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The ABCs of SAT PSAT
ACT AP Exams M-Step/MME

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Exam Information and Exam Information
Resources

• PHS Morning Announcements
• Teachers
• Counselors
• PTSO Newsletter
• Ms. Joyce Williams, Director, External Testing
  994-2116
• Jake McCLouth Career Center Director
• www.collegeboard.com (SAT) (AP)
• www.act.org (ACT)

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STUDENT APPTITUDE TEST

• SAT Adopted by the state in the spring of 2016
  as part of the MME requirements for students to
  graduate from the Ann Arbor Public Schools
• Pioneer School Average 1171 out of 1600
• State Average 1001

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SAT Suite o Assessments

• PSAT 8/9 Taken as practice in the spring
• PSAT 10 Taken as practice in the spring
• PSAT NMSQT Taken October 19 for juniors to
  qualify for National Merit Finalist
• SAT Juniors given April 11-15, 2017 as part of
  MME

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Eight Key Changes to the SAT

• Word Context
• Commnad of Evidence
• Essay Analyzing a Source
• Math that Matters Most
• Problems Grounded in Real World Contexts
• Analysis in Science/History
• Using Primarty Sources
• No penalty for Guessing

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SAT 1

• Test now has two parts for the main test Reading
  and Math
• Each section I based on a score (200-800)
• Maxiumum score is 1600
• Test Duration is 3 hours for main test
• Essay is 50 minutes

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Essay Scores

• Essay scoring will consist of three scores
• Reading 2-8
• Analysis 2-8
• Writing 2-8
• Essay is scored separately
• Maxiumum score is 24
• 50 minutes to complete

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Longitudinal Progress Monitoring

• Section Scores will be placed on a scale
• The same concepts will hold true for the Test,
  Cross Test and total score. Questions are grade
  appropriate
• For Eample If a student gets a 10-40 in 8th
  grade that would translate to a 400-1600 for an
  11th grader.
• Provides more continuity in the progression of
  testing and scores

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KHAN ACADEMY

• Khan Academy and College Board have partnered to
  provide online SAT test preparation programs and
  resources entirely free of charge
• This includes
• Thousands of practice problems
• Personalized tutorials and test content
• Official SAT practice questions and 4 free full
  length tests
• Comprehensive reporting for students
• Access anytime, anywhere, - for free!

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Personalized SAT Practice through Khan Academy

• Send in Score Data
• Personalized Learning Roadmap
• Official SAT Practice Test
• Interprets data and providees more questions
  where students had difficulty
• Paper Pencil Also Available

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Student Reports

• Dashboard Consolidated view of all assessment
  scores
• Projected score ranges on next assessment
• Percentile rankings
• Tallies of correct and incorrect answers
• Skills insight detailed explaination of current
  college readiness based on scores

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SAT II

• Scholastic Assessment Test II
• Subject Tests

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SAT IIWhat is the SAT II?

• Test in a specific subject
• One hour, primarily multiple-choice
• Some colleges recommend or require applicants to
  take 1 to 3 of these subject tests
• Students should be aware of the college admission
  requirements

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SAT IISubject Tests

• Italian-reading
• Latin-reading
• Spanish-reading
• Chinese-with listening
• French-with listening
• German-with listening
• Japanese-with listening
• Korean-with listening
• Spanish-with listening

• Biology Ecological/Molecular
• Chemistry
• Physics
• English Literature
• US History
• World History
• Mathematics Level IC
• Mathematics Level IIC
• French-reading
• German-reading
• Modern Hebrew-reading

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SAT IIWhen is the SAT II given?

• Registration for SAT II same as for SAT I
• Given most dates that the SAT I is given
• Some SAT II tests are not available on every
  testing date
• With listening language tests are only offered
  in November at specified centers
• Portable CD player with earphones required.
• SAT II should be taken when content is fresh in
  the students mind, at the end of a recently
  completed course like chemistry and world history
• SAT II tests can be retaken

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PSAT

• PSAT/NMSQT
• Preliminary SAT
• National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

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PSATWho should take the PSAT?

• The PSAT/NMSQT will be administered to all
  juniors nationally on October 19, 2016

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PSAT INFORMATION

• Covers 2 sections
• Math (160 760)
• Reading/Writing /(160 760)
• Maximum score is 1520
• 2 hours and 45 minutes

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PSAT Why take the PSAT?

