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© 2015 The College Board

New SAT® Suite of Assessments ®

deliveringopportunity.org collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

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Agenda

Welcome & Introductions

SAT Suite of Assessments

Key Changes

Delivering Opportunity

Getting Ready

Highlights – Students

Highlights - Staff

Test Day

After the Test

Data Layout for PSAR 10 & PSAT/NMSQT

Q & A

October 15, 2015 Celebrate

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The College Board Readiness & Success System

• Easier for students to navigate a path through high school, college and career

• Extraordinary, exclusive partnerships that deliver unprecedented benefits to students, educators, and states/districts

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Beyond tests. More opportunities. Today, we will focus on two areas: • Focused Assessments; and,

• Personalized Practice

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“What should I focus on?”

► The few things that matter most

► The work students are already doing in class

► A clear and open assessment

► Useful benchmarks and consistent feedback

The College Board Readiness & Success System

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“How do I improve?”

Key Components

► A supplement to great classroom

instruction

► Removing barriers to high-quality

practice

► Personalized practice plans

► Collaborating with teachers and the

community

The College Board Readiness & Success System

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“How do I pay for college?”

Key Components

► Additional funds for student scholarships

► AP Potential: Inviting students to take advantage of the

opportunities they’ve earned

► Exam and college admission fee waivers

► SAT School Day

The College Board Readiness & Success System

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“How do I make sure what I do in

high school prepares me for a

career?”

Key Components

► Planning tools that engage students in

thinking about their future

► Delivering skills that matter for jobs of

the future

The College Board Readiness & Success System

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The Redesigned SAT Suite of Assessments

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Connect to College

Check-in and Focus

Readiness Baseline

The SAT® Suite of Assessments

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PSAT™ 8/9

► Replaces current ReadiStep assessment

► Serves as the foundation for understanding students’

progress as they enter high school

All 8th and 9th graders, beginning with

the high school graduating classes of

2020 and 2019.

Who should take PSAT 8/9?

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

About the Redesigned SAT

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8 Key Changes to the SAT®

Words in Context Command of

Evidence

Math that Matters

Most

Essay Analyzing a

Source

No Penalty for

Guessing

U.S. Founding

Documents and the

Great Global

Conversation

Analysis in Science

and in History/Social

Studies

Problems Grounded

in Real-World

Contexts

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PSAT™ 10 and PSAT/NMSQT®

Same test; different forms

Spring Testing Window

10th- Graders

No

October Test Dates (2)

10th- Graders and 11th- Graders

Yes

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Grade–Appropriate Reading

PSAT™ 8/9 PSAT™ 10 &

PSAT/NMSQT® SAT®

Draw fairly simple, one-step

conclusions spelled out clearly in

the text

Draw a more subtle inference to

reach the right conclusion from a

text

Perform several steps to draw the

right conclusion from a text

Identify relationships based on

multiple, fairly straightforward

pieces of info stated in the text

Infer somewhat more

complicated relationships based

on more subtle pieces of info

stated in the text

Infer more complex relationships

from the text by piecing facts or

incidents together

Determine explicit meaning from

the graphic or text

Recognize trends in graphical

data

Synthesize information from a

graphic and passage

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Grade–Appropriate Writing and Language

