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8th Grade Explore Test

What is the Explore Test? . EXPLORE includes four multiple-choice tests:. . Your skills in these subjects will make a big difference?in school and, eventually, in your career.Once you know what each test covers, your EXPLORE test results can show you where you're strengths and weaknesses.. . The English Test.

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8th Grade Explore Test

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    1. 8th Grade Explore Test Test Date Wednesday, October, 26th 2011 Visit their website at www.explorestudent Visit their website at www.explorestudent.org

    2. What is the Explore Test? EXPLORE includes four multiple-choice tests:

    3. The English Test The EXPLORE English Test measures your understanding of standard written English—punctuation, grammar and usage, and sentence structure (Usage/Mechanics)—and 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 (called "subscores") for Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills.

    4. The Math Test The EXPLORE Math Test measures your mathematical reasoning. The test focuses on your ability to reason in math rather than on how well you have memorized formulas or can do involved computations. Questions on the test cover four areas—knowledge and skills, direct application, understanding concepts, and integrating your understanding of concepts—in pre-algebra, elementary algebra, geometry, and statistics and probability.

    5. The Reading Test The EXPLORE Reading Test measures your ability to understand written material from different school subjects. The 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. The passages are typical of materials you might read in school, including: Prose Fiction Short stories or excerpts from short stories or novels.   Humanities Excerpts from memoirs and personal essays, and from works on architecture, art, dance, ethics, film, language, literary criticism, music, philosophy, radio, religion, television, and theater. Social Sciences Excerpts from works on anthropology, archaeology, biography, business, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.

    6. The Science Test The EXPLORE Science Test measures your scientific reasoning skills and your ability to understand scientific information and draw conclusions from it. Six sets of scientific information are presented in one of three formats: 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). Materials for this test are drawn from the life sciences, Earth/space sciences (e.g., geology, astronomy, and meteorology), and physical sciences. The test emphasizes your scientific reasoning skills rather than how well you can recall scientific facts, or your skills in mathematics or in reading.

    7. How do EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT Align together? EXPLORE is the first part of a testing system that goes on to include PLAN and the ACT. Typically, students take EXPLORE in the 8th or 9th grade, PLAN as 10th graders, and the ACT as juniors or seniors. All three test you in English, math, reading, and science. However, the material tested in each program gets more difficult. This is why the top scores are different.

    8. 8 It’s Your Future: Using Your EXPLORE Results Student Guide to EXPLORE Visual 3: Points of Emphasis You should have received a copy of It’s Your Future: Using Your EXPLORE Results, a booklet designed to help you understand your EXPLORE Score Report. This booklet walks you through the Student Report section by section. It’s Your Future also includes a Coursework Planner that can help you plan your high school courses and show you how those courses are important to different careers. You should also make sure that your parents read the booklet as well. Along with your counselor, they can help you understand your EXPLORE results. It’s Your Future is also available in Spanish. Visual 3: Points of Emphasis You should have received a copy of It’s Your Future: Using Your EXPLORE Results, a booklet designed to help you understand your EXPLORE Score Report. This booklet walks you through the Student Report section by section. It’s Your Future also includes a Coursework Planner that can help you plan your high school courses and show you how those courses are important to different careers. You should also make sure that your parents read the booklet as well. Along with your counselor, they can help you understand your EXPLORE results. It’s Your Future is also available in Spanish.

    9. 9 Visual 4: Points of Emphasis Here you see the front side of a sample Student Score Report. The Score Report includes a great deal of information about your skills and knowledge, academic plans for high school and beyond, career interests, and likely readiness for college. The Score Report has been designed for use as a tool to help you improve your academic skills and knowledge, make educational plans, and investigate careers. The more thoroughly the Score Report is used, the more you will likely benefit from EXPLORE. In the next few slides, we will take a closer look at each of the sections on the EXPLORE Score Report. Visual 4: Points of Emphasis Here you see the front side of a sample Student Score Report. The Score Report includes a great deal of information about your skills and knowledge, academic plans for high school and beyond, career interests, and likely readiness for college. The Score Report has been designed for use as a tool to help you improve your academic skills and knowledge, make educational plans, and investigate careers. The more thoroughly the Score Report is used, the more you will likely benefit from EXPLORE. In the next few slides, we will take a closer look at each of the sections on the EXPLORE Score Report.

