Standardized Testing Grades 6 - 8

Stanford Achievement Tests - Grades Administered in the Spring

Importance of SAT’s Individual student report Individual student report detailed academic analysis detailed academic analysis strengths & weaknesses strengths & weaknesses Helps Steer Curriculum Helps Steer Curriculum Potential Duke TIP Scholars Potential Duke TIP Scholars 5 th and 6 th grade scores considered 5 th and 6 th grade scores considered 95 th percentile in certain areas 95 th percentile in certain areas Opportunity to take ACT or SAT in 7 th grade (college entrance exams) Opportunity to take ACT or SAT in 7 th grade (college entrance exams)

SAMPLE OF SAT SAMPLE OF SAT

EXPLORE - Grades 8 & 9 - Administered in the Fall - Predictor test for the ACT

Why Take EXPLORE? EXPLORE helps you see EXPLORE helps you see where you stand academically where you stand academically what career and educational paths are available to you what career and educational paths are available to you how to develop a plan for meeting your career and academic goals. how to develop a plan for meeting your career and academic goals. Early awareness of academic strengths and weaknesses, plus a rigorous high school course plan are the keys to success.

EXPLORE Subject Number of Questions How Long It Takes English4030 minutes Math3030 minutes Reading3030 minutes Science2830 minutes

ENGLISH TEST The EXPLORE English Test The EXPLORE English Test measures your understanding of standard written English measures your understanding of standard written English punctuation punctuation grammar and usage grammar and usage sentence structure (Usage/Mechanics) sentence structure (Usage/Mechanics) measures your understanding of the use of strategy, organization, and style in writing (Rhetorical Skills) measures your understanding of the use of strategy, organization, and style in writing (Rhetorical Skills) You receive a total score for the English test and separate scores ("subscores") for Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills. You receive a total score for the English test and separate scores ("subscores") for Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills.

MATH TEST The EXPLORE Math Test The EXPLORE Math Test measures your mathematical reasoning measures your mathematical reasoning not memorization or involved computations not memorization or involved computations Questions on the test cover four areas Questions on the test cover four areas knowledge and skills knowledge and skills direct application direct application understanding concepts understanding concepts integrating your understanding of concepts integrating your understanding of concepts

READING TEST The EXPLORE Reading Test The EXPLORE Reading Test measures your ability to understand written material from different subjects measures your ability to understand written material from different subjects skills measured include referring to details in the passage, drawing conclusions, and making comparisons and generalizations skills measured include referring to details in the passage, drawing conclusions, and making comparisons and generalizations the test does not cover information outside the passages, vocabulary taken out of context, or formal logic the test does not cover information outside the passages, vocabulary taken out of context, or formal logic

SCIENCE TEST The EXPLORE Science Test The EXPLORE Science Test measures your scientific reasoning skills measures your scientific reasoning skills ability to understand scientific information and draw conclusions from it ability to understand scientific information and draw conclusions from it Formats include Formats include data representation (graphs, tables, and other forms) data representation (graphs, tables, and other forms) research summaries (descriptions of several related experiments) research summaries (descriptions of several related experiments) conflicting viewpoints (two or more hypotheses that are inconsistent with one another). conflicting viewpoints (two or more hypotheses that are inconsistent with one another). The test emphasizes your scientific reasoning skills rather than how well you can recall scientific facts, or your skills in mathematics or in reading. The test emphasizes your scientific reasoning skills rather than how well you can recall scientific facts, or your skills in mathematics or in reading.

EXPLORE Results Current 8 th graders Current 8 th graders results and test booklets distributed to teachers this week results and test booklets distributed to teachers this week following in-class interpretation, results and booklets will be given to student following in-class interpretation, results and booklets will be given to student Next year ( ), students will take the EXPLORE in 8 th and 9 th grade and receive the following data…. Next year ( ), students will take the EXPLORE in 8 th and 9 th grade and receive the following data….