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ARKANSAS & COLLEGE
BOARD:
END-OF-COURSE
EXAMINATION ALIGNMENT
Prepared for The Arkansas House Interim Committee on Education July 7, 2010
SpringBoard® ELA
and Mathematics
PSAT/NMSQT®
AP Potential™
College Visits
SAT®
Take AP® Courses
College Admissions
ReadiStep™
CollegeEd®
6th Grade
Path to College Readiness
Arkansas End-of
Course Exams
(EoCE)
Career Success
Associated AssessmentsPSAT/NMSQT®
10th & 11th grade
State funded option-10th grade
SAT®
Widely accepted admission test
SAT® Subject Tests™
Advanced Placement®(AP®)
Strong PSAT/NMSQT association
ACCUPLACER®
CLEP
Direct Alignments To Date
EoCE College Board
Algebra PSAT/NMSQT
SAT
Geometry PSAT/NMSQT
SAT
Arkansas State
Standards
Arkansas Curriculum Framework
• Mathematics, Revised 2004
• English Language Arts, Revised 2003
Arkansas End of Course (EoC) Exams
• Algebra I
• Geometry
• Biology
• Literacy
PSAT/NMSQT & SAT AlignmentJanuary, 2006
Evaluated content covered & level of
cognitive processing expected
MATH - Overall, alignment for mathematics is
strong for all courses except Computer
Mathematics
ELA - Overall, alignment for English language
arts is strong for standards in Writing and
Reading
State PartnersMARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT
Algebra/Data Analysis - AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Statistics
Biology - AP Biology
VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOL)
Algebra I & Geometry I – SAT Subjects Math IC & II C; AP
Calculus; CLEP College Algebra
Biology – SAT Subject Biology; AP Biology; CLEP Biology
NEW YORK REGENTS EXAMINATION
Mathematics A & B - AP Calculus AB or BC; SAT Subject IC or IIC
Science - AP Biology; SAT Subjects Biology, Chemistry, or Physics
WASHINGTON ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
Math - AP; SAT
Basic Information
PSAT/NMSQT
2 hours & 10 minutes
20-80/section
in-class
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing
Summary of Answers
& Skills (SOAS)
SAT
3 hours & 45 minutes
200-800/section
center or school
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing (essay)
SAT Skills Insight
PSAT/NMSQT - Arkansas
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
4088 5301 45536395
9900
6827 7005 65666539
6399
144 235 267 493 434
Total Students Testing Annually
10th Grade
11th Grade
Other
SAT - Arkansas
Common Core Standards
College Board has been active partner since
2009 launch
First alignment priorities are Common Core
with PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, AP, and
ACCUPLACER
Alignments in progress
Internal report for PSAT/NMSQT; anticipated
release of November 1, 2010
Contacts
Michelle Overstreet
Senior Educational Manager-Arkansas
866.392.3017 ext. 1817
Michelle Cruz Arnold, Ph.D.
Director, State Government Relations-SW Region
832.523.3682