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PSAT Student Reports

Essential Question:How do I use mytest results toincrease collegereadiness?

How Do I Access My PSAT/NMSQT Scores and Reports?1.Review your Online reports2.Review Your Paper Score Report4

Understanding My Paper Score ReportScores should beinterpreted asranges rather thanpoints5

What Are My Scores?College and Career Readiness Benchmarks10th Grade EBRW 360, MATH 47011th Grade EBRW 390, MATH 500SAT Benchmarks predict a 75 % likelihood of achieving at least a C in a set offirst-year, credit-bearing college course. PSAT/NMSQT benchmarks are adjustedusing the average rate of progress6

How Did My Score Measure Against College ReadinessBenchmarks?Section, test, and subscores all report scores inperformance zones which indicate whether you areon track for success in the first year of college.For section scores- Need to Strengthen Skills below grade-levelbenchmark by more than one year- Approaching Benchmark below grade-levelbenchmark by one year or less- Meets or exceeds Benchmark at or abovegrade-level benchmark For test scores and subscores,-Red, yellow, and green ranges reflect areas ofstrengths and weaknesses compared to the typicalperformance of students7

What Are My Score Percentiles?Percentile ranks representthe percentage of studentsthat score equal to or belowyour score.8

What Are My Score Ranges?9

What is the National Merit Scholarship Program?An Asterisk means you do not meet theentry requirements for the programTotal of TestScores X 210

What Are My Areas of Strength?What Skills Do I Need to Build?Personalized basedon test scoresWhen you go online, you can get a full report with additional skillsand improvement steps. Can also link scores to Khan Academy forpersonalized practice recommendations11

1. Circle all Approaching Benchmarks (themarks in the yellow range) of your TotalScores, Test Scores and Subscores2. Underline 3 of the Next Steps that you willwork on to improve your skills

Share with your neighborwhat you are most surprisedabout your score report.

How Do I Access My Online PSAT/NMSQT Scores andReports?1.Log in to an existing College Board account or create a new oneat studentscores.collegeboard.org14

How Do I Access My Online PSAT/NMSQT Scores andReports? (cont.)1. Log in to Your Account2. Select PSAT/NMSQT Scores*Or*3. Use “Missing Scores”to locate scores15

How Will I Do on the SAT ?17

What Can I Learn From My Scores?18

How Can I Improve My Academic Skills?20

What Can I Learn From My Answers? Look at my onlinescore report- Identify the questionsI answered incorrectly- Find the correctanswer and read theanswer explanation- Explain why the errorwas made- Ask questions aboutanswer explanationsthat are not clear21

What Can I Learn From My Answers? (cont.) Look at the types of questions Ianswered incorrectly and skipped:- Identify the level of difficulty. Howmany questions did I miss at eachlevel?- Was I more likely to skipquestions associated with anysubscore or cross-test score?- What inferences can I makeabout areas for improvementbased on the types of questions Imissed and skipped?22

What is My AP Potential ? College Board researchshows that students whoscore a 3 or higher on anAP Exam typicallyexperience greateracademic success incollege and are more likelyto earn a college degreeon time than non-APstudents. AP Potential uses scoresfrom the PSAT/NMSQT toprovide predictions for 21AP Exams.23

What Are My Next Steps? Continue to take challenging courses in high school Link scores with Khan Academy Set up a practice plan and stick to it Register for the SAT Utilize other resources to research and prepare for college24

Official SAT Practice with Khan Academy – It’s FREE! Sign up for Official SATPractice for free- satpractice.org Complete practice problemsand diagnostic quizzes Link your College Board andKhan Academy accounts.- All SAT Suite results willbe sent to furthercustomize practice onKhan Academy usingactual results.25

What steps will I follow to link my College Board account toKhan Academy ? Step 1: Log in or create a Khan AcademyAccount Step 2: When prompted; agree to link yourKhan Academy and College Board account.You will then be directed to collegeboard.org. Step 3: Sign in or create aCollege Board Account Step 4: When prompted; hit “Send” toauthorize the account linking Step 5: Start practicing on Official SATpractice on Khan Academy!26

How can I Link my College Board andKhan Academy Accounts? After successfully logging in to yourCollege Board account, you will beasked to authorize the account linking. After clicking “Send,” you will beredirected to SAT practice on the KhanAcademy site. You can remove the link at any time, byclicking on “Revoke” which is found inCollege Board account settings.2727

When Should I Take the SAT ? Most students take the SAT in the springof their junior year. The first administration of the new SAT isMarch 5, 2016. Many students choose to take the SATmore than one time. Additional SAT datesinclude:- May 7, 2016 (scores from the March 5administration will not be availableprior to this test date)- June 4, 201628

What Additional Resources Will Help Me Preparefor My Future? BigFuture - College ActionPlan- College Search- Scholarships- Financial Aid MyRoad Personality explorer Student SearchService 29

BigFuture – Search Colleges, Scholarships, and Careers30

Student Search Service Participate voluntarily Connect with more than 1,200 colleges, universities, scholarship programs, andeducational organizations Sign up when you take the test:1.Choose to participate in Student Search Service when registering for aCollege Board test (fill in the circle on the answer sheet).2.Provide information about yourself on your answer sheet.3.Participating organizations can then search for groups of students who maybe a good fit.4.FYI: The College Board never shares information on disabilities, parentaleducation, self-reported parental income, Social Security numbers, phonenumbers, or actual test scores through Student Search Service.34

Questions?

College and Career Readiness Benchmarks 10th Grade EBRW 360, MATH 470 11th Grade EBRW 390, MATH 500 SAT Benchmarks predict a 75 % likelihood of achieving at least a C in a set of first-year, credit-bearing college course. PSAT/NMSQT benchmarks are adjusted using the average rate of progress