Teacher Training for the Redesigned SAT: Key Changes The College Board

PSAT / SAT Redesign InformationWednesday, October 7, 2015

Junior Activity PeriodPSAT at WestlakeJuniors take the PSAT/NMSQT on Wednesday, October 14th during school.Practice testMeans of qualifying for National Merit scholarship competitionThis test is aligned to the redesigned SAT questions on the PSAT 10 are a little easier that those on the PSAT/NMSQT, which are a little easier than those on the SATTest Day InformationRoom assignments will be posted in WHS & the NGC common areas by October 12. Non-testers report to the Lecture Hall / Recital Hall.Arrive to your testing classroom before 8:35 AM on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14.Testing will finish at approximately 12:30 PM.Bring:Two #2 pencilsAn acceptable calculator (look at PSAT website)Student ID or drivers licenseDress in layers for comfort within classroom

The College Board has identified a critical set of knowledge, skills, and understandings that predict student success in college and workforce training programs: Comprehend challenging literary and informational texts Revise and edit extended textsShow command of math, especially algebra and data analysisUse evidence in reading and writingAnalyze dataUse and understand words in contextWhat Do Students Need to Know for Post-High School Success? 2015 The College Board

Ask the audience to call out skills and content most needed for post-high school success to share with the group.

Research has been the driving force behind the redesigned assessments. The College Board examined what the best available evidence indicated were the essential prerequisites in reading, writing, language, and mathematics for readiness for and success in postsecondary education. The College Board has identified a critical set of knowledge, skills, and understandings that predict student success in college and workforce training programs.

1. Read, analyze, and use reasoning to comprehend challenging literary and informational texts, including texts on science and history/social studies topics, to demonstrate and expand their knowledge and understanding.2. Revise and edit extended texts across a range of academic and career-related subjects for expression of ideas and to show facility with a core set of grammar, usage, and punctuation conventions.3. Show command of a focused but powerful set of knowledge, skills, and understandings in math and apply that ability to solve problems situated in science, social studies, and career-related contexts.4. Make careful and considered use of evidence as students read and write.5. Demonstrate skill in analyzing data, including data represented graphically in tables, graphs, charts, in reading, writing, and math contexts.6. Reveal an understanding of words in context and how word choice helps shape meaning and tone.4Scores and Score Ranges Across the SAT Suite of Assessments

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The SAT Suite of Assessments, one component of the College Board Readiness and Success System, comprises the PSAT 8/9 (TM), PSAT 10, PSAT/NMSQT, and SAT, and focuses on the few, durable skills that evidence shows matter most for college and career success. The tests included in the SAT Suite of Assessments are connected by the same underlying content continuum of knowledge and skills, providing schools with the ability to align vertical teams and create cross-subject tasks. All of the tests in the SAT Suite of Assessments will include the same score categories: Total score, Section scores, Test scores, Cross-Test scores, and Subscores. (Notable exceptions: SAT only will have Essay scores, and the PSAT 8/9 will not have a subscore in Passport to Advanced Math.) In this system, by design, the assessments are created to cover a slightly different range of content complexity that increases from PSAT8/9 to PSAT/NMSQT to SAT. This increase in content complexity also corresponds to an increase in the difficulty level of each test. As one could easily imagine PSAT/NMSQT is more difficult/challenging than PSAT8/9, and SAT is more difficult than PSAT/NMSQT. To support these differences in test difficulty, and to also support a common metric against which students can be measured over time, the Test Scores and Cross-Test Scores will be vertically equated across SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, and PSAT 8/9. Vertical Equating refers to a statistical procedure whereby tests designed to differ in difficulty are placed on a common metric. This allows the tests to function as a system where student performance over time can consistently be measured against a common metric, showing growth over time for a student (or at an aggregate).

The min-max scores vary from assessment to assessment to show the difference in complexity of knowledge on the different tests. Theoretically, if a student were to take the PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, SAT on the same day, they would score the same on each assessment, but if you scored perfectly on all three, you would only get a 720 vs an 800 for Math in PSAT 8/9 vs SAT because the difficulty of questions is that much harder on SAT.