PSAT™ 8/9 PSAT™ 10 &

PSAT/NMSQT® SAT®

Use punctuation effectively in

simple contexts, such as using

commas to separate items in a

list

Use punctuation effectively in

somewhat challenging contexts,

such as using a colon to introduce

a list

Use punctuation effectively in

challenging contexts, such as

using a semicolon to link

independent clauses

Edit straightforward sentences

that pose some challenge, such as

sentences with an introductory

phrase

Edit compound and complex

sentences, including sentences

with introductory phrases and

clauses

Edit syntactically challenging

sentences, such as lengthy

sentences that include several

clauses

Accurately incorporate basic

information from graphics into a

text

Accurately incorporate somewhat

detailed or nuanced information

from graphics into a text

Incorporate accurate, specific,

and complex information from

graphics into a text

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Grade–Appropriate Math

PSAT™ 8/9 PSAT™ 10 &

PSAT/NMSQT® SAT®

Many items requiring one or two

steps to solve

Many items requiring 2 or more

steps to solve

Emphasis on multi-step problems

May require the use of common

geometric equations

May require the use of common

geometric equations and spatial

reasoning

Requires the use of geometry

concepts and reasoning

Includes ratios, proportions,

percents, introductory probability

and statistics

Requires comparing linear and

exponential growth

Includes statistics topics such as

sampling and inferring correlation

and causation form a research

method

May require the use of properties

of right triangles to solve

problems

Requires the use of trigonometric

relationships

Requires the use of trigonometry

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Scores

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SAT® Scores and Subscores

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Essay scoring will consist of three subscores:

SAT® Essay Scores

Reading

2–8 Scale

Analysis

2–8 Scale

Writing

2–8 Scale

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Delivering Opportunity

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Contact us

The PSAT/NMSQT

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) is cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It is administered for the College Board and NMSC by Educational Testing Service (ETS). If you have a question about the information in this manual or about an unusual testing situation not covered here, contact:

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WEB: collegeboard.org/administering

MAIL: PSAT/NMSQT

P.O. Box 6720

Princeton, NJ 08541-6720

EMAIL: [email protected]

FAX: 610-290-8979

PHONE: 888-477-PSAT (7728) toll free for

educators in the United States only

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, M–F

7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, October 14 and October 28

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College Board Services for Students with

Disabilities (SSD) WEB: collegeboard.org/ssd

MAIL: The College Board Services for Students with Disabilities P.O. Box 6226 Princeton, NJ 08541-6226 EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 844-255-7728 (toll free for educators with SSD inquiries only) 212-713-8333 (local) 609-882-4118 (TTY) HOURS: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, M–F FAX: 609-771-7944

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SSD…

If you are sending eligibility-related mail such as SSD Coordinator Forms or applications for accommodations, send to:

MAIL: College Board SSD

P.O. Box 7504

London, KY 40742-7504

FAX: 866-360-0114

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National Merit Scholarship Program

The PSAT/NMSQT is the route of entry to the National Merit

Scholarship Program, an academic competition conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Requirements for participation, steps in the competition, and awards offered are explained in the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT® and on NMSC’s website, www.nationalmerit.org.

Further information is provided in the Guide to the National Merit® Scholarship Program.

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National Merit Scholarship Program

WEB: www.nationalmerit.org

MAIL: National Merit Scholarship Corporation 1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 200

Evanston, IL 60201-4897

PHONE: 847-866-5100

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Additional Scholarship Opportunities

National Hispanic Recognition Program [email protected]

The Telluride Association – gifted juniors for summer seminars in the humanities and social sciences.

Student Search® - is a voluntary program that connects students with information about educational and financial aid opportunities from more than 1,200 colleges, universities, scholarship programs and educational organizations.

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Expanded Scholarship Opportunities

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Getting Ready

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Comparison of the Pre-2015 PSAT/NMSQT® and the

Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT®

2 Hours, 10 Minutes 2 Hours, 45 Minutes* Total

Testing Time

* Subject to research

Components Critical Reading

Writing

Math

Evidence-Based

Reading & Writing

- Reading

- Writing & Language

Math

Pre-2015 PSAT/NMSQT® Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT®

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Test Length and Timing Component Time Allotted (min.)

2 hours and 45 minutes 10 minutes of breaks and approximately 45 to 50 minutes of administration time (about 3 hours and 30 minutes total time).

Number of Questions/Tasks

Preadministration activities 45 to 50

Reading Break

60 5

47

Writing and Language 35 44

Math No Calculator Break Calculator

70 25 5 45

47

Collecting materials and dismissing students Total

5 165

138

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Highlights - Students

The PSAT/NMSQT will reflect the knowledge and skill areas tested by the redesigned SAT®, the PSAT™ 10, and the PSAT™ 8/9. On the redesigned assessments, students will encounter:

Eight Key Changes to the SAT

Seven Key Changes to the PSAT/NMSQT Continued emphasis on reasoning alongside a clearer, stronger focus on

the knowledge, skills, and understandings most important for college and career readiness and success.

