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How the College Board’s

College Readiness System & Redesigned SAT

Support International Educators

NESA Workshop

Thursday, October 23, 2014

10:30am to 2:30pm

Conrad Hotel

Istanbul, Turkey

WORKSHOP LEADER

Auditi Chakravarty

Vice President, Curriculum and Instruction

The College Board

HOW THE COLLEGE READINESS SYSTEM & REDESIGNED SAT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS| NESA 2014

AGENDA

10.30 – 12.00

12.00 – 13.00

13.00 – 13.45

13.45 – 14.15

14.15

– 14.30

Session 1 – The Big Picture

Introductions, Background, Context & Trends

Lunch Break

Session 2 – Aligning Assessment and Instruction

A Closer Look into Key Changes of the Redesigned SAT and

Aligning with Classroom Instruction

Session 3 – Expanding Opportunity

Navigating the Process of Choosing Among the Diverse Array of University Options in the U.S. & Elsewhere, & Encouraging

Student Ownership of the Process

DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS


Objectives of the Session

1

Understand key changes to the redesigned SAT and the rationale and research behind the redesign.

2

Gain insights into the impact of the redesigned instrument within an international school context.

3

Develop approaches for integrating the college readiness skills

& knowledge measured by SAT within a rigorous curriculum & innovative classroom instruction to support the goals of international students and educators.


STRUCTURE

THE BIG PICTURE

ALIGNING ASSESSMENT &

INSTRUCTION

EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY

DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS

THE BIG PICTURE

SOURCE: https://www.collegeboard.org/delivering-opportunity/sat

College Readiness & the SAT Benchmark


Results Show That Too Many Students Are Not

Ready

► Less than half of the students who take the SAT

® ready.

are college


Those Below the Benchmark Often Need

Remediation

Entering College Students

>30%

Require remediation

Public 4-Year Institution

Remediation Rate

26.3%

Public 2-Year Institution

Remediation Rate

40.8%


Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity


Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity


Higher Education Welcomes the Changes


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Higher Education Feedback


HOW DO THESE TRENDS APPLY

TO AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CONTEXT?

Undergraduates drive international student mobility to the U.S.

UNDERGRADUATE

Growth from 2012 to 2013

+10%

Undergraduates

340K

Graduates

311K

Undergraduates

~190K

Graduates

~185K

1990-91

SOURCE: IIE.ORG | OPEN DOORS REPORT 2013

2000-01 2012-13

Rise of students taking the SAT is significant

SAT Volume by Region, 2007/08-2012/13

140 000

127,000 East Asia & the Pacific

120 000

100 000

80 000

101,000 Middle East & N. Africa

60 000

40 000

20 000

0

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

*NOTE: North America represents Canada and Bermuda only (excludes U.S. and

U.S. Territories) SOURCE: College Board internal analysis, SAT volume 2007/8-

2012/13.

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

43,000 Europe & Eurasia

33,000 South & Central Asia

25,000 Latin Am. & Caribbean

19,000 North America*

17,000 Africa

Ambitions to study in the U.S. are pronounced within the NESA region

SAT Volume Percent Growth 2007/08-2012/13

NORTH AMERICA

(Canada + Bermuda)

+12%

EUROPE & EURASIA

+55%

SOUTH & CENTRAL

ASIA

+53%

EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC

+92%

LATIN AMERICA &

THE CARIBBEAN

+41%

SUBSUHARAN

AFRICA

+24%

+65%

MIDDLE EAST &

NORTH AFRICA

SOURCE: College Board internal analysis, SAT volume 2007/8-2012/13.

In 2014, students from NESA member schools sent approximately 3,500 SAT scores to 1,180 universities worldwide

SOURCE: COLLEGE BOARD 2014 COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS REPORT | NESA SAT SCORE TO TOP 45 INSTITUTIONS 2014

NESA school students perform better than their regional

& global peers, but lower than their international counterparts

SAT Mean Scores, 2014

488

561

504

432

551

464

499

597

518

497

513

487 Critical

Reading

Mathematics

Writing

NESA Schools Near East South Asia

Regional Schools

International Global

Source: NESA Schools & Global indicators are based on the 2014 College Board College-Bound Seniors Report for NESA; Near East

Southeast Asia region schools and International indicators are based on 2014 data from Data Connect.

Note: NESA Schools data is inclusive of 87 of the 92 NESA schools with an AI Code as of October 2014. Near East South Asia Regional

Schools excludes Algeria; British Indian Ocean Territory; Iran; Maldives; & Turkmenistan. International excludes U.S., U.S, territories, and

Canada.

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Myth Buster #1: The SAT Remains Relevant &

Meaningful

CB engaged with educators throughout the world to ensure that the exam would:

• remain relevant and meaningful for international students.

• measure the skills and knowledge that are essential for college success and career readiness, regardless of geography.

And Employers and Academics Are Clear About What is Important

SOURCE: “Ready or Not,” ADP Report, 2004

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Myth Buster #2: “A Great Global Conversation”

• Exam includes texts not only from the U.S. but also important international texts (e.g. Gandhi,

Thatcher).