To see how this plays out across the exams, the graphic on the slide summarizes the effect on Section Scores (the 200-800 score for Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing that is most commonly referenced in SAT). As you see on the slide, scores on the SAT will be represented across a 200-800 point range. For the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10, scores will range from 160-760. And the PSAT 8/9 scores will range from 120-720. A 600 on the PSAT 8/9 is equivalent to a 600 on the SAT.

Note: Subscores are not vertically scaled, therefore you would not be able to show growth for a student or aggregate from assessment to assessment at the subscore level.

Until the College Board has collected and analyzed data from administrations of the PSAT/NMSQT (2015) and the redesigned SAT (2016), PSAT/NMSQT scores cannot be used to predict SAT scores taken one year later. This research will be completed following actual administrations of both tests. Following the first administrations of the tests, the College Board will also determine college readiness benchmarks and develop concordance tables. 5Register/sign up for Khan Academy. Use evidence to support your arguments. Build your reading stamina. Always analyze the informational graphics. Get excited about the U.S. Founding Documents.Practice editing.Put away the calculator (some of the time). Check your answers. Answer every question on the test. Take the SAT!Top 10 Things to Tell Students About the Redesigned SAT/PSAT 2015 The College Board

Ask participants to identify and share one important thing theyll tell students about the redesigned SAT. Then share this list.Note: emphasize #9. There is research that demonstrates that females and students of color often skip questions on the test rather than giving their most informed guess.

Handout: Tips for Success on the SAT

Register/sign up for Khan Academy. Get your personalized practice plan to prepare for the redesigned SAT. Use evidence to support your arguments. Get in the habit of backing up your answers with relevant quotations or data that support your claim.Build your reading stamina. Reading passages on the redesigned SAT are more complex than in the past. Be persistent in reading challenging passages of literature, and non-fiction, informational text.Always analyze the informational graphics. Charts, tables, and graphs are not just pictures in the text book. Practice reading and understanding all supporting graphics, and make sure you understand how the graphics relate to the text.5.Get excited about the U.S. Founding Documents. At least one of the passages you encounter on the redesigned SAT will be from one of the U.S. Founding Documents or a text from the great global conversation they inspire. (Dont worry: you dont need to memorize anything. Just be ready to analyze the documents in the Reading Test.)Practice editing. Focus on precise word choice, sentence structure, and grammatical conventions to support the central themes and arguments in any reading or writing selection.7. Put away the calculator (some of the time). One portion of the redesigned SAT will require students to solve equations and engage in mathematical reasoning without the use of a calculator. Use of calculators will be allowed on the other portion of the Math test.8. Check your answers. The math portion of the revised SAT uses multi-step problems. Always try your solution in the problem to be sure you have answered all of the questions in the prompt and that your solution makes sense.9. Answer every question on the test. Wrong answers no longer cause a deduction in points. The redesigned SAT uses only right answers to compute your score.10. Take the SAT! You have taken challenging courses. You have been developing the skills and acquiring the knowledge you need to be successful on the SAT as you do your assignments in your classes. You have more information about the redesigned SAT than any other test:You took the PSAT 8/9 and used the results to determine what you needed to do to be college and career ready by the end of high school;You took the redesigned PSAT 10 and/or the PSAT/NMSQT. When it told you that you had AP Potential, you took the challenging courses. You got access to scholarships. You have practiced taking the SAT! You are ready to show what you know and open the door to the college and/or career of your choice!6Practice test7https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-practice-test-1.pdf

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For the first time ever, all students will have access to the best test practice available, regardless of educational background or ability to pay for preparation.

