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CURRENT SAT (Until Jan. 2016) NEW SAT (March 2016) ACT ACCUPLACER The Test Focus on critical reading, writing, and math reasoning skills 3 hrs, 45 min Focus on reasoning plus knowledge, skills, & understanding 3 hrs; 3 hrs 50 min w/optional essay Focus on academic achievement in English, math, reading, and science 2hrs. 55min (no writing) 3hrs. 55min. Measures readiness for college level coursework in math, reading, & writing Untimed, however average is 3 hrs. Test Content Math: geometry & algebra Critical Reading: sentence completion, short & long critical reading passages, reading comprehension Required Writing: questions & an essay testing grammer, usage, and word choice Vocabulary: testing within the context of the passage Reading: emphasizes use of analysis and evidence Math: emphsizes problem solving & data analysis: calculator and no- calculator sections Essay: (optional) evaluates ability to analyze and utilize evidence Math: up to trigonometry Science: charts, experiments Reading: based on 4 types of reading selections: Social studies, Natural sciences, Prose fiction, Humanities English: stresses grammer Optional Writing (encouraged): an essay Online, computer adaptive Scoring Highest score: 2400 Penalty for wrong answers Math: Critical Reading: Writing: Highest Score: 1600 No Penalty for wrong answers Math: Evidenced-Based Reading & Writing: Optional Essay receives a separate score: 2-8 **There are 7 subscores: each scored 1-15 Highest score: 36 No Penalty for wrong answers Math: 1-36 Reading: 1-36 English: 1-36 Science: 1-36 Writing: domains each scored 2-12 (domain scores don’t necessarily add up to reported writing score) Maryland Community Colleges Target Scores for college level courses: Sentence Skills: 90 and Reading Compregension: 79 Elementary Algebra: 62 and College Level Math: 45 Sections 10 Sections: minutes each 3 Critical Reading 3 Writing 3 Math 1 Experimental --5 answer choices for multiple choice 3 sections: 1 Evidenced-Based Reading & Writing: 65 min Reading, 35 min Language & Writing 1 Math: 55 min with calculator, 25 min without calculator 1 Essay (optional-50 min) --4 answer choices for multiple choice 4 Required Sections:  English  Math  Reading  Science  Optional Writing (essay) Adaptive: questions depend on prior answer  Arithmetic  Elementary Algebra  College Level Math  Reading Comprehension  Sentence Skills  Writing (optional)

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