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Step on the Path to Success. 2013-14. Agenda. What is ReadiStep ™ ? How can ReadiStep help you? What ’ s on the test? How do you prepare? What happens on test day? What happens after the test? Resources and additional information. Step on the Path to Success: What is ReadiStep ™ ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Agenda
What is ReadiStep™?
How can ReadiStep help you?
What’s on the test?
How do you prepare?
What happens on test day?
What happens after the test?
Resources and additional information
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A Pathway to the FutureHelping Increase Your College and Career Readiness
The College Board’s College and Career Readiness Pathway is a series of integrated assessments that help measure your college and career readiness from now through the 12th grade.
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How Can ReadiStep™ Help You?
Early indicators of yourcollege readiness
Tools to help improveyour skills
Planning for your transitionto high school
Resources to help you identifycareer interests
Information to help your teachers adjust your courses
ReadiStep helps you by providing:
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What’s on the Test?
No essays or open-ended questions
Three multiple-choice sections:
Reading Skills:– Reading passages and sentence
completions– 40 minutes; 45 questions
Writing Skills:– Identifying errors and improving grammar
and usage– 40 minutes; 50 questions
Math Skills:– Questions on operations, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability– 40 minutes; 36 questions– 20 minutes (18 questions) with calculator– 20 minutes (18 questions) without calculator
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Writing SkillsImproving Sentences (56%)
Identifying Sentence Errors (33%)
Improving Paragraphs (11%)
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MathematicsMultiple-choice questions covering:
Number and Operations (35%)
Data, Statistics, and Probability (15%)
Geometry and Measurement (25%)
Algebra (25%)
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No Preparation NecessaryYour best preparation is your interest in learning and challenging yourself with the most rigorous courses available.
ReadiStep™
Measures your current skills and provides feedback on how you can improve in the future.
Intended to help you —now and later.
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What Happens on Test Day?
What you need to bring:• No. 2 pencil
• Calculator, if available
Helpful hints:• Read all directions.
• Read all answer choices carefully.
• Do scratch work in the test book.
• Work at a steady pace.
• Answer all questions—there’s no penalty for guessing.
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What Happens After the Test?
You Receive:
Score reports showing performance relative to other students similar to you, and performance on each test question
Online college- andcareer-planning tools
Tools to improve your skills
Scores sent to your school in
December.
Scores sent to your school in
December.
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Additional Resources:
ReadiStep™ helps you take the next step toward college readiness by providing:
MyRoad™ – Helps you explore majors and careers
using a free online planning tool
Skills Insight™ – Provides insight into the your skill levels
and suggestions for improvement
Additional Information available at
readistep.collegeboard.org