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It will be powered by thousands of practice problems, co-developed by the College Board and Khan Academy.8The Redesigned SAT/PSAT

Key Changes 2015 The College Board

Welcome the participants to Module 1 of The Redesigned SAT.Optional: Introduce the necessary logistics; find out who is in the room.+

9Words in Context Students engage in close reading to interpret the meanings of relevant vocabulary words. Command of Evidence Students are asked to interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of sources; support their chosen answers; and integrate information from passages and informational graphics. The Essay and Analysis Students taking the SAT with Essay read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience. Key Changes in the Redesigned SAT/PSAT 2015 The College Board

These are the key changes in the SAT. They are available at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org and in the Teacher Implementation Guide (discussed at the end of the presentation). It is important for participants to have this information as a foundation . Handout: Eight Key Changes on the Redesigned SATActivity : Using a jigsaw strategy (see facilitator guide for instructions on jigsaw), assign groups to read and discuss each key change and share their information with the group. Outcome: Participants become familiar with the eight key changes by describing in their own words.

Words in ContextThe redesigned SAT will focus on the meanings of words, dependent on how theyre used. Students will be asked to interpret the meaning of words based on the context of the passage in which they appear. This is demanding but rewarding work. These are words that students will use throughout their lives in high school, college, and beyond.

Command of EvidenceWhen students take the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the redesigned SAT, along with the optional Essay, theyll be asked to demonstrate their ability to interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of sources. These include informational graphics and multi-paragraph passages excerpted from literature and literary nonfiction; texts in the humanities, science, history, and social studies; and career-related sources.For every passage students read in the SAT Reading Test, there will be at least one question asking them to select a quote from the text that best supports the answer they have chosen in response to the preceding question. Some passages will be paired with informational graphics, and students will be asked to integrate the information conveyed through each in order to find the best answer.Questions on the SAT Writing and Language Test will also focus on command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze sequences of paragraphs to make sure they are correct, grammatically and substantively. In some questions, students will be asked to interpret graphics and edit the accompanying passages so that they accurately convey the information in the graphics.The optional Essay will also require students to demonstrate command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze a provided source text to determine how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience through the use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive devices and then to write a cogent and clear analysis supported by critical reasoning and evidence drawn from the source.

Essay Analyzing a SourceThe focus of the optional Essay on the redesigned SAT will be very different from the essay on the current SAT. Students will read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience. Students may analyze such aspects of the passage as the authors use of evidence, reasoning, and stylistic and persuasive elements. This task more closely mirrors college writing assignments.The optional Essay is designed to support high school students and teachers as they cultivate close reading, careful analysis, and clear writing. It will promote the practice of reading a wide variety of arguments and analyzing how authors do their work as writers.Though the Essay will be an optional component of the SAT, some school districts and colleges will require it.

Focus on Math that Matters MostThe test will focus in depth on three essential areas of math: Problem Solving and Data Analysis, the Heart of Algebra, and Passport to Advanced Math. Problem Solving and Data Analysis is about being quantitatively literate. It includes using ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning to solve problems in science, social science, and career contexts. The Heart of Algebra focuses on the mastery of linear equations and systems, which helps students develop key powers of abstraction. Passport to Advanced Math focuses on the students familiarity with more complex equations and the manipulation they require.Current research shows that these areas most contribute to readiness for college and career training. Theyre used disproportionately in a wide range of majors and careers. In addition to these areas, the test will assess additional topics in math, including the kinds of geometric and trigonometric skills that are most relevant to college and careers.

Problems Grounded in Real-World ContextsThroughout the redesigned SAT, students will engage with questions grounded in the real world, questions directly related to the work performed in college and career.In the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section, reading questions will include literature and literary nonfiction, but also feature charts, graphs, and passages like the ones students are likely to encounter in science, social science, and other majors and careers. Students will be asked to do more than correct errors; theyll edit and revise to improve texts from the humanities, history, social science, and career contexts.The Math section will feature multistep applications to solve problems in science, social science, career scenarios, and other real-life contexts. Students will be presented with a scenario and then asked several questions about it. This allows students to dig into a situation and think about it, then model it mathematically.

Analysis in Science and Analysis in History/Social StudiesWhen students take the redesigned SAT, they will be asked to apply their reading, writing, language, and math skills to answer questions in science, history, and social studies contexts. They will use these skills in college, in their jobs, and in their lives to make sense of recent discoveries, political developments, global events, and health and environmental issues.Students will encounter challenging texts and informational graphics that pertain to issues and topics like these in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section and the Math section. Questions will require them to read and comprehend texts, revise texts to be consistent with data presented in graphics, synthesize information presented through texts and graphics, and solve problems based in science and social science.

