SAT® Suite Presentation Slides collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

The College Board Readiness & Success System

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• Easier for students to navigate a path through high school, college and career

• Extraordinary, exclusive partnerships that deliver unprecedented benefits to students, educators, and states/districts

Readiness & Success System

The College Board

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“I’m overwhelmed by all I have to do.”

Key Components • Focused and useful

• Open and clear

• Common scale and scores over time

• Reporting connected to classroom work

Readiness & Success System

The College Board

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“I’m trying, but I’m not getting better.”

Key Components • Content partnerships with:

• Classroom teachers • Khan Academy

• Delivery partnerships with Community-based Organizations like Boys & Girls Club

Readiness & Success System

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“I can’t afford college anyway.”

Key Components • AP Potential

• Fee Waivers

• Expanded scholarship opportunities

• SAT School Day

Readiness & Success System

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“Nothing I do in high school is relevant to my future.”

Key Components • Greater access to better career

exploration and planning tools through partnerships.

• Greater access to developing skills that matter in jobs in the future (e.g., STEM disciplines, coding, others)

Readiness & Success System

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The SAT® Suite of Assessments

Key Features of the SAT®

Words in Context Command of Evidence

Math that Matters Most

Essay Analyzing a Source

No Penalty for Guessing

U.S. Founding Documents and the

Great Global Conversation

Analysis in Science and in History/Social

Studies

Problems Grounded in Real-World

Contexts

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Scores

SAT® Scores and Subscores

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Longitudinal Progress Monitoring

Section Scores are placed on a vertical scale.

The same concept holds true for the Test, Cross-Test Scores and Total Score.

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

SAT (200-800)

PSAT 10 (160-760)

PSAT 8/9 (120-720)

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SAT (10-40)

PSAT 10 (8-38)

SAT (400-1600)

PSAT 10 (320-1520)

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

PSAT 8/9 (240-1440) PSAT 8/9 (6-36)

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Four free reports are included with SAT® registration.

Sending Scores

Score Choice™ enables students to:

• Choose which scores to send to colleges by test administration.

• Send only the scores they want to send to colleges*.

*Students will need to comply with an institution’s stated score-use practice.

Students can use their free reports up to 9 days after their test date.

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Benchmarks

Students and educators can track progress toward college readiness from year to year.

Use Benchmarks To Enhance College Readiness

Gauge college readiness

Identify strengths and weaknesses

Strengthen academic programs

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• 75% likelihood of earning at least a C in a first-semester, credit-bearing college course in a related subject

• Set at section level

• Overall college and career readiness is defined as achieving both of the section-level benchmarks on a given assessment.

• Grade-level benchmarks are based on expected student growth toward the SAT Benchmarks:

SAT® College and Career Readiness Benchmarks

Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 SAT

Section Level 390 410 430 460 480 ERW

430 450 480 510 530 MATH

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• Simple definition of success:

• Achieve credit in select first-semester, credit-bearing courses and/or ‘major’ courses

• Consistent with consortia and other definitions of College Readiness

• Clear definition for policy-makers

• Helps students understand where to take action

• Helps educators identify students who need additional support to get on track for college readiness

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Benchmark Rationale

Section Scores

• A student who meets the benchmark for her grade level is in the

green range

• A student who does not meet the benchmark for the previous

grade level is in the red range

• A student in between these two ranges is in the yellow range

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Reporting: Color-Coded Score Ranges

K12 Educator Resources

Purpose:

• Explain to K-12 educators the audience, testing schedule, and

benefits of the redesigned assessments

• Describe the vertical scale and scoring for the SAT Suite of

Assessments

• Provide sample questions to help educators understand the

structure and content of the assessments

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Available in print only

PSAT/NMSQT® /PSAT™ 10 PSAT™ 8/9

Assessment Briefs

Purpose:

• Explain the SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmarks

and related grade-level benchmarks

• Explain concordance and provide concordance tables

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Benchmarks Concordance

Educator Briefs

Modularized PDFs Available Online

Teacher Implementation Guide

Purpose:

