Using Your PSAT™ 8/9 Scores to Prepare for College...
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Using Your PSAT™ 8/9 Scores to Prepare for College
A Lesson Plan to Use With Students
2019
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Get to Know the PSAT™ 8/9• The PSAT 8/9 is highly relevant to your future success because
it focuses on the skills and knowledge at the heart of education.
It measures:
-What you learn in high school
-What you need to succeed in college
• The PSAT 8/9 measures reading, writing and language, and math skills developed over many years, both in and out of school.
• The PSAT 8/9 does not ask you to recall facts from literature, history, or science, or to complete math formulas, because it measures your reasoning and critical thinking skills.
• You don’t have to discover secret tricks or cram the night before.
• There is no penalty for guessing on the PSAT 8/9.
• The assessment is 2 hours, 25 minutes.
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What Are the Benefits ofTaking thePSAT™ 8/9?
• Get a baseline of your college readiness.
• Prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT® and SAT®.
• Get free, personalized, and focused practice through Khan Academy®
.
• Start getting ready for college with college and career planning tools.
• See the AP® courses for which you might be ready.
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How Do I Access My PSAT 8/9 Scores and Reports?
1. Review your online reports.
2. Review your paper score report.
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How Do I Access My Online PSATTM 8/9 Scores and Reports?
Create a new College Board accountor log in to an existing one at studentscores.collegeboard.org.
https://youtu.be/CbpWQFVmu-A
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What Is AP Potential™?
The AP Potential™ Tool uses scores from the PSATTM 8/9 to provide predictions for two AP®
Exams for ninth-grade students.
College Board research shows that students who score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success in college and are more likely to earn a college degree on time than non-AP students.
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Understanding My Paper Score Report
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What Are My Scores?Scores for the assessments in the SAT®
Suite are vertically equated.
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What Are My Scores? (cont.)
Test scores, cross-test scores, and subscores give students insightful information about their strengths and areas for improvement.
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What Are My Score Percentiles?Percentiles and benchmarks are provided for eighth and ninth grades on the PSAT/NMSQT®
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What Can I Do To Prepare For My Future?
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What Is My Question-Level Feedback?
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Official SAT® Practice on Khan Academy®— It’s FREE!
• Go to satpractice.org and create a free account.
• Get personalized recommendations. Link your Khan Academy account to your College Board account to import past SAT Suite results or take diagnostic quizzes to get personalized recommendations.
• Create a study plan. Select a test date and set up a practice schedule.
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What Steps Will I Follow to Link My College Board Account to Khan Academy®?
Step 1Log in or create a Khan Academy account.
Step 2When prompted, agree to link your Khan Academy and College Board accounts. You will then be directed to collegeboard.org.
Step 3Sign in or create a College Board Account.
Step 4When prompted, hit “Send” to authorize the account linking.
Step 5Start practicing on Official SAT® Practice on Khan Academy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=patbkNnnAQ4
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What Additional Resources Will Help Me Preparefor My Future?• BigFuture™
-College Action Plan-College Search-Scholarships-Financial Aid
• Roadmap to Careers• Student Search Service®
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What Are My Next Steps?• Continue to take challenging
courses in high school• Link scores with Official SAT Practice
on Khan Academy®
• Set up a practice plan and stick to it• Utilize other resources to research and
prepare for college
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS• Opportunity to register for the PSAT/NMSQT at Walk-Thru on August 2020• Registration Distribution-February 12th through AB• Registration- February 26th & 27th through Math• 8th Grade Parent Night- February 13th in GR MPR @ 5:30 pm
THANK YOU!!!