U.S. Founding Documents and Great Global ConversationThe U.S. founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers, have helped inspire a conversation that continues to this day about the nature of civic life. While the founding documents originated in the early American context, over time authors, speakers, and thinkers from the United States and around the world, including Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Mohandas Gandhi, have broadened and deepened the conversation around such vital matters as freedom, justice, and human dignity. Every time students take the redesigned SAT, they will encounter a passage from one of the founding documents or from a text from the global conversation. In this way, we hope that the redesigned SAT will inspire a close reading of these rich, meaningful, often profound texts, not only as a way to develop valuable college and career readiness skills but also as an opportunity to reflect on and deeply engage with issues and concerns central to informed citizenship.The test will assess additional topics in math, including the kinds of geometric and trigonometric skills that are most relevant to college and careers.

Rights-Only ScoringThe redesigned SAT will remove the correction for wrong answers. Students will earn points for the questions they answer correctly. This move to rights-only scoring encourages students to give the best answer they have to every problem.10Focused Math Students encounter questions that focus on Problem Solving and Data Analysis, mastery of linear equations, and familiarity with more complex equations. Problems Grounded in Real-World Contexts Questions directly relate to college and career work with charts, graphs, and passages from science, social science, and other majors and careers. Analysis in Science and Analysis in History/Social Studies Students apply their reading, writing, language, and math skills to solve problems in a broad array of contexts. Key Changes in the Redesigned SAT/PSAT 2015 The College Board

These are the key changes in the SAT. They are available at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org and in the Teacher Implementation Guide (discussed at the end of the presentation). It is important for participants to have this information as a foundation . Handout: Eight Key Changes on the Redesigned SATActivity : Using a jigsaw strategy (see facilitator guide for instructions on jigsaw), assign groups to read and discuss each key change and share their information with the group. Outcome: Participants become familiar with the eight key changes by describing in their own words.

Words in ContextThe redesigned SAT will focus on the meanings of words, dependent on how theyre used. Students will be asked to interpret the meaning of words based on the context of the passage in which they appear. This is demanding but rewarding work. These are words that students will use throughout their lives in high school, college, and beyond.

Command of EvidenceWhen students take the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the redesigned SAT, along with the optional Essay, theyll be asked to demonstrate their ability to interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of sources. These include informational graphics and multi-paragraph passages excerpted from literature and literary nonfiction; texts in the humanities, science, history, and social studies; and career-related sources.For every passage students read in the SAT Reading Test, there will be at least one question asking them to select a quote from the text that best supports the answer they have chosen in response to the preceding question. Some passages will be paired with informational graphics, and students will be asked to integrate the information conveyed through each in order to find the best answer.Questions on the SAT Writing and Language Test will also focus on command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze sequences of paragraphs to make sure they are correct, grammatically and substantively. In some questions, students will be asked to interpret graphics and edit the accompanying passages so that they accurately convey the information in the graphics.The optional Essay will also require students to demonstrate command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze a provided source text to determine how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience through the use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive devices and then to write a cogent and clear analysis supported by critical reasoning and evidence drawn from the source.

Essay Analyzing a SourceThe focus of the optional Essay on the redesigned SAT will be very different from the essay on the current SAT. Students will read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience. Students may analyze such aspects of the passage as the authors use of evidence, reasoning, and stylistic and persuasive elements. This task more closely mirrors college writing assignments.The optional Essay is designed to support high school students and teachers as they cultivate close reading, careful analysis, and clear writing. It will promote the practice of reading a wide variety of arguments and analyzing how authors do their work as writers.Though the Essay will be an optional component of the SAT, some school districts and colleges will require it.