• Help prepare for SAT Program tests
• Forecast SAT scores
• Opportunity to qualify to enter competitions for
  scholarships and participate in recognition
  programs such as
• National Merit Scholarship Program
• National Hispanic Recognition Program
• National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro
  Students
• Telluride Association
• Participate in the Student Search Service to get
  educational and financial information from
  colleges
• Compare yourself with other students

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PSATRegistration

• For the last 4 years Pioneer has been providing
  the PSAT to all Juniors to give them an
  opportunity to compete for the various
  scholarships and also practice a standardized
  test.
• This year both 9th and 10th graders will take the
  PSAT in April
• Provisions for students with disabilities

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PSATTest Results

• PSAT/NMSQT score reports are mailed to the High
  School at the end of November.
• Each school decides how and when to distribute
  the scores to students.
• At Pioneer, results are sent to PHS and
  distributed to students by the counselors.
• Score reports are not mailed home.

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National Merit Scholarship Program

• Enter the Merit Program by taking the PSAT/NMSQT
  in the JUNIOR year of high school.
• NMSC will provide scholarship application
  materials to Semifinalists through their high
  schools in the fall of the students senior year
• To qualify as a finalist
• Complete NMSC scholarship application
• includes essay about contributions to school and
  community, personal characteristics, activities,
  plans, and goals
• Take the SAT I and earn qualifying scores
• Notify NMSC of plans to enroll in college

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National Merit Scholarship ProgramOther
Scholarship Awards

• Corporate-sponsored Merit and Special
  Scholarships Awards
• Provided by corporate sponsors in the National
  Merit Scholarship Program
• A list of corporate organizations that sponsor
  both Merit and Special Scholarships is given in
  the PSAT/NMSQT Student Bulletin.
• College-sponsored Merit Scholarship Awards
• Officials of a NMSC sponsored institution choose
  award recipients from among finalists who have
  applied for admission and have informed NMSC that
  the sponsor college is their first choice

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ACT

• American College Testing Assessment

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ACTWhat is the ACT?

• National college admissions examination
• Measures knowledge, understanding, and skills
  acquired throughout students education
• Tests cover four skill areas English,
  Mathematics, Reading, Science Reasoning, and
  optional Writing (beginning 2005)

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ACTWho should take the ACT?

• ACT scores may be required for admission to
  college
• Many colleges recommend taking the ACT during the
  second half of the students junior year of high
  school.
• Many students take the ACT once as a junior and
  then may retake it as a senior.

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ACTWhen is the ACT given?

• Administered on five national test dates
• - September
• October
• December
• February
• April
• June
• Testing takes place on a Saturday
• Sunday and Monday testing is available for
  students whose religious faith prohibits testing
  on Saturday.

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ACTTest Locations

• Ann Arbor test sites include
• Pioneer High School
• Huron High School
• Washtenaw Community College
• Concordia University
• Skyline High School

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ACTRegistration

• Fee
• Online Registration is available and encouraged
• www.act.org
• use major credit card for payment of fee
• certain circumstances where online registration
  cannot be used
• Fee waivers are available
• see a counselor to receive a form

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ACT Registration

• Registration deadline is approximately five weeks
  prior to the test date
• Additional cost for late registration
• Provisions for
• changing the test date
• missing the test
• changing the test center
• students with disabilities
• Students can register to take the ACT at any
  testing center.

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ACTScoring and Score Reports

• Scores are mailed four to seven weeks after the
  test date. They are available online sooner
• Scores reported for each of the four tests
  (English, Mathematics, Reading, Science
  Reasoning)
• Scores reported on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 36
  (highest)
• To determine scores on each of the four tests,
  the number of questions answered correctly is
  counted.
• Points are not deducted for incorrect answers
• These raw scores are converted to scale scores.
• The composite score is an average of the four
  test scores rounded to the nearest whole number.
• If the ACT is taken more than once, a separate
  record is maintained for each test date.

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ACTSending Score Reports

• When registering, you can request that score be
  sent to colleges and scholarship programs.
• If you do not send scores for free when you
  register for ACT, then you must go to act.org to
  send scores. Each score sent costs 12 dollars.

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AP

• Advanced Placement Courses
• Advanced Placement Exams

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AP Courses

• Advanced Placement Courses give students a chance
  to try college level work in specific subjects
  while in high school.
• Courses offered by Pioneer High School which
  would prepare students for AP examinations
  include
• AP English (preparation for English Literature AP
  Exam)
• AP English (preparation for English Language AP
  Exam)
• BC Calculus
• AP Analysis, AB Calculus (preparation for
  Calculus (AB) AP Exam)
• AP U.S. History
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics
• AP American Government and Politics
• AP Computer Science
• AP Statistics
• AP Latin
• AP Spanish
• AP French
• AP German
• Humanities (preparation for AP Exams in Art
  History, English Literature, World
  History )
• AP Chinese

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AP ExamsWhat are AP Exams?