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

Focus on math that matters most, including problem solving, data analysis, algebra, and advanced mathematical concepts.

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

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Highlights - Students

PSAT/NMSQT measures reading, writing and language, and math

skills developed over many years, both in and out of school.

Students will be asked to recall facts from literature, history, or science or to complete formulas.

Test measures reasoning and critical thinking skills.

Early indicator of college readiness.

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Highlights - Students

Reminders! The 2015 Official Student Guide https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/official-student-guide-psat-nmsqt.pdf Khan Academy - www.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org Advise students to opt in to the Student Search Service® when

registering for the SAT to receive information from colleges, universities, and scholarship programs.

Encourage students and families to use college planning tools like BigFuture™, www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org, to research colleges and make a personalized college list.

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For More Information

Visit: www.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

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Send Score Data

Jeff’s Path to SAT Success

Personalized Learning Roadmap

Official SAT Practice Tests

With Scoring for Paper & Pencil

Powered By Schools, Educators, Community Groups

Personalized SAT® Practice through Khan Academy

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What to Bring on Test Day

Here’s what students need on test day for the PSAT/NMSQT,

PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9:

Two No. 2 pencils with erasers

An approved calculator

Social security number (optional)

Email address (optional)

Current and valid school- or government-issued photo ID (for students not testing at their own school and home-schooled students only)

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What Not to Bring…

Protractors, compasses, rulers

Dictionaries or other books (there are no exceptions, even if English is not a student's first language)

Pamphlets or papers of any kind

Highlighters and colored pens or pencils

Listening, recording, copying, or photographic devices (including watches and cell phones that contain cameras). Note: Cell phones and tablets must be turned off and put away during the entire test administration.

We encourage these items not to bring these items into the room at all.

Food and beverages, including bottled water, unless approved by the College Board’s Services for Students with Disabilities.

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Highlights – Test Supervisor

The order and length of tests within the assessment have changed, and the Math

Test is divided into two parts: Math Test – Calculator and Math Test – No Calculator.

The answer sheet has changed. There are additional fields and questions for

students and the Certification Statement no longer requires cursive.

The regular print test book to use in nonstandard rooms now has a pink cover. The remittance process has changed. You will receive an email confirming the

number of answer sheets received for processing before you need to submit your remittance.

Online supervisor training will be available for the first time beginning in mid-

August 2015. This training will be an essential resource to help ensure you and your students experience a positive PSAT/NMSQT administration.

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A message for supervisors

This manual is for use in supervising the administration of the

PSAT/NMSQT at your school. You may also fill the role of coordinator in charge of ordering materials. If that role is filled by a separate person at your school, you will need to work with him or her to ensure receipt and secure storage of materials.

Details on how to access the online training will be emailed in August and will cover the fundamental aspects of administering the PSAT/NMSQT assessment.

Access the training directly by visiting www.collegeboard.org/PTAT

PTAT stands for “Professional Test Administration Training

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Training overview

Overview will include:

Planning and staffing to support the test administration

Understanding assessment sections and timing

Administering the assessment with SSD accommodations

Ensuring test material security

Packaging and returning your test material

Managing and reporting testing issues and irregularities

Following the remittance process

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Materials Check List

Shipping Notice

Plastic bags with packs of 5 or 25 of the following:

Shrink-wrapped test books

Flyers listing religion and college codes

Answer sheets

Supervisor’s Manuals (at least one for every 25 test books)

Copies of the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT and removable full-length Practice Test for distribution to students

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Materials Check List…

Supervisor’s Kit containing the following:

Test Shipment Memo

Supervisor’s Report forms

Remittance Envelope

Nonstandard Administration Envelope for return of answer sheets for students tested with accommodations

