Transcript Grand prairie fine arts academy

Testing Overview
2013-2014
Parent University
*Readi Step
 *PSAT
 *SAT
 *ACT
 *AP Exams
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Offered to all 8th grade students in class. There
are 3 timed multiple choice sections: critical
reading, mathematics and writing skills
The test provides insight into academic
progress and feedback on skills where students
excel and areas that may need improvement
Taking the test allows the family free access to
My Road – an online tool to prepare for high
school, college and career
Visit www.readistep.collegeboard.org
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All 10th graders and registered 11th graders
The test is offered mid October
It is a preliminary SAT practice exam for college
admissions
The test gives students an opportunity to qualify
for scholarships from the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation as a junior (11th grade)
There are 5 timed sections: critical reading, math
and writing
You must take the actual SAT or ACT for college
www.collegeboard.com
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The SAT is a standardized test used for college
admissions.
Test questions cover critical reading,
mathematics and writing
2400 is the highest score
$51.00 / waiver for free or reduced lunch
www.collegeboard.org
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The ACT is another standardized test used for
college admissions.
Test questions cover English, reading,
mathematics and science reasoning
There is an optional writing section
36 is the highest score
$52.50/ waiver for free or reduced lunch
www.actstudent.org
SAT
ACT
Penalty for guessing
No penalty for guessing
Math 50% of score
Math 25% of score
No science
Science 25% of score
ELA 50% of score
ELA 25% of score
No reading section
Reading 25% of score
2400 high score
36 high score
Average 990
Average 21
GPAFAA SCHOOL CODE 442955
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College board offers more than 30 AP courses
Courses are taught by highly qualified teachers
on a college level
Teachers prep the students for the exam
throughout the year
Scores may be accepted for college credit hours
– varies by each university
Exams take place May 5th-16th
More information to come in the spring
You Have OPTIONS!
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AP Courses at GPFAA
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Test is paid by the district
Dual Credit—a future goal of the district to offer more course on all high school campuses
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Take TSI Assessment/formerly Accuplacer
• Offered at the High School &
Community College Campus
• TSI standard required
• Earn up to two dual credit courses
per semester
• Can begin as early as the summer
after a student’s sophomore year
• For motivated high school students
to enroll in university courses
• Earn up to 8 dual credit hours per
semester ($150 per course)
for students who:
• Score 1200 on the SAT
(CR and Math)
• Complete at least 6 hours of
UTA credit prior to graduation
• Maintain at least a “B” average
in each UTA course
https://apscore.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies
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GPISD offers college-level AP
courses taught in a wide
variety of subject areas
Opportunities for students to
earn college credit with an
exam score of 3 or higher
511 qualifying AP scores in
2013, saving parents
thousands of dollars in tuition
costs
Over 1900 exams were
administered to GPISD
students during the first two
weeks of May 2013
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Offered to GT identified 7th grade ELA students
Students will be taking AP course as a sophomore and taking the AP Exam that year.
Students will be asked to perform the following tasks:
AP English Literature and Composition Course Description
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The exam is approximately three hours and 15 minutes long and has two parts —
multiple choice and free response. The multiple choice section is worth 45% and the free
response section is worth 55% of the final exam grade.
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Section I: Multiple Choice — 55 questions; 1 hour
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The multiple choice section tests your ability to read closely and analyze the rhetoric of
prose passages.
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Total scores on the multiple-choice section are based on the number of questions
answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers and no points are
awarded for unanswered questions.
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Section II: Free Response — 3 essays; 2 hours plus a mandatory 15 minute reading
period
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The free response prompts test your skill in composition and require close reading,
thoughtful rhetorical analysis, and purposeful argumentation. This section also includes
a synthesis prompt that tests your ability to effectively compose an argument of your
own by combining and citing several supplied sources, including at least one visual
source
GPISD Pre-Advanced Placement Program
• Available in grades 6-12 in
ELA, math, science, social
studies, fines arts, as well
as world languages
• A more in-depth study of
content, taught at a more
accelerated pace
• Strategies designed to
build the foundation for
college level work
GT or Pre-AP Algebra I – 7th or 8th
MATH
GT or Pre-AP Geometry – 8th or 9th
GT identified 7th grade
students may take the
English I Placement Exam
offered in May
GT or Pre-AP Algebra II – 9th or 10th
GT or Pre-AP Pre-Calculus – 10th or
11th
AP Calculus AB – 11th or 12th and/or
AP Stats and/or AP Computer Science
AP Calculus BC – 12th and/or AP Stats
and/or AP Computer Science
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The state’s student testing program for 6th, 7th,
and 8th grades.
Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and
Social Studies.
Not all subjects are tested every year.
•Students MUST PASS each EOC assessment for Graduation
•Students will retake the EOC until passed: 3 Opportunities
per year
•Middle school students enrolled in a high school course will
take their grade level STAAR AND the EOC.
No retakes
unless enrolled
in a High
School EOC
course
8TH GRADERS MUST PASS
READING & MATH TO ADVANCE
TO THE 9TH GRADE.
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3 weeks assessment = quiz
6 weeks assessment = quiz
9 weeks assessment = major grade