PAULDING COUNTY SCHOOLS FAMILY NIGHT
College Board Suite of Assessments Presented by: Brandi Sabb – The College Board, SRO-GA
College Readiness What is it and what can I do about it?
Today’s students are entering a different world.
YESTERDAY
Work for large company
One job for life
Steadily increasing pay
Stay in hometown
Secure retirement
Well-paying jobs available in low-skill professions
No real international competition for good jobs
TODAY
Work for small company
Multiple jobs
Pay freezes/cuts
Move for work or career
Uncertain retirement
Low-paying jobs in low-skill
professions
Cut-throat international competition
for good jobs
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Definitions of College Readiness
“College readiness can be defined operationally as the level of
preparation a student needs to enroll and succeed – without remediation – in
a credit-bearing general education course at a postsecondary institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program.”
Source: Conley, David. Redefining College Readiness, Volume 3. Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center, 2007.
AP classes Critical reading skills Organizational skills Writing competence Rigorous coursework College Financial Application Realistic goals Time management Applying core knowledge Self assessment Emotional/Social maturity Decision-making skills Metacognitive skills Successful performance on high-stakes
exams – AP/SAT/ACT/IB Familiarity with college environment
High School Diploma Standardized exam scores GPA Rigorous coursework SAT/ACT PSAT/Plan Money/Scholarship/Financial
Aid High School graduation
requirements State Assessments Meeting college entrance
deadlines Extracurricular activities Strong attendance
Would describe the following descriptors as :
College Eligible or College Ready
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AP classes Critical reading skills Organizational skills Writing competence Rigorous coursework College Financial Application Realistic goals Time management Applying core knowledge Self assessment Emotional/Social maturity Decision-making skills Metacognitive skills Successful performance on high-
stakes exams – AP/SAT/ACT/IB Familiarity with college environment
High School Diploma
Standardized exam scores
GPA
Rigorous coursework
SAT/ACT
PSAT/Plan
Money/Scholarship/Financial Aid
High School graduation requirements
State Assessments
Meeting college entrance deadlines
Extracurricular activities
Strong attendance
College Ready College Eligible
College Eligible vs. College Ready
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Why is College Readiness Important?
For every 100 9th-graders in the U.S.
70 graduate from high school
44 enroll in and enter college
30 return to college for their sophomore year
21 earn a bachelor’s degree within six years
Source: The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Progress and Completion data
Source: The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Progress and Completion data
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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
41.9% of SAT takers met the
benchmark
16.1% of African American SAT
takers met the benchmark
22.7% of Hispanic SAT takers met
the benchmark
32.7% of Native American SAT
takers met the benchmark
The Class of 2015 and the SAT® College and Career Readiness Benchmark
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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
>30% Require remediation
Public 4-Year Institution
Remediation Rate
26.3%
Public 2-Year Institution
Remediation Rate
40.8%
Entering College Students
The College Board: Our goal is to propel college-ready
students into the opportunities they’ve earned by helping
them…
Get Ready
Get In
Get Through
Improve access to rigorous coursework and reduce the information gap
Connect to colleges where they can succeed
Improve postsecondary degree completion rates
What do students say about the College Planning Process?
Finding and choosing a college is like ________
When compared to other choices in their lives:
Source: College Board College Planning Survey (Sept 2012)
Earnings of
Full-Time
Workers by
Education Level
Sources: The College Board, Education Pays 2010,
Figure 1.1; U.S. Census Bureau, 2009; Internal
Revenue Service, 2008; Davis et al., 2009; calculations
by the authors.
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The College Board Readiness & Success System
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“What should I focus on?”
Key Components
+ Focused and useful
+ Open and clear
+ Common scale and scores over time
+ Reporting connected to classroom work
The College Board Readiness & Success System
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“How do I improve?”
Key Components
+ Content partnerships with:
+ Classroom teachers
+ Khan Academy
+ Delivery partnerships with
Community-based Organizations like
Boys & Girls Club
The College Board Readiness & Success System
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“How do I pay for college?”
Key Components
+ AP Potential
+ Fee Waivers
+ Expanded scholarship opportunities
+ SAT School Day
The College Board Readiness & Success System
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“How do I make sure what I do in
high school prepares me for a
career?”
