1. Welcome

2. STUDENS LAST NAMES  A – E  F-L  M-R  S-Z  Career Counselor COUNSELORS  Kate Miller  Shane Dempsey  Jason Murgel  Chrissy Murgel  Nancy Oliveira

3.  Practice Test to the ACT for grades 3-8 and early high school  Measures academic progress in ACT’s College and Career Readiness System  Great way to prepare for the ACT  Students who take the ASPIRE score higher on the ACT  Allows students to adjust their high school courses according to results

4.  3 TYPES OF QUESTIONS  Constructed Response  Selected Response  Technology-Enhanced  SUBJECTS  English  Math  Reading  Science  Writing

6.  Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test  Standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT  Provides feedback on strengths and weaknesses on skills necessary for college study  Compares performance for admission with other students applying for college

7.  READING  WRITING AND LANGUAGE  MATH

8.  Because there’s no penalty for guessing, your raw score is the number of questions you answered correctly. Raw scores are converted to scores on a scale of 160 to 760 using a process called equating. Equating adjusts for slight differences in difficulty between various versions of the test (such as versions taken on different days).  https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/understanding-scores https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/understanding-scores  The College Board uses equating to make sure there’s no advantage in taking the test on a particular day. A score of 400, for instance, on one day’s test means the same thing as a 400 on a test taken on a different day — even though the questions are different.  https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/understanding-scores https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/understanding-scores

9. Helpful Websites and Resources Capital High Counseling on Facebook  www.collegeboard.org www.collegeboard.org  www.act.org www.act.org  www.number2.com www.number2.com  www.hhs.helenaschools.org  http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/in dex.cfm/ - Learning Express Library http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/in dex.cfm/  www.lewisandclarklibrary.org www.lewisandclarklibrary.org  Testing and Education Reference Center ▪ Password: discovery