Transition from Explore to PSAT / SAT September 22, 2016
Current Status - State Of Illinois PARCC has been abolished for high school in Illinois State is required to administer an assessment accepted by colleges to all juniors SAT was selected as official state college placement assessment to replace ACT State has indicated it will fund--and require--SAT for all juniors District 200 has allocated funds to administer PSAT 8/9 to freshmen, PSAT 10 to sophomores, and PSAT 8/9 to grade 8 for high school placement data
Test Time Breakdown by Component + 45 - 60 minutes for students to bubble other info (much like Explore)
District 200 PSAT/SAT 2016 - 2017 Test Participants Status Date Funding PSAT 8/9 8th Grade Required Thursday, District-funded September 29 PSAT 8/9 Freshmen Required Wednesday, April 5* District-funded PSAT 10 Sophomores Required Wednesday, April 5* District-funded PSAT/NMSQT Juniors Optional Wednesday, Oct. 19 Student/Family-funded SAT Juniors Required Wednesday, April 5* State-funded ACT Juniors & Optional Saturday, April 8 Student/Family-funded Seniors (need-based scholarships available) .
PSAT / SAT has changed. NEW SAT OLD SAT (January 2016) 1934 - 2015 Achievement, not Aptitude Scholastic Aptitude Test; included IQ-type items Correlates to Skills in isolation; poorly District Improvement Efforts defined In spite of ownership by Aligns to College Board, little to no direct connection to AP Inspiring Excellence Advanced Placement
Key Implications of Changes No more penalty for guessing; students should attempt each item No vocabulary in isolation; no analogies; all vocabulary embedded in context; includes multiple meanings for a single word Citing textual evidence, identifying central ideas and themes; analyzing relationships, and other key skills Essay linked to a passage; students must explain how author builds an argument to persuade an audience and support explanation with evidence from the passage Core algebra skills (e.g., linear equations)
Key Implications Continued Real-World Problems (emphasis on word problems, including scientific reasoning, data from social studies, workplace scenarios) Science score will be derived from Reading, Writing, and Math items; two passages OR one passage + one passage pair will be based on a science topic Social Studies score will be derived from Reading, Writing, and Math items; two passages OR one passage + one passage pair will be source documents or other social studies/history texts
WHEATON NORTH USES THESE SCORES FOR... 1) HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS USE THE FOLLOWING FOR CLASS PLACEMENT - PSAT - Grades - teacher recommendation THIS TEST WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT YOUR CLASS PLACEMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL….which will DIRECTLY impact your post high school opportunities TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!!
Testing Sequence PSAT 8/9 PSAT 10 SAT Components Evidence-Based Evidence-Based Evidence-Based (all forced choice except Essay) Reading Reading Reading (52 items - 65 minutes) Evidence-Based Evidence-Based Evidence-Based Writing & Language Writing & Language Writing & Language (44 items - 35 minutes) Math Math Math Essay NO Essay NO Essay (1 prompt - 50 minutes) % Informational Text 80% 80% 80% Score: Range and 240 - 1440 320 - 1520 400 - 1600 College/Career Ready CCR= 820 (8th) 860 (9th) CCR = 910 (10th) CCR = 970 (11th) 1010 (12th) Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes 2 hours 45 minutes 3 hours 50 minutes Format Paper Paper Paper 4-Option Multiple Choice 4-Option Multiple Choice 4-Option Multiple Choice
ACT / New SAT Concordance (per College Board) ACT Composite Score New SAT Total Score 18 970 20 C.O.D 1020 24 State College 1160 28 1310 30 1390 36 1600
Khan Academy Partnership Link to Intro Video Link to Khan Academy SAT Site Provide Access or class time to link students to an account?
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