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)
The College Board Readiness & Success System
The SAT® Suite of Assessments
Connect to College
Check-in and Focus
Readiness Baseline
PSAT™ 8/9
▶ Replaces current ReadiStep™ assessment
▶ Serves as the foundation for understanding students’
progress as they enter high school
All 8th- and 9th-graders,
beginning with the high
school graduating classes
of 2020 and 2019.
PSAT™ 10 and PSAT/NMSQT®
Same test; different forms
Spring Testing Window
10th- Graders
No
October Test Dates (2)
10th- Graders and 11th- Graders
Yes
SAT® Essay Scores
Essay scoring will consist of three scores:
Reading 2–8 Scale
Analysis 2–8 Scale
Writing 2–8 Scale
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*Please note: All time limits are tentative and subject to research.
About the Redesigned SAT
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*Please note: All subscores are tentative and subject to research.
SAT Scores and Subscores
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Longitudinal Progress Monitoring
▶ Section Scores will be placed on a vertical scale.
▶ This same concept will hold true for the Test and Cross-Test Scores
as well as Total Score.
8 Key
Changes
to the
SAT
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Based on information presented in the passage, which best describes what Georgia was “tired of ” (line 8) ?
(A) Being forced to earn a living
(B) Being teased about Joseph Tank
(C) Being considered a hack writer by some of her colleagues
(D) Being betrayed by her supposed friends
(E) Being the only woman in the newsroom
Current SAT Example: Critical Reading
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Redesigned SAT Sample Item:
Relevant Words in Context (Writing & Language Test)
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Some fans feel that sports events are _____ only when
the competitors are of equal ability, making the
outcome of the game ________.
(A) successful . . assured
(B) boring . . questionable
(C) dull . . foreseen
(D) interesting . . predictable
(E) exciting . . uncertain
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Current SAT Example: Sentence Completions
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Redesigned SAT Sample Item: Command of Evidence (Writing & Language Test)
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Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the
assignment below.
Some see printed books as dusty remnants from the preelectronic age. They
point out that electronic books, or e-books, cost less to produce than printed
books and that producing them has a much smaller impact on natural
resources such as trees. Yet why should printed books be considered
obsolete or outdated just because there is something cheaper and more
modern? With books, as with many other things, just because a new version
has its merits doesn’t mean that the older version should be eliminated.
Assignment:
Should we hold on to the old when innovations are available, or should we
simply move forward? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your
point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and
examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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Current SAT Example: Essay
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Redesigned SAT Essay Prompt
[Sample Passage here]
(In this example , passage is adapted from “Why Literature Matters” by
Dana Gioia. ©2005 by The New York Times Company. Originally published
April 10, 2005.)
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Current SAT Example: Math
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Redesigned SAT Sample Item: Math
Student Reports – PSAT/NMSQT Paper Score Report
+ Redesigned paper report for
PSAT/NMSQT
+ Similar paper report for
PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10
+ 1 copy sent to schools for
student (educators told to go
online)
+ High-level summary report
provided for the school
includes all students
participating and instructs
recipient to go online for
complete reporting
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Student Reports - Login
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▶ Online scores will be
available before
paper reports
▶ Access code needed
only if name,
address, DOB on
account do not
match
▶ Educators can obtain
access codes from
K12 portal prior to
receiving student
paper reports
Student Reports - Dashboard
▶ Consolidated view of all
assessment scores
▶ Brief overview of each
assessment including
grade and year taken
plus top level section
scores
▶ Includes pre-2015
PSAT/NMSQT scores
▶ ‘Report Details’ less
detailed for pre-
2015 PSAT/NMSQT
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Student Reports – Report Detail
+ Detailed information of all
scores
+ College Readiness Benchmark
of the two section scores –
Evidence-based Reading and
Writing and Math
+ Projected score range on next
assessment
+ Percentile rankings
+ Performance based on
benchmarks for individual
scores:
- Need to strengthen skills
- Approaching benchmark
- Meets or exceeds benchmark
+ Tallies of correct and incorrect
answers
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Student Reports – Skills Insight
▶ Detailed explanation of
current college readiness
skills, based on test score
band and typical students
▶ Actionable steps to
improve on skills required
to be college ready
▶ Each skill linked to
applicable sub-score
categories
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Student Reports – Desktop, Tablet, Mobile
+ All student score
report pages will
adapt for:
- Desktop
- Tablet
- Smart-phone
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Student Reports – Additional Features
▶ Popular Tools
▶ Personality profile
(MyRoad)
▶ Career and college
major exploration
▶ College search
▶ Scholarship search
▶ Financial aid
information and
application
▶ SAT registration
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AP Potential
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SSD Important Changes for 2015-16
New digital test forms
Beginning with the October 2015 PSAT/NMSQT®, and the March 2016 SAT®, the
cassette test form will no longer be available. Instead, students taking the SAT,
PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT™ 10, or PSAT™ 8/9, may request an MP3 Audio Test Form or an
Assistive Technology Compatible Test Form. Both are delivered on a flash drive.