• Explain to teachers and curriculum specialists the reasoning and goals behind the redesign of the SAT

• Describe the structure and content of the redesigned SAT and the eight key changes to the assessment

• Provide practical, actionable, classroom-related information to help teachers work with students to prepare for SAT

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Each module includes:

• A PowerPoint Presentation

• A Facilitator’s Guide, which includes:

• Introduction

• Table of Contents

• Presentation Suggestions for Time Allotted

• Suggested Discussion Points

• Handouts

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A set of resources that allows the user to deliver a professional development presentation to a variety of audiences

Professional Development Modules

Professional Development Module Titles

Key Features Using Scores and Reporting to Inform Instruction

Words in Context and Command of Evidence

Connecting History/Social Studies Instruction with the SAT Suite of Assessments

Expression of Ideas and Standard English Conventions

Connecting Science Instruction with the SAT Suite of Assessments

Heart of Algebra and Problem Solving and Data Analysis

The SAT Essay

Passport to Advanced Math And Additional Topics Supporting Student Success

with Official SAT Practice

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Resources for Counselors

• Score Resources for Counselors • Counselor Resource Guide • Webinars • Counselor Workshops

• In person • Online • Video

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Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy

satpractice.org

Free, Official SAT® Practice Through Khan Academy

Full Length Practice Tests Six official practice tests, with more to come, plus study and test-taking tips

Video Lessons Easy-to-follow videos explain problems step-by-step

Interactive Problems & Instant Feedback Get hints, explanations and constant progress updates to know where you stand

Daily Practice App More practice available on your phone featuring questions of the day

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Students Answer The Call 2.7 million unique users

1 million linked accounts

10% drop in paid-for commercial test prep resources

"If you don’t have money to pay for a class, you’re usually just stuck buying a book or you’re on your own mostly, so this time it was really helpful that they had unlimited resources basically for anyone.”

– Maia, Washington, DC

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Personalized SAT®

Practice Through Khan Academy

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Why Link Accounts?

Create Personalized Practice Through Khan Academy

Ensure Future Scores Are Included For Enhanced Personalization

Jump Right Into Customized Practice

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Steps to Link College Board and Khan Academy Accounts

Log into Khan Academy account

When prompted, agree to link accounts

Sign in to College Board account

When prompted, click “send” to authorize

Start Official SAT Practice through Khan Academy

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Step 1: Log in to Khan Academy Account

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Step 2: Link Khan Academy and College Board Account

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Step 3: Sign In To College Board Account

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Step 4: Click “Send” To Authorize

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Step 5: Start Practicing

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This is only available to students who link their accounts.

Step 6: Get Personalized Practice Based on SAT Suite Assessments Results

Daily Practice for the SAT®

Daily SAT practice questions

Instant practice test scoring

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• Go to satpractice.org/k12 for resources about Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy.

• View sample study plans and study-group ideas at sat.org/studygroup.

• Student resources for the SAT and PSAT-related assessments are at sat.org/k12.

• Instructional videos on Khan Academy at youtube.com/collegeboard.

Khan Academy Resources

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Roadmap to Careers

Visit: collegeboard.roadtripnation.com

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Goals for Roadmap to Careers

Motivate Prepare Expose

Inspire college readiness for students

Ensure prerequisite courses are completed

Open students’ eyes to new opportunities

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Students Choose Their Core Interests Question 1

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Students Choose Their Core Interests Question 2

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Students Choose Their Core Interests Question 3

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And Receive a Personalized Journey The student roadmap

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A Look at Careers That May be of Interest

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A Look at Leaders with Similar Interests

A Look at College Majors That Align with Students’ Career Interests

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Actionable Feedback Based on Results

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Actions Related to Students’ Career Interests

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Students can connect to Big Future

High School Course and College Majors Suggestions

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Connect To Big Future to See Which Colleges Offer Certain Majors

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Questions?

www.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

For More Information

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