intro psat 20102011

• What is the PSAT/NMSQT

• What Skills are tested on the PSAT/NMSQT

• Types of Questions on the PSAT/NSMSQT

• How the PSAT/NMSQT is scored

• Preparation?

• How to sign up for the PSAT/NMSQT at ISM

• Measures academic skills you’ll need for college

• Co-sponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation

• Serves as an entry point to National Merit Scholarship Corporation competitions and practice for the SAT

• Taken by more than 3.5 million students in 2008 (45% eleventh-graders and 55% tenth-graders or younger)

• Preparation for the SAT®

• Scholarship and recognition opportunities (11th grade)

• College and career planning tools

• Admissions and financial aid information from colleges

• Feedback on academic skills

The test assesses the academic skills that you’ve developed over the years, primarily through your course work.

These skills are considered essential for success in high school and college:

•Critical Reading

•Mathematics

•Writing Skills

Use content from:-humanities-social studies-natural sciences-literature

•13 Sentence Completions

•35 Passage-Based Reading Questions (100- to 800-word passages)

Use content from:-number and operations-algebra and functions;-geometry and measurement-data analysis-statistics-probability

•28 Multiple-Choice Questions

•10 Student-Produced Response Questions (“Grid-ins”)

Focus on editing, grammar, usage, and organization.

•20 Improving Sentences Questions

•14 Identifying Sentence Error Questions

•5 Improving Paragraph Questions

• Question Types:The same, except the PSAT/NMSQT does not have an essay component.

• Length:The PSAT/NMSQT is 2 hours, 10 minutes.The SAT is 3 hours, 45 minutes.

• Level of Difficulty:The PSAT/NMSQT does not have 11th grade-level

math questions.

A scientific or graphing calculator is recommended.

Bring a familiar calculator. Test day is not the timeto figure out how to use a new calculator.

• Take the practice test in the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT.

• Understand scoring and “educated guessing.”

• Familiarize yourself with the test’s format, questions types, and directions.

How to Sign Up: Pay $20 to the cashier (Plaza Level)

Deadline to Register: Mon., October 3, 2010 (4 PM)

Test Day/Date: WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2011

Testing Time: 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM (Approximately)

Arrival/Reporting Time: 7:15 AM

Location: The “Lofthouse” (new wing)

Bring:

• NEW POLICY THIS YEAR! School I.D.•Two #2 Pencils• Calculator (optional)

The Portal

‘Naviance/Family Connection’

Logging in

Logging In…

‘Careers’- 2 tasks

1 2

1) Personality Type

1)Personality Type cont…

2) Career Interest Profiler

2)Career Interest Profiler cont…

‘About Me’-2 further tasks

3

4

3)‘Learning Style’

4)‘Resume’-ongoing updates

SAT/GPA graphs on Family Connection

Next steps…

• Check school email for Family Connection link and password

• (See Bella in Guidance if you need a new password)

• 1) Personality Type• 2) Career Interest Profiler• 3) Learning Style• 4) Update resume (ongoing)

Due date Monday October 3rd (same as PSAT)

TODAY! FAT

12.20 – 1.30 (Block E) Grade 10 and 11 only

FCD Assembly

Any Questions?....(….now for something completely different….)