1. Assessment Brief: PSAT/NMSQT® and PSAT™ 10

2. How many schools do you recognize?

3. SVSU GVSU KC HOPE Kettering FSU UMAA WSU Detroit MercyHillsdale

6. The SAT ® Suite of Assessments Connect to College Check-in and Focus Readiness Baseline

7. Which Students Should Take These Assessments, and When?

8. 1.Prepare students for college and career. 2.Link to online, personalized pathway for practice through Khan Academy 3.Identify students who have potential to succeed in AP courses 4.Provide entry into scholarship programs. 5.Collect and use valuable data 6.Identify skills for improvement 7.Build a college-going culture 8.Support college and career planning Benefits of the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10

9. Example organizations offering scholarships through PSAT/NMSQT:  American Indian Graduate Center  Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund  Hispanic Scholarship Fund  Jack Kent Cooke Foundation  United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

10. PSAT/NMSQT & PSAT 10 Reading Test Content Specifications

11. PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 Writing and Language Test Content Specifications

12. PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 Math Test Specifications

13. Grade-Appropriate Reading

14. Grade-Appropriate Writing and Language

15. Grade-Appropriate Math

16. Redesigned Assessment Scores Side-By-Side

17. It’s ironic that so many people still believe the main remedy for traffic congestion is to build more roads and highways, which of course only makes the problem worse. New roads generate higher levels of “induced traffic,” that is, new roads just invite drivers to drive more and lure people who take mass transit back to their cars. Eventually, we end up with more clogged roads rather than a long-term improvement in traffic flow. The coming decades will likely see more intense clustering of jobs, innovation, and productivity in a smaller number of bigger cities and city- regions. Some regions could end up bloated beyond the capacity of their infrastructure, while others struggle, their promise stymied by inadequate human or other resources. Line 40 45 Content: Information and Ideas/Interpreting words and phrases in context OBJECTIVE: Students must determine the meaning of a word in the context in which it appears. Difficulty: Easy PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 - Reading Test Sample Questions

18. As used in line 43, “intense” most nearly means A) emotional. B) concentrated. C) brilliant. D) determined.

19. Choice B is the best answer because the context makes clear that the clustering of jobs, innovation, and productivity will be more concentrated in, or more densely packed into, “a smaller number of bigger cities and city-regions” (lines 44-45). Answer

20. PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 - Writing and Language Test Sample Questions Content classification: Humanities OBJECTIVE: Students must make revising and editing decisions in the context of a passage on a topic in the humanities.

21. . 1 A) NO CHANGE B) Chinese landscape artists C) painters of Chinese landscapes D) artists Content: Conventions of Usage/Logical comparison Objective: Students must ensure that like terms are being compared. Difficulty: Medium

22. Choice A is the best answer because it creates a comparison between like terms: “works” by Kingman and “paintings by Chinese landscape artists.” Content: Effective language Use/Precision Objective: Students must determine the most contextually appropriate word. Difficulty: Hard

24. How many of the 9 people have an actual height that differs by more than 3 centimeters from the height predicted by the line of best fit? A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 9 PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 - Math Test Sample Questions

25. Choice B is correct. The people who have first metacarpal bones of length 4.0, 4.3, 4.8, and 4.9 centimeters have heights that differ by more than 3 centimeters from the height predicted by the line of best fit. Answer

26. Aaron is staying at a hotel that charges $99.95 per night plus tax for a room. A tax of 8% is applied to the room rate, and an additional one-time untaxed fee of $5.00 is charged by the hotel. Which of the following represents Aaron’s total charge, in dollars, for staying x nights? A) (99.95 + 0.08 x ) + 5 B) 1.08(99.95 x ) + 5 C) 1.08(99.95 x + 5) D) 1.08(99.95 + 5) x

27. Choice B is correct. The total charge that Aaron will pay is the room rate, the 8% tax on the room rate, and a fixed fee. If Aaron stayed x nights, then the total charge is (99.95 x + 0.08 X 99.95 x ) + 5, which can be rewritten as 1.08(99.95 x ) + 5. Answer

28. Content: Passport to Advanced MathNo Calculator Anise needs to complete a printing job using both of the printers in her office. One of the printers is twice as fast as the other, and together the printers can complete the job in 5 hours. The equation below represents the situation described.

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34. © 2015 The College Board 34 Scores and Score Ranges Across the SAT Suite of Assessments SUBSCORES ARE NOT VERTICALLY EQUATED

35. Trends in the Admissions Process 1.Many colleges/universities prioritize h.s grades and coursework rigor over test scores. 2.The majority of Michigan colleges /universities accept both ACT and SAT for admission. 3.Take the ACT if you think your score will give you an advantage toward acceptance. 4.Go to Career Cruising to learn about the requirement for your colleges of interest

36. Institutional Importance of Admissions Factors  GPA College Prep Courses 91%  GPA in All Subjects 87%  Admissions Test Scores85%  Counselor Letter of Recommendation62%  Teacher Letter of Recommendation60%  Essay/Writing Sample 57%  Class Rank 52%  Student’s Demonstrated Interest50%  Extracurricular 44% Source: NACAC ‘State of College Admission’ 2008 Report

37. © 2015 The College Board www.careercruising.com 1.Select Education from menu 2.Type Michigan State in search box 3.Select Enrollment from side menu 4.Scroll to SAT score for freshman Michigan State University 2015

38. © 2015 The College Board ► 1. Take challenging coursework in high school ► 2. Sign up for Khan Academy ► 3. Take PSAT in grades 8 - 10 ► 4. Understand your strengths and weaknesses. Seek help on areas of weakness ► 5. Read multiple type texts often Next steps for students

39. For more information: Jeffrey Dole Career Preparation Specialist Capital Area Career Center/IISD 611 Hagadorn Mason, MI 48854 jdole@inghamisd.org (517) 244-1365 jdole@inghamisd.org