    10. 10 Your Scores Visual 6: Points of Emphasis On the left side of the graphic, you will find several scores that indicate how well you did on the PLAN test. You will see scores for English, math, reading, science, as well as your Composite, or overall, Score. Each of these scores will range from 1 – 32. The Composite Score is the average of your English, math, reading, and science scores. Notice there are 2 subscores under both English and math. These scores may indicate specific areas that need improvement. These scores range from 1-16. The column titled “In the U.S. Fall 10th”, shows the percentage of students in a national norm group that scored at or below your score. In this example, this student scored as high or higher than 73% of students in the national norm group. The column titled “College-Bound 10th”, compares your scores to those students in the national norm group who indicated they plan to go to college. You will only have numbers in the middle 3 columns if your school ordered this information or if you are in a state where all students take PLAN. These columns compare your score to students in your school, school district, or state who took PLAN. Do not be concerned if you do not see numbers in these columns. Visual 6: Points of Emphasis On the left side of the graphic, you will find several scores that indicate how well you did on the PLAN test. You will see scores for English, math, reading, science, as well as your Composite, or overall, Score. Each of these scores will range from 1 – 32. The Composite Score is the average of your English, math, reading, and science scores. Notice there are 2 subscores under both English and math. These scores may indicate specific areas that need improvement. These scores range from 1-16. The column titled “In the U.S. Fall 10th”, shows the percentage of students in a national norm group that scored at or below your score. In this example, this student scored as high or higher than 73% of students in the national norm group. The column titled “College-Bound 10th”, compares your scores to those students in the national norm group who indicated they plan to go to college. You will only have numbers in the middle 3 columns if your school ordered this information or if you are in a state where all students take PLAN. These columns compare your score to students in your school, school district, or state who took PLAN. Do not be concerned if you do not see numbers in these columns.

    11. 11 USING YOUR REPORT PACKAGE Student Level – EXPLORE and PLAN Item Response

    12. 12 What Does Your Score Mean?

    13. 13 ACT College Readiness Benchmarks

    14. 14 Your Career Possibilities Visual 12: Points of Emphasis PLAN is a great tool for helping you explore the many different career possibilities available. Use your PLAN Score Report, Using Your PLAN Results booklet, and the PLAN student website (www.planstudent.org) to help you learn more about careers in line with your interests. When you took PLAN, you were asked questions about the types of work tasks you liked and disliked. Based on your answers, PLAN can tell you about jobs that may be appealing to you. The results can be found on the World-of-Work Map on your Score Report. Career Areas (each marked with a different letter) that are in line with your interests can be found in the pink shaded areas. See Using Your PLAN Results and www.planstudent.org to find activities that will help you learn more about jobs that fall under these Career Areas.Visual 12: Points of Emphasis PLAN is a great tool for helping you explore the many different career possibilities available. Use your PLAN Score Report, Using Your PLAN Results booklet, and the PLAN student website (www.planstudent.org) to help you learn more about careers in line with your interests. When you took PLAN, you were asked questions about the types of work tasks you liked and disliked. Based on your answers, PLAN can tell you about jobs that may be appealing to you. The results can be found on the World-of-Work Map on your Score Report. Career Areas (each marked with a different letter) that are in line with your interests can be found in the pink shaded areas. See Using Your PLAN Results and www.planstudent.org to find activities that will help you learn more about jobs that fall under these Career Areas.

    15. 15 Visual 15: Points of Emphasis ACT has developed a new website designed to help students and parents understand and use EXPLORE results. At www.explorestudent.org you can: Learn what your EXPLORE scores mean Learn how to improve your skills Learn how EXPLORE can help you see if you are on target for college Use online career exploration tools Find sample EXPLORE test questions Visual 15: Points of Emphasis ACT has developed a new website designed to help students and parents understand and use EXPLORE results. At www.explorestudent.org you can: Learn what your EXPLORE scores mean Learn how to improve your skills Learn how EXPLORE can help you see if you are on target for college Use online career exploration tools Find sample EXPLORE test questions

    16. 16 Keys to Good Educational and Career Planning Take challenging college prep courses in high school. Explore the many career options available to you and think about how your career choices will affect your future. Set career goals and develop an educational plan to achieve them. Visual 20: Points of Emphasis Teachers/Counselors: You may want to use a review of these “Keys” as a good way to wrap up the session. You may want to use examples of successful community leaders, parents, or recent high school graduates to emphasize these points You may also want to use this opportunity to remind students/parents of the resources your school has available to help families with educational, career, and college planning. Visual 20: Points of Emphasis Teachers/Counselors: You may want to use a review of these “Keys” as a good way to wrap up the session. You may want to use examples of successful community leaders, parents, or recent high school graduates to emphasize these points You may also want to use this opportunity to remind students/parents of the resources your school has available to help families with educational, career, and college planning.

    17. 17 Study Skills Checklist for Students Set a regular time and place to study each day and throughout the week. Keep a daily “to do” list. Set goals for yourself. Do your reading assignments before the material is discussed in class. Pay close attention and take good notes in class. Prepare for tests during your regular study times instead of cramming at the last minute. Visual 18: Points of Emphasis Good study skills are important for success in all of your courses, now and in the future. As we have discussed throughout this session, taking challenging courses is important for college readiness. Just as important, though, is that you do your best to be successful in all of the courses you take. Teachers/Counselors: Reinforce the importance of these and other good study habits. Visual 18: Points of Emphasis Good study skills are important for success in all of your courses, now and in the future. As we have discussed throughout this session, taking challenging courses is important for college readiness. Just as important, though, is that you do your best to be successful in all of the courses you take. Teachers/Counselors: Reinforce the importance of these and other good study habits.

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