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Redesigned SAT

MI Legislature ended its long term affiliation with ACT in Spring 2015 and adopted SAT as the new College Entrance Examination for 11th graders

SAT was created by the College Board which also administers Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The ACT was largely content based while the redesigned SAT focuses much more on standardized skills, such as reading, writing, analysis, and synthesis

Goal: Overview of the redesigned SAT and the skills needed for students to be successful

Changes Abound…

College Board

PSAT 8/9

-Readiness Baseline

PSAT/NMSQT

-Check-In and Focus

SAT

-Connect to College

The SAT Suite of Assessments

About the Redesigned SAT

3 Sections

I. Evidence Based Reading and Writing

-200-800 points

II. Math

-200-800 points

III. Essay (Separate Score)

Part I and Part II: 3 Hours

Part III: 50 Minutes

SAT Test Specifications

Component Time Allotted Number of Questions

Reading 65 Minutes 52 Questions

Writing and Language 35 Minutes 44 Questions

Math -No Calculator -Calculator

25 Minutes 55 Minutes

58 Questions

Essay 50 Minutes 1 Question

Total 180 Minutes230 Minutes with Essay

155 Questions + 1 Es-say

8 Key Changes to the Sat

Students will Need To:

Interpret meaning based on context

Master relevant vocabulary

Engage in close reading

Change #1: Relevant Words in Context

Students will Need To:

Interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of sources

Support the answers they choose

Integrate information conveyed through both reading passages and informational graphics

Change #2: Command of Evidence

The Redesigned Essay Will:

More closely mirror college writing assignments

Cultivate close reading, careful analysis, and clear writing

Promote the practice of reading a wide variety of arguments and analyzing an author’s work

Change #3: Essay Analyzing a Source

Current research shows that three key areas most contribute to readi-ness for college and career training:

Problem Solving and Data Analysis (Quantitative Literacy)

Heart of Algebra (Master of Linear Equations)

Passport to Advanced Math (Familiarity with More Complex Equa-tions)

Change #4: Math Focused on Three Key Areas

Students will Engage in Questions That:

Directly relate to the work performed in college and career

Include charts, graphs, and passages likely to be encountered in Science, Social Science, and other majors and careers

Feature multistep applications to solve problems in Science, Social Science, career scenarios, and other real-life contexts

Change #5: Problems Grounded in Real-World Context

Students will apply their reading, writing, language, and math skills to answer questions in Science, History, and Social Studies contexts

Change #6: Analysis in Science and Social Studies

The redesigned SAT will include one of the following:

An excerpt from one of the Founding Documents

A text from ongoing Great Global Conversation about freedom, jus-tice, and human dignity

No prior knowledge of the text will be required

Change #7: Inclusion of the Following…

One point for each correct answer

Zero points for unanswered items

Zero points for wrong answers

Change #8: No Penalty for Wrong Answers

Redesigned SAT College Board ppt.

-Schoology

Redesigned SAT Teacher Implementation Guide

-Schoology

SAT Essay Scoring Rubric

-Schoology

Khan Academy Practice Tests

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Building Academic Vocabulary

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Resources