available • Continue to prepare for standardized tests (and ultimately, the ACT and SAT) Once a student has completed at least one semester of Algebra 2 (typically 10th grade), he/she should start taking the ACT and/or SAT.

  21. WEBSITES • EXPLORE • www.actstudent.org/explore • PLAN • www.actstudent.org/plan • PSAT • www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat • ACT • www.act.org • SAT • www.collegeboard.org Mrs. Matthews’ website has additional information on preparing for college and the ACT/SAT.

  22. QUESTIONS? Thank you for coming and have a wonderful week! Bonnie S. Matthews, School Counselor bmatthews@lee-scott.org

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