• AP Exams test a students ability to perform at a
  college level.
• Exams contain either an essay or
  problem-solving section and a section of
  multiple-choice questions. The modern language
  exams also have a speaking component.
• Qualifying scores on Advanced Placement Exams
  may entitle a student to credit or advanced
  placement at college.

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AP ExamsExcept where designated, PHS offers
courses designed to prepare the student for the
AP Exam

• Art History (PHS Humanities)
• Biology
• Calculus AB
• Calculus BC
• Chemistry
• Computer Science A
• Computer Science B
• Economics
• English Language
• English Literature
• Environmental Science (no PHS course)
• European History
• French
• German Language

• Government and Politics (Comparative) (U.S.)
• Human Geography (no PHS course)
• Latin (Virgil)
• Music Theory
• Physics (C)
• Psychology
• Spanish
• Statistics
• Studio Art
• U.S. History
• World History
• Chinese

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AP ExamsWho takes the AP Exams?

• Any student can register to take an AP exam.
• A student does not have to take an AP course to
  take an AP exam.
• AP courses and exams typically taken in the
  junior and senior year.
• Students can take an exam more than one time.
• Students taking AP exams will miss class time.

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AP ExamsWhen are the AP Exams given?

• Administered on a national schedule in May of
  each year.
• AP Exams are usually scheduled during the first
  two weeks in May
• Suggested starting times are 800 AM for the
  morning session and 100 PM for the afternoon
  session.
• Some exams are scheduled for the same time slot.
  If your student has a scheduling conflict,
  contact Joyce Williams.
• Calendar of exam times available at
  www.collegeboard.com

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AP ExamsTest Locations

• Large convention facilities in the Ann Arbor area
• Local High Schools
• Buildings and Room Numbers are available from
  Joyce Williams at the AP registration meeting in
  April. She will also send information to
  students online.

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APAP Exam Registration

• Fee
• approximately 130
• Register takes place completely online
• Registration for AP Exams begins in February
• Fee reductions are available for students
  demonstrating financial need.

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AP ExamsTest Day

• Most exams take two to three hours to complete
• Students should have
• No. 2 pencils with erasers
• black or dark blue pen
• Pioneer code number
• Approved calculator for the Calculus, Chemistry,
  Physics, or Statistics exams
• Ruler/Straight edge for Physics Exam
• Social Security Number
• Receive AP Candidate Pack
• numbers on pack will be the official AP number
  for that testing period

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AP ExamsScoring

• AP Exams are scored from 1 to 5 as follows
• 5 - Extremely well-qualified
• 4 - Well-qualified
• 3 - Qualified
• 2 - Possibly qualified
• 1 - No recommendation
• For a score of 2 or greater, a student may
  qualify to receive college credit or advanced
  placement
• It is at the discretion of the individual college
  as to whether or not college credit or advance
  standing (i.e. sophomore placement in a
  particular subject area) will be given.

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AP ExamsGrade Reports

• Grade reports online in July
• Grade report sent to the college the student
  designated on the exam answer sheet
• Grade report sent to PHS
• Grade reports are cumulative, included are grades
  on AP Exams taken in the current year and in
  previous years unless a request has been made to
  withhold previous grades
• For a fee, additional grade reports can be sent
• Complete second part of AP Grade Report
• Telephone or e-mail request to send
  AP Transcripts

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AP ExamsWithholding a GradeCanceling a Grade

• A written request can be made to withhold an AP
  grade from a report.
• To permanently cancel an AP grade, complete an AP
  Cancellation Form and return it to AP Services no
  later than June 15 following the exam.

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MME

• MME/M - Step Spring 2017

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MMEWhat is the MME?

• The Michigan Merit Exam is the revised state
  assessment program for the high school level.
• Full implementation of the program started in the
  Spring of 2007.
• Revised 2016 to include SAT

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MMETimeline

• The full MME will be administered in Spring 2017
  to high school juniors April 11-15
• The SAT will be administered April 12 at Pioneer
• That week the Work Keys and Michigan Science and
  Social Studies assessment will be administered
• PSAT will be given to 9th and 10th graders on
  Wednesday, April 13th.

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Good luck
Junior year is filled with tests Be reasonable in
the number of tests your student takes Consult
counselors if you have questions about
testing Make sure you are clear about what tests
colleges want

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