Transcript Testing 2011 Mrs. Kathy Van Liefde Counselor – Jesuit High School Testing by Grade Level  9th STS Educational Development Assessment  Similar to the entrance exam  10th.

Testing 2011
Mrs. Kathy Van Liefde
Counselor – Jesuit High School
Testing by Grade Level
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9th STS Educational Development
Assessment
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Similar to the entrance exam
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10th PLAN – predictor to the ACT
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11th PSAT – predictor to the SAT, gateway to
the National Merit Scholarship Program
Juniors
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College Admissions Requirement
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All colleges will accept either the SAT
Reasoning or the ACT
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Only specific colleges require the SAT
Subject Tests
When to Test???
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SAT and ACT May/June of Junior year
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SAT and ACT Fall of the Senior year
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Subject Test as appropriate-if needed
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AP Bio, Bio XL June of Sophomore year
Chemistry June of Junior year
Math Level 2 fall of Senior year
SAT Subject Test
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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/admissio
ns/freshman/requirements/examinationrequirement/SAT-subject-tests/index.html
Scores
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Score Choice:
http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-score-choice
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Universities Score
Practice:http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profd
ownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf
Test Differences
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The ACT includes a science test; the SAT does not.
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The ACT math section includes trigonometry.
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The SAT tests vocabulary much more than the ACT.
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The SAT is not entirely multiple choice.
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The SAT has a guessing penalty; the ACT does not.
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The ACT tests English grammar; the SAT does not.
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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.
SAT-ACT Concordance Table
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http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdo
wnload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf
SAT Reasoning Test
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Takes 3 hr and 45 min
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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
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
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)
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
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These courses generally include Algebra 1,
Geometry, and Algebra 2 (which covers
beginning trigonometry concepts)
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
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referring to what is explicitly stated
reasoning to determine implicit meanings and to draw
conclusions, comparisons, and generalizations
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.
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
Cost
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http://www.actstudent.org/regist/actfees.html
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http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/
sat-reasoning/register/fees
Dates
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http://www.actstudent.org/regist/currentdates.
html
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http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/
sat/calenfees.html
Prep Courses
Questions?????