Standard Fee to be determined (estimated Writing Fee +$10-$15)

$28.50

Projected $38.50 - $40.50

ACT English Test (no content change)

Usage/Mechanics (53%)

·          Punctuation

·          Basic Grammar and Usage

·          Sentence Structure

Rhetorical Skills (47%)

·          Strategies

·          Organization

·          Style

ACT Mathematics Test (no content change)

Pre-algebra and Elementary Algebra (40%)

Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry (30%)

Plane Geometry and Trigonometry (30%)

ACT Reading Test (no content change)

Arts and Literature (50%)

·          Prose Fiction

·          Humanities (art history, art, music, philosophy, theater, architecture, dance, religion/ethics, literary criticism)

Social Studies and Natural Sciences (50%)

·          History, Political Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Sciences

ACT Science Test (no content change)

Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills in Biology, Earth/Space Sciences, Chemistry, Physics

ACT Writing Test (Optional)

Will consist of a 30 minute Essay

SAT Verbal

Analogies

Sentence Completion

Critical Reading in Humanities, and Social Sciences

SAT Mathematics

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry

SAT Writing Test (50 minutes)

Essay (25 minutes)

·          40% Writing

Multiple-choice questions (25 minutes)

·          40% Grammar/Usage

·          20% Writing Process

SAT Mathematics

Algebra I (25%)

Geometry (30%)

Mathematical Reasoning (25%)

Algebra II (20%)

·          Gradually adding Algebra II

·          Eliminating math comparison items

·          Retaining student-produced responses

SAT Critical Reading Test

Mixture of long and short reading passages (70%)

            Science, history, humanities, literature

Sentence Completion (30%)

·          Eliminating analogies

·          Increasing sentence completion

·          Increasing critical reading

Number right scoring.  No penalty for guessing.

Scores adjusted for guessing.  Correct answers carry full weight while a chance-level penalty is applied for each incorrect answer.

Considering adopting number-right scoring.  No penalty for guessing.

ACT English Test:  1-36

·          Usage/mechanics:  1-18

·          Rhetorical Skills: 1-18

ACT Mathematics Test:  1-36

·          Pre-algebra and Elementary Algebra:  1-18

·          Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry:  1-18

·          Plane Geometry and Trigonometry:  1-18

ACT Reading Test:  1-36

·          Arts and Literature:  1-18

·          Social Studies and Sciences:  1-18

ACT Science Test:  1-36

ACT Composite: 1-36 (remains as average

     of 4 test scores)

ACT English and Writing:  1-36

·          Essay Sub Score: TBD

SAT Verbal:  200-800

SAT Mathematics:  200-800

SAT Total:  400-1600 (sum of verbal and mathematics scores)

SAT Writing:  200-800

SAT Mathematics: 200-800 (to be equated to old SAT Mathematics)

SAT Critical Reading Test:  200-800 (to be equated to old SAT Verbal)

SAT Total:  600-2400 (sum of writing, mathematics, critical reading)