Focus on Math that Matters MostThe test will focus in depth on three essential areas of math: Problem Solving and Data Analysis, the Heart of Algebra, and Passport to Advanced Math. Problem Solving and Data Analysis is about being quantitatively literate. It includes using ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning to solve problems in science, social science, and career contexts. The Heart of Algebra focuses on the mastery of linear equations and systems, which helps students develop key powers of abstraction. Passport to Advanced Math focuses on the students familiarity with more complex equations and the manipulation they require.Current research shows that these areas most contribute to readiness for college and career training. Theyre used disproportionately in a wide range of majors and careers. In addition to these areas, the test will assess additional topics in math, including the kinds of geometric and trigonometric skills that are most relevant to college and careers.

Problems Grounded in Real-World ContextsThroughout the redesigned SAT, students will engage with questions grounded in the real world, questions directly related to the work performed in college and career.In the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section, reading questions will include literature and literary nonfiction, but also feature charts, graphs, and passages like the ones students are likely to encounter in science, social science, and other majors and careers. Students will be asked to do more than correct errors; theyll edit and revise to improve texts from the humanities, history, social science, and career contexts.The Math section will feature multistep applications to solve problems in science, social science, career scenarios, and other real-life contexts. Students will be presented with a scenario and then asked several questions about it. This allows students to dig into a situation and think about it, then model it mathematically.

Analysis in Science and Analysis in History/Social StudiesWhen students take the redesigned SAT, they will be asked to apply their reading, writing, language, and math skills to answer questions in science, history, and social studies contexts. They will use these skills in college, in their jobs, and in their lives to make sense of recent discoveries, political developments, global events, and health and environmental issues.Students will encounter challenging texts and informational graphics that pertain to issues and topics like these in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section and the Math section. Questions will require them to read and comprehend texts, revise texts to be consistent with data presented in graphics, synthesize information presented through texts and graphics, and solve problems based in science and social science.

U.S. Founding Documents and Great Global ConversationThe U.S. founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers, have helped inspire a conversation that continues to this day about the nature of civic life. While the founding documents originated in the early American context, over time authors, speakers, and thinkers from the United States and around the world, including Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Mohandas Gandhi, have broadened and deepened the conversation around such vital matters as freedom, justice, and human dignity. Every time students take the redesigned SAT, they will encounter a passage from one of the founding documents or from a text from the global conversation. In this way, we hope that the redesigned SAT will inspire a close reading of these rich, meaningful, often profound texts, not only as a way to develop valuable college and career readiness skills but also as an opportunity to reflect on and deeply engage with issues and concerns central to informed citizenship.The test will assess additional topics in math, including the kinds of geometric and trigonometric skills that are most relevant to college and careers.

Rights-Only ScoringThe redesigned SAT will remove the correction for wrong answers. Students will earn points for the questions they answer correctly. This move to rights-only scoring encourages students to give the best answer they have to every problem.11Founding Documents and the Great Global Conversation Students will encounter either an excerpt from one of the U.S. founding documents or a text from the ongoing global conversation about freedom, justice, and human dignity Rights-Only Scoring Students will earn one point for each correct answer. NO PENALTY FOR GUESSING.Key Changes in the Redesigned SAT/PSAT 2015 The College Board

These are the key changes in the SAT. They are available at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org and in the Teacher Implementation Guide (discussed at the end of the presentation). It is important for participants to have this information as a foundation . Handout: Eight Key Changes on the Redesigned SATActivity : Using a jigsaw strategy (see facilitator guide for instructions on jigsaw), assign groups to read and discuss each key change and share their information with the group. Outcome: Participants become familiar with the eight key changes by describing in their own words.

Words in ContextThe redesigned SAT will focus on the meanings of words, dependent on how theyre used. Students will be asked to interpret the meaning of words based on the context of the passage in which they appear. This is demanding but rewarding work. These are words that students will use throughout their lives in high school, college, and beyond.