• Students do not need to have previous knowledge of any of the documents to successful perform the analysis needed to answer the questions.

SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1omPlPE

Myth Buster #3: Accessible Test-Prep

• Partnership with the Khan Academy

– Will provide free, high quality test-preparation programs and resources to all students.

– Training and support will be provided to teachers, counselors, mentors, and other stakeholders involved in helping students prepare for SAT.

– High quality practice resources for the current SAT are available now on the Khan Academy website.

• Rigorous course work will be the best preparation for the SAT.

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY

Small Group Discussion

• What concerns, questions, or other “myths” have you heard about these changes?

• How do you address them, and how can we help you address them?

• Do you see the Opportunity Agenda aligning with strategic efforts happening in your schools?


ALIGNING ASSESSMENT &

INSTRUCTION

8 Key Changes to the SAT

SAT Test Features

Reading

• Single and paired passages

• Cross disciplinary contexts

• Informational graphics

• Range of text complexity

• Words in context,

Command of evidence

Writing & Language

• Passage based

• Cross-disciplinary contexts

• Informational graphics

• Multiple text types

• Expression of ideas, Standard

English conventions,

Words in context,

Command of evidence

Essay

• Common prompt: publicly available

• Represents sound instructional model

• Emphasis on analysis of the argument (not opinion)

• Expanded time

• Analytic scoring

Math

• Multiple item types

• Focused Coverage

• Calculator/No calculator sections

• Covers application, procedural skill and fluency, conceptual understanding

• Rich application contexts

• Item Sets,

Multistep problems

About the Redesigned SAT

*Please note: All time limits are tentative and subject to research.



Students will need to:

Interpret meaning based on context

Master relevant vocabulary

Engage in close reading



Students will be asked to:

Interpret, synthesize, and use evidence found in a wide range of sources

Support the answers they choose

Integrate information conveyed through both reading passages and informational graphics



The redesigned essay will:

More closely mirror college writing assignments

Cultivate close reading, careful analysis, and clear writing

Promote the practice of reading a wide variety of arguments and analyzing an author’s work



Current research shows that three key areas most contribute to readiness for college and career training:

Problem Solving and Data Analysis

(quantitative literacy)

Heart of Algebra (mastery of linear equations)

Passport to Advanced Math (familiarity with more complex equations)



Students will engage with questions that:

Directly relate to the work performed in college and career

Include charts, graphs, and passages likely to be encountered in science, social science, and other majors and careers

Feature multistep applications to solve problems in science, social science, career scenarios, and other real-life contexts



Students will apply their reading, writing, language, and math skills to answer questions in science, history, and social studies contexts.



The redesigned SAT will include one of the following:

An excerpt from one of the Founding

Documents

A text from the ongoing Great Global

Conversation about freedom, justice, and human dignity

No prior knowledge of the text will be required.



One point for each correct answer

Zero points for unanswered items

Zero points for wrong answers


Current SAT Example: Essay

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

Some see printed books as dusty remnants from the pre-electronic age. They point out that electronic books, or e-books, cost less to produce than printed books and that producing them has a much smaller impact on natural resources such as trees. Yet why should printed books be considered obsolete or outdated just because there is something cheaper and more modern? With books, as with many other things, just because a new version has its merits doesn’t mean that the older version should be eliminated.

Assignment:

Should we hold on to the old when innovations are available, or should we simply move forward? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.


Redesigned SAT Essay Prompt

1

2

[Sample Passage here]

(In this example , passage is adapted from “Why Literature Matters” by

Dana Gioia . ©2005 by The New York Times Company. Originally published

April 10, 2005.)

3


Current SAT Example: Critical Reading

Based on information presented in the passage, which best describes what Georgia was “tired of ” (line 8) ?

(A) Being forced to earn a living

(B) Being teased about Joseph Tank

(C) Being considered a hack writer by some of her colleagues

(D) Being betrayed by her supposed friends

(E) Being the only woman in the newsroom


Redesigned SAT Sample Item:

Command of Evidence (Reading Test)



Command of Evidence (Reading Test) Continued



Command of Evidence (Writing & Language Test)


Current SAT Example: Sentence Completions

Some fans feel that sports events are _____ only when the competitors are of equal ability, making the outcome of the game ________.

(A) successful . . assured

(B) boring . . questionable

(C) dull . . foreseen

(D) interesting . . predictable

(E) exciting . . uncertain



Relevant Words in Context (Writing & Language Test)



Relevant Words in Context (Reading Test)


Current SAT Example: Math

Redesigned SAT Sample Item: Math


Redesigned SAT Sample Item: Math


WHAT DOES THE REDESIGN

MEAN FOR INSTRUCTION?

ACTIVITY

Group Discussion: What do these changes mean for Instruction in your schools?

• Where is the alignment already evident?

• What shifts (if any) do you want to make?

• What concerns might these changes raise in your schools?

• Choose ONE sample redesigned SAT question to “unpack” and discuss in your group how this level of work fits into your current course sequence or with a lesson/approach currently used in your school.


EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY

► Formally announced on March 5, 2014

► Will provide free, high quality test-preparation programs and resources to all students

• Training and support will be provided to teachers, counselors, mentors, and other stakeholders involved in helping students prepare for SAT

► High quality practice resources for the current SAT are available now on the Khan Academy website

• Complements existing College Board practice resources


SOURCE: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat


Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying

Test (PSAT/NMSQT ® )

► Measures academic skills you’ll need for college

► Co-sponsored by the College Board and

National Merit Scholarship Corporation

► Approximately 3.5 million students participate each year (44% eleventh-graders and 56% tenth-graders or younger)


PSAT/NMSQT Student Benefits

► Preparation for the SAT®

► College and career planning tools

► Admissions and financial aid information from colleges

► Feedback on academic skills


REDESIGNED PSAT/NMSQT

About the Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT

2 Hours 45 Minutes*

*Please note: All time limits are tentative and subject to research.


About the Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT

► The first administration of the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT will be in fall 2015.

► Sample questions to help students prepare will be available in December 2014/January 2015.

► A full practice test will be available in March 2015.


Longitudinal Progress Monitoring

 Scores will be placed on a vertical scale.

Grade-level benchmarks* will indicate if students are making “on-target” progress towards the SAT benchmark

SAT Benchmark*

* For illustration only; benchmarks will be determined based on research following the launch of all redesigned assessments

Comparison of Current P/N and Redesigned P/N

Total

Testing Time

* Subject to research

Components

Current PSAT/NMSQT

2 Hours, 10 Minutes

Critical Reading

Writing

Math

Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT

2 Hours, 45 Minutes*

Evidence-Based

Reading & Writing

Reading

Writing & Language

Math



Current PSAT/NMSQT Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT

Scoring

* Subject to research

Scale ranging from 60 to 240

Scaling ranging from

20 to 80 for Critical

Reading, Mathematics, and Writing

Some scores will be reported on the same scale used for the SAT: this scale ranges from 400 to 1600 for the composite score, 200-800 for two area scores, and 10-40 for test scores.

Insight

Scores

None Subscores for every test, providing added insight for students, parents, educators, and counselors



Important

Features

Current PSAT/NMSQT

Emphasis on general reasoning skills

Emphasis on vocabulary, often in limited contexts

Complex scoring (a point for a correct answer and a deduction for an incorrect answer; blank responses have no impact on scores)

Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT

Reasoning + strong focus on knowledge, skills, and understandings most important for college and career readiness and success

Greater emphasis on the meaning of words in extended contexts and on how word choice shapes meaning, tone, and impact

Rights-only scoring (a point for a correct answer but no deduction for an incorrect answer; blank responses have no impact on scores)


Connection to the Redesigned SAT

The redesigned PSAT/NMSQT will mirror the knowledge and skill areas tested by the redesigned SAT.

The 7 key changes of the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT are:


About the Redesigned SAT: Administration

► The first administration of the redesigned SAT® will be in spring 2016.

► Today’s tenth graders will be the first to take the redesigned SAT.

► The redesigned SAT will be offered in print everywhere and by computer in select locations.


Section

(200-800)

Test

Cross-test scores

Subscores

About the Redesigned SAT: Scoring

Total Score

400 - 1600

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

Reading Writing &

Language

Analysis in Science

Math

Math

Analysis in History/Social Studies

• Expression of Ideas

• Standard

English

Conventions

Words in Context

Command of Evidence

• Heart of

Algebra

• Problem

Solving &

Data Analysis

• Passport to

Advanced

Mathematics

Essay

• Reading

• Analysis

• Writing


About the Redesigned SAT: Scoring

Total Score

400 - 1600

Section

(200-800)

Test

Cross-test scores

Subscores

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

Reading Writing &

Language

Analysis in Science

Math

Math

Analysis in History/Social Studies

• Expression of Ideas

• Standard

English

Conventions

Words in Context

Command of Evidence

• Heart of

Algebra

• Problem

Solving &

Data Analysis

• Passport to

Advanced

Mathematics

*Please note: All subscores are tentative and subject to research.

Essay

• Reading

• Analysis

• Writing


About the Redesigned SAT: Validity

To establish a strong foundation for validity , the new test design is based on a growing body of current national and international research on the skills and knowledge needed for success in college.

Three ways The College Board will demonstrate predictive validity:

Complete test specifications, evidence base, and sample items

(April 2014)

Pilot Predictive Validity Study (2014-2016)

National Predictive Validity Study (2018-2019)


About the Redesigned SAT: Concordance

The following concordance tables will be available in May 2016:

Redesigned SAT® to current SAT

Derived Concordance: Redesigned SAT to ACT


Major steps in College Board’s operational implementation:


For More Information

Sign up for updates: www.deliveringopportunity.org


DISCUSSION

AND

QUESTIONS

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How the College Board’s

College Readiness System & Redesigned SAT

Support International Educators

WORKSHOP LEADER

AGENDA

Objectives of the Session

STRUCTURE

Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity

Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity

HOW DO THESE TRENDS APPLY

TO AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CONTEXT?

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY

WHAT DOES THE REDESIGN

MEAN FOR INSTRUCTION?

ACTIVITY

REDESIGNED PSAT/NMSQT

DISCUSSION

QUESTIONS

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CONTEXT?

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