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What is on the tests? What comes to mind when you think of this test? What is on the tests? Content What is on the tests? Content ELA Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp What is on the tests? Content

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What is on the tests?

“What comes to mind when you think of this test?”

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What is on the tests?

  • Content
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What is on the tests?

  • Content

– ELA

  • Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp
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What is on the tests?

  • Content

– ELA

  • Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp

– Math

  • Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other

concepts

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What is on the tests?

  • Content

– ELA

  • Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp

– Math

  • Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other

concepts

  • Reasoning Ability
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What is on the tests?

  • Content

– ELA

  • Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp

– Math

  • Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other

concepts

  • Reasoning Ability

– Effective Writing

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What is on the tests?

  • Content

– ELA

  • Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp

– Math

  • Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other

concepts

  • Reasoning Ability

– Effective Writing – Logic

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Scoring

  • ACT: 36 point scale

– English – Math – Reading – Science – Optional Essay

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Scoring

  • ACT: 36 point scale

– English – Math – Reading – Science – Optional Essay

  • SAT: 1600 point scale

– EBRaW

  • Reading
  • English

– Math

  • No Calculator
  • Calculator

– Optional Essay

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  • Yale

– 33 ACT – 1540 SAT

  • Dartmouth

– 32 ACT – 1500 SAT

  • NYU

– 30 ACT – 1400 SAT

  • Penn State

– 27 ACT – 1300 SAT

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  • UConn

– 1310

  • Southern Conn.

– 980 - 1180

  • U. New Haven

– 1039

  • Trinity College

– 1278

  • Bridgeport

– 936

  • Wesleyan

– 1400

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Why the tests matter

  • Assessment of college readiness
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Why the tests matter

  • Assessment of college readiness

– ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S – SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530

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Why the tests matter

  • Assessment of college readiness

– ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S – SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530 – Admissions: 50-80% test scores and GPA

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Why the tests matter

  • Assessment of college readiness

– ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S – SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530 – Admissions: 50-80% test scores and GPA – Scholarships/merit-based aid/need-based aid

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Why the tests matter

  • Assessment of college readiness

– ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S – SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530 – Admissions: 50-80% test scores and GPA – Scholarships/merit-based aid/need-based aid – Exemptions from remedial classes

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ACT

  • 2 hours & 55 minutes
  • No guessing penalty
  • Four answer choices

SAT

  • 3 hours
  • No guessing penalty
  • Four answer choices
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ACT

  • 2 hours & 55 minutes
  • No guessing penalty
  • Four answer choices*

* Math test has five answer choices

SAT

  • 3 hours
  • No guessing penalty
  • Four answer choices*

* Math tests have non-multiple choice questions (student- produced responses)

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ACT

Four Tests

  • English (45 minutes)
  • Math (60 minutes)
  • Reading (35 minutes)
  • Science (35 minutes)

SAT

Two Sections

  • Evidence-Based

Reading and Writing

  • Math
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ACT

Four Tests

  • English (45 minutes)
  • Math (60 minutes)
  • Reading (35 minutes)
  • Science (35 minutes)

SAT

Two Sections/Four Tests

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing:

  • Reading (65 minutes)
  • Writing & Language

(35 minutes)

Math:

  • No Calculator (25 minutes)
  • Calculator (55 minutes)
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ACT English

  • 45 minutes
  • 5 passages
  • 15 questions per

passage

  • 75 questions

SAT Writing & Language

  • 35 minutes
  • 4 passages
  • 11 questions per

passage

  • 44 questions
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ACT Math

  • 60 minutes
  • 60 questions
  • All calculator
  • All multiple choice

SAT Math

No Calculator Test

  • 25 minutes
  • 20 questions (15 MC,

5 GI) Calculator Test

  • 55 minutes
  • 38 questions (30 MC,

8 GI)

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ACT Reading

  • 35 minutes
  • 4 passages
  • 10 questions per

passage

  • 40 questions

SAT Reading

  • 65 minutes
  • 5 passages
  • 10-11 questions per

passage

  • 52 questions
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ACT Reading

  • 35 minutes
  • 4 passages
  • 10 questions per

passage

  • 40 questions
  • One Passage will be a

“double-passage” SAT Reading

  • 65 minutes
  • 5 passages
  • 10-11 questions per

passage

  • 52 questions
  • One passage will be a

“double-passage”

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ACT Reading

  • 35 minutes
  • 4 passages
  • 10 questions per

passage

  • 40 questions
  • One Passage will be a

“double-passage” SAT Reading

  • 65 minutes
  • 5 passages
  • 10-11 questions per

passage

  • 52 questions
  • One passage will be a

“double-passage”

  • Two passages are

accompanied by informational graphics

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ACT Reading

  • 700-800 words per

passage

  • Literary Narrative
  • Social Science
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science

SAT Reading

  • 500-700 words per

passage

  • Fiction
  • 2x History/Social

Studies

  • 2x Science
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ACT Reading

  • 700-800 words per

passage*

  • Literary Narrative
  • Social Science
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science

* One set of questions will be about a pair of two shorter passages.

SAT Reading

  • 500-700 words per

passage*

  • Fiction
  • 2x History/Social

Studies

  • 2x Science

* One set of questions will be about a pair of two shorter passages.

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ACT Reading

  • 700-800 words per

passage

  • Literary Narrative
  • Social Science
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science

SAT Reading

  • 500-700 words per

passage

  • Fiction
  • 2x History/Social

Studies*

  • 2x Science

* One passage or a pair of passages is a U.S. founding document or a text in the great global conversation they inspired.

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ACT Science

  • 35 minutes
  • 6 or 7 passages
  • 40 questions
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ACT Science Science Reasoning

  • 35 minutes
  • 6 or 7 passages
  • 40 questions
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ACT

Science

Science Reasoning

  • 35 minutes
  • 6 or 7 passages
  • 40 questions

“The ACT Science test measures the interpretation, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.”

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ACT

Science

Science Reasoning

  • 35 minutes
  • 6 or 7 passages
  • 40 questions

“The science test stresses science skills and practices over the recall of scientific content.”

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ACT

Science

Science Reasoning

  • 35 minutes
  • 6 or 7 passages
  • 40 questions

[However,] “some of the questions require that the students have discipline-specific content knowledge.”

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TEST SAT ACT READING* 75 52.5 GRAMMAR 47.7 36 MATH 84.2 60

TIMING

Average Time Spent Per Question (in seconds)

* Does not take into account the reading of the passages.

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Multi-test subscores

  • Words in context

– 10 questions, 2 per passage – 8 more will be on Writing and Language

  • Command of Evidence

– 10 questions, 2 per passage – 8 more will be on Writing and Language

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Cross-Test scores

  • Analysis in History/Social Studies

– 21 questions – 6 more will be on Writing and Language

  • Analysis in Science

– 21 questions – 6 more will be on Writing and Language

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ACT Essay

  • 40 minutes
  • General topic
  • Evaluating three

perspectives

SAT Essay

  • 50 minutes
  • Text-based
  • Evaluating the

effectiveness of an argument