Bundle of 5 Supervisor’s Irregularity Report (SIR) forms

Gray Materials Return Envelope

Roll of packing tape

Prelabeled Courier Answer Sheet Return Boxes

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Materials Check List…

Your school will receive the following separately, if ordered:

Nonstandard test books and materials for students testing with accommodations

Supervisor’s Manual(s) for Nonstandard Testing (including scripts for extended time, extra or extended breaks, and alternate test formats such as Braille and MP3 audio formats)

NOTE: If you participate in the bulk registration process, use the Supervisor’s Manuals that are shipped with the labels in place of this manual.

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Changing your school’s test date

A school may administer the test only on the date for which it registered, using the test form specified for that date. To change the test date, the school must contact the PSAT/NMSQT office in time to obtain appropriate test materials.

If you need to switch from Oct. 14 to Oct. 28, or the reverse, immediately go

online to collegeboard.org/school or call the PSAT/NMSQT office (see inside front cover) to change your test date.

If your school cannot test on either Oct. 14 or 28, contact the PSAT/NMSQT

office immediately to learn about your options.

NOTE: The scores of students whose schools administer the test on a date other than one authorized by the PSAT/NMSQT office will not be considered for entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program, and those students may not receive score reports.

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Storing and checking test materials

Make sure that you have received all cartons. If more than one carton

was used for your shipment, each will show its number and the total number of cartons sent (e.g., 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3).

Without opening the plastic bags, check the cover of your test books to verify that they are the correct books for the test date you requested.

Check the answer sheets to make sure that they are for the correct test date. Wednesday answer sheets are green; Saturday answer sheets are blue.

Within 24 hours of receiving your test shipment, in a secure area with only authorized staff present, count the tests (keeping them in the unopened plastic bags) and answer sheets to make sure you have received the correct quantity

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Storing & checking test materials…

Call, fax, or email the PSAT/NMSQT office (see page 2)

immediately if there is a discrepancy between the form or number of tests and answer sheets you ordered and those you received.

Use the checklist on the cover of this manual to verify that you have all materials. Contact the PSAT/NMSQT office if any materials are missing.

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Storing & checking test materials…

Reseal the boxes, sign your name across the tape, and place

all test materials in locked storage in an area at your school where only you and designated assistants have access. No one is to open the bags of test books until distribution to room supervisors on test day.

Keep the empty, prelabeled answer sheet return box included in your test shipment. You’ll use it to return answer sheets after the test.

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Storing & Checking …

When you remove tests from secure storage, count and verify the number of test books given to each assistant. Distribute and collect materials in such a way that no student has access to test books except while taking the test. See page 29 for instructions on storing test books after the test.

Note: When student score reports arrive in December, you will be returning test books to students.

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Choosing test rooms

Plan to administer the test in areas that have

adequate lighting; desks or tables with good writing surfaces and room for a test book, answer sheet, and calculator side by side; an easily visible clock; and separation from distracting noise or activities.

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Preparing seating plans

Establish your seating plan in advance and seat students accordingly.

Or, if this is not possible, assign seats randomly to entering students so that friends or relatives are not seated near each other.

Do not allow students to choose their own seats.

Be sure to keep a copy of the seating plan and any list of room assignments for future reference.

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Seating plans…

It is important to complete a seating chart of the room(s) where you are administering the test because:

It helps to ensure that, after breaks, students return to the same seats.

If test books and answer sheets are collected in seat order, the seating chart will help identify whose test materials, if any, are missing.

By assigning seats through a seating chart for the PSAT/NMSQT, it prepares students for the same experience when they take the SAT.

If you must submit a Supervisor’s Irregularity Report, a copy of the seating chart may help ETS determine how to handle the irregularity.

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Providing Accommodations Testing students from other schools and home-schooled

students

If you test students from other schools, please:

Make sure you have sufficient answer sheets and test books for that test day, as no other test may be used.

Check their current and valid school- or government-issued photo ID.

