The SAT Suite of AssessmentsRedesigned Assessment

For Students

In

Launch Date/Assessment Timing

Description

SAT 11th & 12th

gradesSpring 2016/

Administrations throughout the year

Scores indicate college & career readiness. Over 2,000 colleges and universities use SAT scores in admission decisions.

PSAT/NMSQT

10th & 11th

gradesOctober 2015/

Two Wednesdays in 2015(maybe be offered on Saturday beginning 2016-

17)

Nation’s largest precollege assessment. Most junior test-takers will be eligible to enter the National Merit Scholarship Corporation competitions.

PSAT 10 10th grade Spring 2016/Spring only during designated testing window

Cover the same content as the PSAT/NMSQT. Given in the future to 10th graders it will provide information about students level of college and career readiness as they near the end of Grade 10.

PSAT 8/9 8th & 9th

gradesOctober 2015/Spring and fall during designated

testing windows

Entry point for establishing a baseline for college and career preparation. FSK feeder middle schools were using the ReadiStep – similar measure.

How will the redesigned SAT benefit your child?

Connection to classroom learning and experience

Rights-only scoring

Free resources for practice and review

Preparation for College and Career Readiness

New test focused on the skills and knowledgeStudents learn in high schoolStudents need to succeed in college

Best way for students to prepare for SAT success:Take challenging coursesTake SAT Prep class offered at FSKComplete their homeworkPrepare for tests and quizzesAsk and answer lots of questionsKnow what to expect on the test

Current SAT vs. New SAT (2016)Current SAT New SAT (2016)

Scoring 600 - 2400 400 - 1600Subscore and Cross-test Scores available

Timing 3 Hours 45 Minutes 3 Hours (+50 minute optional essay)

Sections · Critical Reading: 200-800· Writing: 200-800· Math: 200-800· Essay (included in Writing score)

· Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-800· Math: 200-800· Optional Essay (separately scored)

Guessing Penalty 1/4 guessing penalty no guessing penalty

Format Available in print Available in print or on computer

Eight Key Changes

Word in Context

No longer memorize obscure words

New SAT will focus on important, widely used words and phrases found in texts from many different subjects

New test will engage students in close reading and utilize strategies they’ve been learning in their high school course work

Command of Evidence

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing SectionAsks students to interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of

sourcesInformational graphics (tables, charts and graphs)

Multi-paragraph passages

Literature and literary nonfiction

Humanities, science, history and social studies, and topics related to work and career

Reading Test, Writing & Language Test and The SAT Essay also test command of evidence

Essay Analyzing a SourceRedesigned essay asks students to read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument to persuade the audience

Closely mirrors college writing assignments

Essay prompt will be the same every time the

new SAT is offeredSource material students are asked to write about will be

different each time

Not all students will take the SAT with Essay, but some

colleges require it

Math that Matters MostThree essential areas of mathematics

Problem Solving and Data Analysis

Heart of Algebra

Passport to Advanced Math

Problems Grounded in Real-World Contexts

Evidence-Based Reading and WritingCharts, graphs, and passages like students would likely encounter in science, social

science, and other majors and careers

Questions on the Writing and LanguageWill include questions asking test takers to edit, revise, and improve texts from the

humanities, history, social science, science, and career contexts

Math Features multi-step applications to solve problems in science, social science, career

scenarios, and other real-life situations

Analysis in Science & History/Social Studies` Includes range of challenging texts

and informational graphics that address the sorts of skills and knowledge that will be required in college, at work, and throughout adult life to make sense of recent discoveries, political developments, global events, and health and environmental issues

U.S. Founding Documents & the Great Global Conversation

DocumentsDeclaration of IndependenceThe Bill of RightsThe Federalist Papers

Authors and speakers from around the worldEdmund Burke, Mary WollstonecraftNelson MandelaMohandas Gandhi

No Penalty for GuessingSimply earn points for the questions you answer correctly

No penalty for wrong answers

Score Reporting

10 Things to Tell Students About the Redesigned SAT

1. Register/sign up for Khan Academy.

2. Use evidence to support your arguments.

3. Build your reading stamina.

4. Always analyze the informational graphics.

5. Get excited about the U.S. Founding Documents.

6. Practice editing.

7. Put away the calculator (some of the time).

8. Check your answers.

9. Answer every question on the test.

10.Take the SAT!

Suggested TimelineCurrent Seniors◦ Take old SAT in October 2015, November 2015 or January 2016

Current Juniors◦ Take new SAT in March 2016 or beyond

Current Sophomores and Beyond◦ Take the SAT in their junior year

◦ If they have completed Grade 11 English and at least Algebra II

Scores and Score Ranges Across the SAT Suite of Assessments

Valuable ResourcesCollege Board website

http://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

Khan Academy

http://www.kahnacademy.org/sat