Command of EvidenceWhen students take the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the redesigned SAT, along with the optional Essay, theyll be asked to demonstrate their ability to interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of sources. These include informational graphics and multi-paragraph passages excerpted from literature and literary nonfiction; texts in the humanities, science, history, and social studies; and career-related sources.For every passage students read in the SAT Reading Test, there will be at least one question asking them to select a quote from the text that best supports the answer they have chosen in response to the preceding question. Some passages will be paired with informational graphics, and students will be asked to integrate the information conveyed through each in order to find the best answer.Questions on the SAT Writing and Language Test will also focus on command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze sequences of paragraphs to make sure they are correct, grammatically and substantively. In some questions, students will be asked to interpret graphics and edit the accompanying passages so that they accurately convey the information in the graphics.The optional Essay will also require students to demonstrate command of evidence. Students will be asked to analyze a provided source text to determine how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience through the use of evidence, reasoning, and/or stylistic and persuasive devices and then to write a cogent and clear analysis supported by critical reasoning and evidence drawn from the source.

Essay Analyzing a SourceThe focus of the optional Essay on the redesigned SAT will be very different from the essay on the current SAT. Students will read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument to persuade an audience. Students may analyze such aspects of the passage as the authors use of evidence, reasoning, and stylistic and persuasive elements. This task more closely mirrors college writing assignments.The optional Essay is designed to support high school students and teachers as they cultivate close reading, careful analysis, and clear writing. It will promote the practice of reading a wide variety of arguments and analyzing how authors do their work as writers.Though the Essay will be an optional component of the SAT, some school districts and colleges will require it.

Focus on Math that Matters MostThe test will focus in depth on three essential areas of math: Problem Solving and Data Analysis, the Heart of Algebra, and Passport to Advanced Math. Problem Solving and Data Analysis is about being quantitatively literate. It includes using ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning to solve problems in science, social science, and career contexts. The Heart of Algebra focuses on the mastery of linear equations and systems, which helps students develop key powers of abstraction. Passport to Advanced Math focuses on the students familiarity with more complex equations and the manipulation they require.Current research shows that these areas most contribute to readiness for college and career training. Theyre used disproportionately in a wide range of majors and careers. In addition to these areas, the test will assess additional topics in math, including the kinds of geometric and trigonometric skills that are most relevant to college and careers.

Problems Grounded in Real-World ContextsThroughout the redesigned SAT, students will engage with questions grounded in the real world, questions directly related to the work performed in college and career.In the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section, reading questions will include literature and literary nonfiction, but also feature charts, graphs, and passages like the ones students are likely to encounter in science, social science, and other majors and careers. Students will be asked to do more than correct errors; theyll edit and revise to improve texts from the humanities, history, social science, and career contexts.The Math section will feature multistep applications to solve problems in science, social science, career scenarios, and other real-life contexts. Students will be presented with a scenario and then asked several questions about it. This allows students to dig into a situation and think about it, then model it mathematically.

Analysis in Science and Analysis in History/Social StudiesWhen students take the redesigned SAT, they will be asked to apply their reading, writing, language, and math skills to answer questions in science, history, and social studies contexts. They will use these skills in college, in their jobs, and in their lives to make sense of recent discoveries, political developments, global events, and health and environmental issues.Students will encounter challenging texts and informational graphics that pertain to issues and topics like these in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section and the Math section. Questions will require them to read and comprehend texts, revise texts to be consistent with data presented in graphics, synthesize information presented through texts and graphics, and solve problems based in science and social science.

U.S. Founding Documents and Great Global ConversationThe U.S. founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers, have helped inspire a conversation that continues to this day about the nature of civic life. While the founding documents originated in the early American context, over time authors, speakers, and thinkers from the United States and around the world, including Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Mohandas Gandhi, have broadened and deepened the conversation around such vital matters as freedom, justice, and human dignity. Every time students take the redesigned SAT, they will encounter a passage from one of the founding documents or from a text from the global conversation. In this way, we hope that the redesigned SAT will inspire a close reading of these rich, meaningful, often profound texts, not only as a way to develop valuable college and career readiness skills but also as an opportunity to reflect on and deeply engage with issues and concerns central to informed citizenship.The test will assess additional topics in math, including the kinds of geometric and trigonometric skills that are most relevant to college and careers.