Be prepared with their school’s six-digit code number.

Instruct them to enter their own school’s six-digit code number, or the home-school code number, in answer sheet box 20a. (A list of state home-school codes is on page 32.)

Return answer sheets for all students tested.

NOTE: We encourage you to allow home-schooled students (especially those within your community) to test with your school’s students. Reports and data for home-schooled students will remain separate from your school’s data.

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SSD Important Changes for 2015-16

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SSD Important Changes for 2015-16

New digital test forms

Beginning with the October 2015 PSAT/NMSQT®, and the March 2016 SAT®, the cassette test form will no longer be available. Instead, students taking the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT™ 10, or PSAT™ 8/9, may request an MP3 Audio Test Form or an Assistive Technology Compatible Test Form. Both are delivered on a flash drive.

Four-function calculator

Some students with disabilities that impact math calculation may require a calculator for non-calculator sections

Extra breaks

Beginning with the October 2015 PSAT/NMSQT, and the March 2016 SAT, students who are approved for extended time will also be provided extra breaks between test sections for the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9.

Note: Refer to pages 6-7 for additional information.

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Pre-administration Instructions (Optional)

During the week before the test, schools have the option for all students, including students testing with accommodations, to fill in boxes 1–20 and 24 of their answer sheets. Students must fill out answer sheets under supervision in school.

Remove only the answer sheets and the flyers listing religion and college major codes from the bags; do not open the separate shrink-wrapping around the test books until test day

You may decide to distribute answer sheets in any number of ways (for example, in a class, in an assembly for students taking the test, or in small groups). Do not allow students to take the answer sheets out of the room.

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Pre-administration Instructions (Optional)…

Remember to post your school’s six-digit code, address, and optional codes.

Distribute a flyer of religion and college major codes and an answer sheet to each student.

Note: The student certification requirement will remain, but cursive will no longer be required

Note: Remember to review the instructions to students Pagers 8 –10 for completing the answer sheets

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Selecting staff assistants

Select one associate supervisor for each test room.

Neither you, the PSAT/NMSQT Coordinator, nor any associate supervisor or proctor may be a member of the household or immediate family of a student taking the test on the same date, even if the student is testing at a different school. In such instances, the related student’s scores are subject to cancellation.

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Selecting staff assistants

Associates should be current or retired teachers, counselors,

administrators, or other educators who are familiar with test administration

Each associate is expected to:

read this manual ahead of time to be thoroughly familiar with test procedures,

responsibility for test materials in an assigned room,

administer the test according to the manual’s directions, and

return test materials to you when students are dismissed

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Selecting staff assistants

Proctors may be members of the school’s staff or other

adults who have been trained to help you and associate supervisors. Proctors do not administer the test but may:

seat students,

distribute and collect test materials,

monitor adjacent areas during rest breaks, and

perform other assigned duties.

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Visitors

No visitors other than authorized ETS test observers, providing proper ID, should be permitted in a testing room during the test or near the storage location of the test materials.

Note: ETS, on behalf of the PSAT/NMSQT Program, reserves the right to make an unannounced audit of your test administration before, during, or after the test.

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Training assistants and staff

Training session for associates and proctors, please stress the

need to prevent any student from having an unfair advantage over other students. Review the regulations in the manual and communicate any local arrangements and procedures for test day.

Security of test materials — Safeguard test books at all times — before, during, and after the test and during the breaks. Keep test books in sealed plastic bags until you distribute them to students at the beginning of the test. At the end of the test, collect a test book and an answer sheet from each student. Account for all test materials before dismissing students.

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Training assistants and staff…

Accounting for test materials — If a test book is found to

be missing, notify the supervisor immediately.

If testing has already begun, wait to search the room until a scheduled break or the end of the testing session, but notify the supervisor as soon as possible.

If the test book is still missing, after searching the room, report this on an SIR and ask the supervisor to contact the PSAT/NMSQT office immediately.

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Training assistants and staff…

School code number — Post your school’s six-digit code

prominently in the testing room so your students can copy it correctly on their answer sheets.