Four-function calculator
Some students with disabilities that impact math calculation may require
a calculator for non-calculator sections
Extra breaks
Beginning with the October 2015 PSAT/NMSQT, and the March 2016
SAT, students who are approved for extended time will also be
provided extra breaks between test sections for the SAT,
PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9.
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+ The College Board and Khan Academy have
partnered to provide online SAT® test
preparation programs and resources entirely
free of charge.
+ Beginning in June 2015, Khan Academy will
release an interactive and personalized practice
program for the redesigned SAT
+ Features include:
+ Thousands of practice problems
+ Personalized tutorials on test content
+ Official SAT practice questions and
full-length tests
+ Comprehensive reporting for students
+ Access anytime, anywhere — for free
+ We are working with educators, community
groups, college access organizations, and
parents to provide the necessary resources to
propel students to college success.
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Send Score Data
Jeff’s Path to SAT Success
Personalized Learning Roadmap
Official SAT Practice Tests
With Scoring for Paper & Pencil
Powered By Schools, Educators, Community Groups
Personalized SAT Practice through Khan Academy
READING & WRITING
FULL EXAMS
Available Today Practice features
Feature Description
Practice questions Thousands of practice questions for math, reading, and writing
co-developed with the College Board
Practice tests Four full-length practice redesigned SATs written by the College
Board with answer explanations
Diagnostic quizzes Brief diagnostic quizzes for math, reading, and writing to gauge
starting skill levels
Recommendations Customized skills and tutorial recommendations based on your
skill level and the proportion that topics are tested
Skills analysis Summary of skills for math, reading, and writing and current
performance and level on each skill
Tutorials Customizable exercises and videos that allow you to review
concepts and focus your practice
Coming Soon Planned apps and features
Feature / content Timeframe Description
Question of the Day
app
Summer 2015 App with exclusive daily practice
questions
Paper test scoring
app
Fall 2015 App for users to take a picture of a paper
test score grid and have scores calculated
and imported
Essay grading with
Lightside
Fall 2015 Ability to have a practice redesigned SAT
essay automatically graded using
Lightside
Data integration/
Score reporting
Winter 2015
Continuous
Redesigned PSAT-related assessments
item-level results sent to Khan Academy
in December with ongoing send of all SAT
Suite results
Additional practice
content
Continuous Regularly added new practice tests,
practice questions, tutorials, and tips
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Benefits of the Redesigned
PSAT/NMSQT
PSAT/NMSQT is FREE for
Sophomores in Georgia.
The first administration of the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT
will be in fall 2015.
Sample questions to help students prepare will be
available in December 2014/January 2015.
A full practice test will be available in March 2015 on the
College Board website.
The Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT®
Connection to the Redesigned SAT
The redesigned PSAT/NMSQT will mirror the knowledge and
skill areas tested by the redesigned SAT.
The 7 key changes of the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT are:
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College Connection
Students should answer "yes" to the Student Search
Service question on their answer sheet when they take
the PSAT/NMSQT
Participation is completely voluntary
Students may stop participating at any time by
contacting Student Search Service
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Expanded Scholarship Opportunities
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Visit:
www.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org
For More Information
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Questions??...Thank YOU!!