Rights-Only ScoringThe redesigned SAT will remove the correction for wrong answers. Students will earn points for the questions they answer correctly. This move to rights-only scoring encourages students to give the best answer they have to every problem.12The Redesigned SAT/PSATTest Content 2015 The College Board

Participants will now begin looking at the assessed content on each test.13Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 1 - Reading Test2 - Writing and Language Test

Math Section3 Math Test No Calculator4 Math Test With Calculator

There is an Essay for the SAT only.What Does the Redesigned PSAT Look Like? 2015 The College Board

Ask: What do students say about the current SAT? What content and skills are assessed? What do you know about the current SAT?

The redesigned SAT has 2 Sections: The Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section, and the Math Section. The Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section comprises two tests: the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test. The Essay is optional and is scored separately.

The Essay is optional for two main reasons: First, while the work that students do in the Evidence- Based Reading and Writing area of the exam is strongly predictive of college and career readiness and success, one single essay historically has not contributed significantly to the overall predictive power of the assessment. Second, feedback from hundreds of member admission officers was divided: some respondents found the essay useful, but others did not.

14Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section comprises the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test.Text complexity: 9th grade through first year post-high schoolEmphasis on source analysis and use of evidence Inclusion of data and informational graphicsFocus on words in context and on word choice for rhetorical effectStudents work with texts in literature, science and social studiesEvidence-Based Reading and Writing Overview 2015 The College Board

These are the key features of the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test. (Together, the Reading Test and Writing and Language Test form the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section of the SAT)

Text complexity : 9th grade through first year post-high schoolEmphasis on source analysis and use of evidence; Inclusion of data and informational graphicsFocus on words in context and on word choice for rhetorical effect;Students work with texts in literature, science and social studies.15The overall aim of the Reading Test is to demonstrate college and career readiness proficiency in comprehending a broad range of high-quality, appropriately challenging literary and informational texts in the content areas of U.S. and world literature, history/social studies, and science. The test will comprise a series of passages and associated multiple-choice questions. Some question sets will refer to paired passages, others will refer to only one passage.1 - classic or contemporary literature2 passage or pair of passages from founding document or great global conversation (Examples: US Constitution, speech by Nelson Mandela3 economics, psychology, sociology or social science4 2 science passages (or pair) that examines foundational concepts and developments in Earth science, biology, chemistry, or physicsStudents must refer to the specific language in the passages and use careful reasoning to draw supportable inferences. Reading Test Overview60 minutes 47 questions 2015 The College Board

The overall aim of the Reading Test is to determine whether students can demonstrate college and career readiness proficiency in comprehending a broad range of high-quality, appropriately challenging literary and informational texts in the content areas of U.S. and world literature, history/social studies, and science. The test will comprise a series of passages and associated multiple-choice questions. Some question sets will refer to paired passages, others will refer to only one passage.Students must refer to the specific language in the passages and use careful reasoning to draw supportable inferences. 16Reading Test60 MINUTES, 47 QUESTIONS17

Assesses college and career readiness proficiency in revising and editing a range of texts.Does not require students to provide written responses -- multiple-choice questions only. Attends to a core set of standard English language conventions and to effective written expression.Some passages and/or questions will be accompanied by representations of data tables, charts, graphs, etc. All passages will be written specifically for the test. The most common question format will require students to choose the best of three alternatives to an indicated part of the passage (often an underlined portion) or to determine that the version presented in the passage is the best option.Writing and Language Test Overview35 minutes 44 questions 2015 The College Board

The Writing and Language Test assesses college and career readiness proficiency in revising and editing a range of texts. Itassesses development, organization, and effective language use, and it assesses conformity to the conventions of standard written English grammar, usage, and punctuation.

*The Writing and Language Test does not require students to provide written responses -- multiple-choice questions only. *Attends to a core set of important English language conventions and to effective written expression*Some passages and/or questions will be accompanied by representations of data tables, charts, graphs, etc. *Assesses ability to make revising and editing decisions to passages in light of information and ideas conveyed graphically. Mathematical computation not required.

*All passages will be written specifically for the test (no founding documents on the Writing and Language Test)Errors (rhetorical or mechanical problems) will be introduced that students must recognize and correct.

