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Administered to all 10th graders in Guilford County on October 16, 2013.

Administered to all 10th graders in Guilford County on October 16, 2013. What is ? . Curriculum- based achievement test that measures college readiness Most powerful predictor of performance on the ACT Used for course placement

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Administered to all 10th graders in Guilford County on October 16, 2013.

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  1. Administered to all 10th graders in GuilfordCounty on October 16, 2013.

  2. Whatis ? • Curriculum-basedachievement test thatmeasurescollegereadiness • Most powerfulpredictor of performance on the ACT • Used for course placement • CareerInterestInventory and educational/career plans collected

  3. Part 1 (takes 60 minutes to complete; doneprior to test day) • Student Information and Background • Future Plans • StudentNeedsAssessment • InterestInventory (72 questions)

  4. 10th graders willcomplete Part 1 of the PLAN on October 9th in the cafeteria. Bring a pencil & beprepared to complete the entiresurvey!

  5. Part 2

  6. Part 2 willbeadministered to all 10th graders on October 16th in homeroom!

  7. What to bring to homeroom Oct. 16: • calculator • #2 pencils – bring at least 4 • (wooden pencils only)

  8. What you are NOT allowed to have or do during the test: • no food/drink • No Cell phones – cannot be on at all! • No Highlighters • No Scratch paper – you CAN write in test booklet • No dictionaries of any sort allowed • Cannot look around • Cannot share calculator with someone • Cannot go back to a test section after time has been called for that section, or fill in ovals! • Cannot look ahead in the test booklet

  9. Doing Your Best • Get plenty of sleep the night before the test. • Follow directions exactly, and don't be afraid to ask questions. • Mark your answer folder carefully. Fill in the ovals neatly. • Don't spend too much time on any single question. For hard ones, choose the answer you think is best and move on. • Just like the ACT, there is no penalty for guessing. Be sure to answer every question. • Read all the possible answers before choosing one. Eliminate every answer you know is wrong, then pick the best one from those left.

  10. The English Test • Twosubscores • Usage/mechanics (30 questions) • Punctuation (7 questions) • Grammar and Usage (9 questions) • Sentence Structure (14 questions) • Rhetoricalskills(20 questions) • Strategy (6 questions) • Organization (7 questions) • Style (7 questions) • Contains four reading (prose) passages of approximately 300 wordsfollowed by multiple choice questions.

  11. The Math Test • Twosubscores • Pre-Algebra/Algebra (22 questions) • Pre-Algebra (14 questions) • Algebra (8 questions) • Geometry (18 questions) • Plane Geometry (11 questions) • CoordinateGeometry (7 questions)

  12. The Math Test • All questions are multiple choice. • Test focuses on the ability to reason quantitatively rather than on memorized formulas or involved computations. • Use of calculators ispermitted on the Math Test.

  13. The Math Test ProhibitedCalculators These types of calculators are prohibited: • Texas Instruments: All model numbers that begin with TI-89 or TI-92 • Hewlett-Packard: hp 48GII and all model numbers that begin with hp 40G or hp 49G • Casio: Algebra fx 2.0, ClassPad 300, and all model numbers that begin with CFX-9970G • calculators with built-in computer algebra systems • pocket organizers • handheld or laptop computers • electronic writing pads or pen-input devices—The Sharp EL 9600 is permitted. • calculators built into cellular phones or other electronic communication devices • calculators with a typewriter keypad (keys in QWERTY format)—Calculators with letter keys not in QWERTY format are permitted.

  14. The Reading Test • Containsthreereading passages of approximately 500 wordsfollowed by multiple choicequestions. • Prose Fiction (8 questions) • Humanities (9 questions) • Social Sciences (8 questions)

  15. The Reading Test • Skills measured include: • referring to details in the passage • drawing conclusions • making comparisons and generalizations • Not tested: • knowledge of information outside the passages • vocabulary taken out of context • rules of formal logic

  16. The Science Test • Content areas covered • Earth/Space Science • Biology • Chemistry • Physics (no more thantwotopics per content area)

  17. The Science Test • Stimulus material • Data representation(2 sets of information;10 questions) • graphs, tables, and other schematic forms • Researchsummaries(2 sets of information;14 questions) • descriptions of several related experiments • Conflictingviewpoints(1 set of information;6 questions) • two or more hypotheses that are inconsistent with one another

  18. The Science Test • Multiple-choice questions follow each set of information • Understand the information provided • Examine critically the relationships between the information and the hypotheses developed • Generalize from the information in order to draw conclusions or make predictions • The use of calculators is notpermitted on the Science Test.

  19. Reports Schools will receive: For the student • Individual Student Score Reports (2) • Scores • Course Plans • CollegeReadiness Benchmarks • College/Career plans • NeedsAssessment • CareerInterestInventory • Item Analysis • “Using Your PLAN Results”

  20. SampleStudent Score Report Scores:

  21. SampleStudent Score Report Course Plans and CollegeReadiness Benchmarks:

  22. CollegeReadiness Benchmark Scores The ACT Benchmark Score indicates a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” in correspondingcredit-bearingcollege courses.

  23. SampleStudent Score Report College/Career Plans:

  24. SampleStudent Score Report Needsassessment:

  25. SampleStudent Score Report CareerInterestInventory:

  26. SampleStudent Score Report Item Analysis: for ALL four sections!

  27. The individual score report provided to students and their families indicates for each of the four subject areas: • How many questions were answered correctly • How many questions were omitted (there is no penalty for guessing, so an omitted item is marked as incorrect) • How many questions were answered incorrectly • Prescriptive suggestions on how to improve each of the key skills measured by PLAN • How the student’s PLAN score in each subject area compares to established benchmark scores (below/at/above) indicating the likelihood of being ready for first-year college courses

  28. What to bring to homeroom Oct. 16th : Permitted calculator #2 pencils – bring at least 4 wooden, sharpened ones

  29. http://www.act.org/planstudent/ Visit this website for more information! Find this website and more information about PLAN and the ACT on our school website!

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