the scholastic aptitude test: sat
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test: SAT. Presenter: Mrs. Gail Platt Bethel High School Counselor . The SAT Focuses on College Success ™ Skills. Critical Reading Mathematics Writing The SAT ® tests students’ reasoning based on knowledge and skills developed through their course work. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test: SATPresenter:
Mrs. Gail PlattBethel High School
Counselor
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The SAT Focuses on College Success™ Skills– Critical Reading– Mathematics – Writing
The SAT® tests students’ reasoning based on knowledge and skills developed through their course work.
It measures their ability to analyze and solve problems by applying what they have learned in school.
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Time Specifications 3 hours 45 minutes
Critical Reading: 70 minutesTwo 25-minute sections 20-minute section
Math: 70 minutesTwo 25-minute sections 20-minute section
Writing: 60 minutesTwo multiple-choice sections
one 25-minute section and one 10-minute section one 25-minute essay
Variable Section: 25 minutes
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Test Content and Question Types
The Test measures academic achievement in the areas of
• Critical Reading
• Math
• Writing
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Test ScoresCritical Reading: 200–800Math: 200–800Writing: 200–800Will include 2 sub scores:
Essay 2–12 (1/3 of writing score)Multiple-choice 20–80 (2/3 of writing score)
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SAT Scores for 2004-2005• 233 students at Bethel High School
took the Scholastic Aptitude Test.• The average scores for the SAT are
as follows:
Bethel VirginiaNation
Verbal 456 516 508Math 464 514 520
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Critical Reading• Measures knowledge of genre (types of
literature), cause and effect, comparative arguments, and the ability to recognize relationships among parts of a text
• Long and short reading passages are taken from different fields:– Natural sciences– Humanities– Social science– Literary fiction
• Short reading passages now replace the formerly used analogy section.
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Math Section Measures problem-solving
skills• Emphasis on math reasoning: SAT math
measures the ability to apply math content to real-life problems.
• SAT is unique in having some “grid-in” questions requiring student-produced responses. Student generates his/her own response to the problem.
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Calculator Policy• A scientific or graphing calculator is
recommended for the current test.• Every question can be answered without
a calculator, calculators are definitely encouraged.
• Previously, a basic 4-function calculator was recommended, but now scientific is the base level recommendation.
• Students should bring a calculator with which they are comfortable and familiar.
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The Math SectionExpanded Number and Operations
topics include:– Sequences involving exponential growth– Sets (union, intersection, elements)
Expanded Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probabilitytopics include:– Data interpretation, scatter plots, and
matrices– Geometric probability
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Scoring Procedures for the Essay
• Essays are scored by trained high school English teachers and college professors with experience teaching writing.
• Each essay is scored independently by two readers according to the holistic Scoring Guide in conjunction with sample essays selected for training.
• Essays are scored on a scale of 1 to 6 by each reader (total score of 2 to 12).
• Essays are scanned and distributed to readers via the Web.
• Scoring and reader supervision take place online.
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ACT
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Time Specifications
• English 45 minutes• Reading 35 minutes• Mathematics 60 minutes• Science 35 minutes
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ACT Content AreasThe test measures academic achievement in the areas of:– English– Mathematics– Reading– Science
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Test Scores• Test sub-scores range from 1-36• The composite is the average of
the test sub-scores.
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ACT Scores for 2004-2005
• 81 students at Bethel High School took the ACT.
• The composite (average) for the ACT are as follows:
BHS: 17.6Nation: 20.9
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Calculator Policy• You may use a calculator on the math
section, however it is not required.• All problems can be solved without a
calculator. • To be certain your calculator is permitted
visit www.actstudent.org or call (800)-498-6481 for a recorded message.
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Basics of Test Scoring• SAT: total of correct responses
with a penalty for guessing.• ACT: total of correct responses
without penalty for guessing.
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How Students Can Prepare Students should:
– Challenge themselves throughout high school by taking rigorous courses, including at least 3 years of math
– Read and write as much as possible—both in and outside of school.
– Study Latin derivates (root words, suffixes, prefixes)
– Study vocabulary: antonyms (words of opposite meaning), synonyms (words of similar meaning), and homonyms (words which sound similarly, but are spelled differently)
– Comply with registration dates and fees.
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How Students Can PrepareStudents should
– Explore resources on the internet: www.collegeboard.com www.act.org
– Familiarize themselves with the SAT and ACT so they know what to expect on test day
– Familiarize themselves with the different types of questions on the tests, the directions for each type of question, and how the test is scored.
– Take full length practice test in the SAT Preparation Booklet several times.
– TEST FREQUENTLY WELL BEFORE YOUR JUNIOR/SENIOR YEAR.
– Take the PSAT in October. It provides good preparation for the SAT
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Additional Materials• Handouts are available in the lobby
area of the auditorium if you failed to pick them up as you entered. – Comparative features SAT/ACT 2004-05 – ACT Assessment at a Glance– SAT Reasoning Skills– Testing cost, calendars, dates for 2005-06Please complete the brief program
evaluation form and leave it on the table in the lobby.
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SAT PREP CLASS BHS• We have 10 available slots • Reserve for seniors first come first served• Reserve for juniors first come first served• Information sheet available in lobby• Additional class will be organized for the
April SAT tentatively scheduled: 28 Feb, 7 & 9 March, 14 &16 March, Super Saturday 18 March, 21 &23 March
• SAT 1 April 2006
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HIGH SCHOOL CODE
•The High School Code for Bethel High School is C471-020
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Thank you for joining us this evening.
We are here to assist you and point you in the right direction.
Good luck with all of your future endeavors.