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2 “What comes to mind when you think of this test?”
What is on the tests? “What comes to mind when you think of this test?”

3 What is on the tests? Content

4 What is on the tests? Content ELA
Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp

5 What is on the tests? Content ELA Math
Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp Math Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other concepts

6 What is on the tests? Content Reasoning Ability ELA Math
Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp Math Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other concepts Reasoning Ability

7 What is on the tests? Content Reasoning Ability ELA Math
Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp Math Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other concepts Reasoning Ability Effective Writing

8 What is on the tests? Content Reasoning Ability ELA Math
Grammar, Writing skills, Vocabulary, Reading Comp Math Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and other concepts Reasoning Ability Effective Writing Logic

9 Scoring ACT: 36 point scale English Math Reading Science
Optional Essay

10 Scoring ACT: 36 point scale SAT: 1600 point scale English Math Reading
Science Optional Essay SAT: 1600 point scale EBRaW Reading English Math No Calculator Calculator Optional Essay

11 Yale NYU Dartmouth Penn State 33 ACT 30 ACT 1540 SAT 1400 SAT 32 ACT

12 UConn Trinity College Southern Conn. Bridgeport U. New Haven Wesleyan
1310 1278 Southern Conn. Bridgeport 936 U. New Haven Wesleyan 1039 1400

13 Why the tests matter Assessment of college readiness

14 Why the tests matter Assessment of college readiness
ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530

15 Why the tests matter Assessment of college readiness
ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530 Admissions: 50-80% test scores and GPA

16 Why the tests matter Assessment of college readiness
ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530 Admissions: 50-80% test scores and GPA Scholarships/merit-based aid/need-based aid

17 Why the tests matter Assessment of college readiness
ACT benchmarks: 21: 18 E, 22 M, 22 R, 23 S SAT benchmarks: EBRaW 480; Math 530 Admissions: 50-80% test scores and GPA Scholarships/merit-based aid/need-based aid Exemptions from remedial classes

18 ACT SAT 2 hours & 55 minutes 3 hours No guessing penalty
Four answer choices SAT 3 hours No guessing penalty Four answer choices

19 ACT SAT 2 hours & 55 minutes 3 hours No guessing penalty
Four answer choices* * Math test has five answer choices SAT 3 hours No guessing penalty Four answer choices* * Math tests have non-multiple choice questions (student- produced responses)

20 ACT SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Math Two Sections
Four Tests English (45 minutes) Math (60 minutes) Reading (35 minutes) Science (35 minutes) SAT Two Sections Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Math

21 ACT SAT Evidence-Based English (45 minutes) Reading and Writing:
Four Tests English (45 minutes) Math (60 minutes) Reading (35 minutes) Science (35 minutes) SAT Two Sections/Four Tests Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Reading (65 minutes) Writing & Language (35 minutes) Math: No Calculator (25 minutes) Calculator (55 minutes)

22 45 minutes 35 minutes 5 passages 4 passages 15 questions per passage
ACT English 45 minutes 5 passages 15 questions per passage 75 questions SAT Writing & Language 35 minutes 4 passages 11 questions per passage 44 questions

23 60 minutes 60 questions All calculator All multiple choice
ACT Math 60 minutes 60 questions All calculator All multiple choice SAT Math No Calculator Test 25 minutes 20 questions (15 MC, 5 GI) Calculator Test 55 minutes 38 questions (30 MC, 8 GI)

24 ACT Reading 35 minutes 4 passages 10 questions per passage 40 questions SAT Reading 65 minutes 5 passages 10-11 questions per passage 52 questions

25 ACT Reading 35 minutes 4 passages 10 questions per passage 40 questions One Passage will be a “double-passage” SAT Reading 65 minutes 5 passages 10-11 questions per passage 52 questions One passage will be a “double-passage”

26 ACT Reading SAT Reading
35 minutes 4 passages 10 questions per passage 40 questions One Passage will be a “double-passage” SAT Reading 65 minutes 5 passages 10-11 questions per passage 52 questions One passage will be a “double-passage” Two passages are accompanied by informational graphics

27 700-800 words per passage SAT Reading 500-700 words per passage ACT
Literary Narrative Social Science Humanities Natural Science SAT Reading words per passage Fiction 2x History/Social Studies 2x Science

28 700-800 words per passage* SAT Reading 500-700 words per passage* ACT
Literary Narrative Social Science Humanities Natural Science * One set of questions will be about a pair of two shorter passages. SAT Reading words per passage* Fiction 2x History/Social Studies 2x Science * One set of questions will be about a pair of two shorter passages.

29 700-800 words per passage SAT Reading 500-700 words per passage ACT
Literary Narrative Social Science Humanities Natural Science SAT Reading words per passage Fiction 2x History/Social Studies* 2x Science * One passage or a pair of passages is a U.S. founding document or a text in the great global conversation they inspired.

30 ACT Science 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions

31 ACT Science Science Reasoning 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions

32 Science 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions
ACT Science Science Reasoning 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions “The ACT Science test measures the interpretation, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.”

33 Science 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions
ACT Science Science Reasoning 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions “The science test stresses science skills and practices over the recall of scientific content.”

34 Science 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions
ACT Science Science Reasoning 35 minutes 6 or 7 passages 40 questions [However,] “some of the questions require that the students have discipline-specific content knowledge.”

35 TIMING TEST SAT ACT Reading* 75 52.5 GRAMMAR 47.7 36 MATH 84.2 60
Average Time Spent Per Question (in seconds) TEST SAT ACT Reading* 75 52.5 GRAMMAR 47.7 36 MATH 84.2 60 * Does not take into account the reading of the passages.

36 Multi-test subscores Words in context Command of Evidence
10 questions, 2 per passage 8 more will be on Writing and Language Command of Evidence

37 Cross-Test scores Analysis in History/Social Studies
21 questions 6 more will be on Writing and Language Analysis in Science

38 ACT Essay SAT Essay 40 minutes General topic
Evaluating three perspectives SAT Essay 50 minutes Text-based Evaluating the effectiveness of an argument

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