18Writing and Language Test35 MINUTES, 44 QUESTIONS19

19Math Test Overview2 Sections- 48 questions total(40 multiple choice and 8 grid-ins)Focus on content that matters most for college and career readiness:Assesses fluency with, understanding of, and ability to apply mathematical conceptsAlgebra and linear equationsProblem solving and data analysisAdvanced mathematical practicesCertain key elements will be woven throughout the Math Test:Emphasis on mathematical application and reasoningProblems from a range of disciplines addressing real-world problems drawn from science, social studies, and careersInclusion of both calculator and no-calculator portions as well as attention to the use of a calculator as a toolIncludes both multiple choice questions and student-produced response questions call grid-ins 2015 The College Board

The Math Test assesses fluency with, understanding of, and ability to apply mathematical concepts:Algebra and linear equationsProblem solving and data analysisAdvanced mathematical practices, including geometry and trigonometryCertain key elements will be woven throughout the Math Test:Emphasis on mathematical application and reasoningIncludes problems from a range of disciplines addressing real-world problems drawn from science, social studies, and careers.Inclusion of both calculator and no-calculator sections as well as attention to the use of a calculator as a toolIncludes both multiple choice questions and student-produced response questions.

In the calculator section of the math test, students can use their calculator to make computations more efficiently, enabling them to focus on complex modeling and reasoning. However, the calculator is a tool that students must use strategically, deciding when to use it and when not to. There will be some questions in the calculator section that can be answered more efficiently without a calculator. In these cases, students who make use of structure or their ability to reason will most likely reach the solution more rapidly than students who use a calculator.

On Student-Produced Response questions, students grid in their answers, which often allows for multiple correct responses and solution processes. Such items allow students to freely apply their critical thinking skills when planning and implementing a solution.

Student-produced response item set questions on the redesigned SAT measure the complex knowledge and skills that require students to deeply think through the solutions to problems. Set within a range of real-world contexts, these questions require students to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them; make connections between and among the different parts of a stimulus; plan a solution approach, as no scaffolding is provided to suggest a solution strategy; abstract, analyze, and refine an approach as needed; and produce and validate a response. These types of questions require the application of complex cognitive skills. 20Math Test - No Calculator25 MINUTES, 17 QUESTIONS21

Math Test Calculator45 MINUTES, 31 QUESTIONS22

Students who opt to take the Essay are required to make purposeful, substantive use of textual evidence in a way that can be objectively evaluated. The Essay task is not designed to elicit students subjective opinions. The prompt will remain consistent for all administrations of the SAT; only the writing passages will change. Students will receive three scores of 2-8 in Reading, Writing, and Analysis.Optional Essay Overview (SAT only) 2015 The College Board

The Essay will be rated by two scorers using a 1-4 range in each area: reading, writing and analysis. The two raters scores will be added together to arrive at the score, 2-8.

Students are required to make purposeful, substantive use oftextual evidence in a way that can be objectively evaluated. The essay task is not designed to elicit students subjectiveopinions. The prompt will remain consistent for all administrations of the SAT;only the writing passages will change. Students will receive three scores of 2-8 in Reading, Writing,and Analysis.23November 7, 2015 old SATDecember 5, 2015 old SATJanuary 23, 2016 old SAT March 5, 2016 revised SATMay 7, 2016 revised SATJune 4, 2016 revised SAT Register at www.collegeboard.org

24SAT Calendar DatesStudents who opt to take the Essay are required to make purposeful, substantive use of textual evidence in a way that can be objectively evaluated. The Essay task is not designed to elicit students subjective opinions. The prompt will remain consistent for all administrations of the SAT; only the writing passages will change. Students will receive three scores of 2-8 in Reading, Writing, and Analysis.Optional Essay Overview (SAT only) 2015 The College Board

The Essay will be rated by two scorers using a 1-4 range in each area: reading, writing and analysis. The two raters scores will be added together to arrive at the score, 2-8.

Students are required to make purposeful, substantive use oftextual evidence in a way that can be objectively evaluated. The essay task is not designed to elicit students subjectiveopinions. The prompt will remain consistent for all administrations of the SAT;only the writing passages will change. Students will receive three scores of 2-8 in Reading, Writing,and Analysis.25

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