Make a list of students from other schools and their school codes for staff.

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Test Day Procedures

Step-by-step instructions for administering the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 will be available in the Supervisor's Manual for each assessment, which will be mailed to test coordinators. The manuals include:

The directions proctors must read — without deviation — to students.

A standard section timing chart.

Note: Review the script prior to test day – pages 16-23!

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After the test

Return materials immediately!

Return materials immediately, but no later than the next school day after the test administration. Failure to return answer sheets promptly may delay score reports for your students and/or prevent them from entering the National Merit Scholarship Program

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After the test…

Count used answer sheets for standard test- takers.

Count used answer sheets for nonstandard test- takers.

You must return one, and only one, answer sheet for each student unless notes on the Nonstandard Administration Report (NAR) or on the Supervisor’s Irregularity Report (SIR).

Note: Follow directions pages 26 – 33.

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Storing test books after the test…

Immediately after the test administration (unless otherwise instructed): Organize test books to facilitate return to students with their score

reports.

Make sure that no answer sheets have been put in test books.

Place all used and unused test books (including those used by students from other schools) in locked storage.

Destroy all unused answer sheets.

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After the Test…

Test coordinators should return test materials as soon as possible, and no later than the next school day after the test administration. Failure to return answer sheets promptly may delay score reports for students. It may also prevent PSAT/NMSQT takers from entering the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Get detailed instructions for returning test materials, paying for the test, and storing test books in the Supervisor’s Manual for each assessment.

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Data Layout for PSAT 10 & PSAT/NMSQT Electronic Score Reports

Effective October 2015 - The layout will change at the beginning of the testing year, in October 2015, and will remain the same throughout the year.

A revised PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT Data Layout Crosswalk that shows the prior data layout positions and the new data layout positions starting in October 2015. You can access this crosswalk at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

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A Summary of New Developments

Here is a brief summary of the changes to data fields and the layout that we expect to make beginning in the 2015‐16 school year: The layout will be expanded to show the PSAT 10 and the

redesigned PSAT/NMSQTF scores. All date fields will be changed to YYYY‐MM‐DD format. Some codes that are currently alphabetic will be revised to be

numeric. Electronic Score Reports will be delivered through the College

Board website to enable easier downloading. Other formats for score delivery may be added as well.

Changes to the collection of race and ethnicity data, and other demographic data will be implemented. Some logical regrouping of like fields will be undertaken.

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Score Report Delivery and Data Access

Another change we will make with the 2015‐16 school year is

the delivery of electronic score reports via the College Board website, integrating with the new SAT® Suite of Assessments online reporting portal.

Note: The PSAT electronic score reports will be the first piece to launch in the new portal, in October 2015.

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Data Access…

A number of changes have been made to the data file layout, including the collection of race and ethnicity data in line with federal guidelines. We are also aligning the length and content of several fields with Common Education Data Standards (CEDS). This has resulted in several fields moving from alphabetical coded values to numerical coded values. Finally, we took this opportunity to logically reorder some fields so they are grouped with like fields.

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Data Access…

For your convenience, we have created a revised PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT Data Layout Crosswalk that shows the prior data layout positions and the new data layout positions starting in October 2015. You can access this crosswalk at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org.

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Data Access…

• Note: the College Board will no longer support the

delivery of electronic score reports, also known as data files, via CD beginning in October 2015. Additionally, paper student score reports for high schools and school districts will be discontinued with the first redesigned PSAT score report delivery. We will still continue to deliver score reports for students to the student’s high school. Both electronic score report files and individual score reports will be accessible to view and download/print via the new online reporting portal, for FREE!

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Data Access…

For the PSAT 10 and the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT, we will begin including college and career readiness benchmark indicators at the section‐level scores; the value of the benchmark scores is pending additional research. As shown in our research, benchmark attainment is related to many positive college outcomes and can be a useful tool in measuring the college readiness of high school students.

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October 14, 2015

A Success!!!!