TESTING IN THE ACADEMY
Grades 7 - 12
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TESTING IN THE ACADEMY |
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| 7th Grades | Spring - Stanford and OLSAT, Duke Talent Search ACT or SAT | ||
| 8th Grades | Spring - Stanford and OLSAT | ||
| 9th Grades | Fall - PLAN (9A) | ||
| Spring - Stanford and OLSAT | |||
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10th Grades |
Fall - PLAN | ||
| Fall - PSAT | |||
| Spring - Stanford and OLSAT | |||
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11th Grades |
Fall - PSAT | ||
| Spring - Stanford and OLSAT, ASVAB | |||
| Spring / Summer - SAT and ACT | |||
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12th Grades |
FALL - SAT, SAT II (Competitive and selective), and ACT | ||
| Spring - SAT and ACT as needed, ASVAB | |||
| Descriptions of Tests | |||
| Stanford Achievement Test | Nationally normed academic achievement test. RBCS schedules and administers. No extra cost. |
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| OLSAT | Otis Lennon Scholastic Ability Test - IQ format. RBCS schedules and administers. No extra cost. |
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| PLAN | Pre-ACT College entrance exam exam-scaled to 36-four subtests-English, Math, Science Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension with cotnprehensive college and career planning aids. RBCS schedules and administers. $10 fee. |
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| PSAT | Pre-SAT College entrance exam -scaled to 160D-new version this year will drop analogy sections and add third section for Writing, dropping the old Test for Standard Written English (TSWE). Subtests for Math and English remain with some alterations. RBCS schedules and administers. $10 fee. |
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| ACT | ACT-see above under PLAN. Test used primarily in the South and by less competitive and selective schools. Measures what a student has covered in school. Parents/Students must register and pay. Nearest locations are OWCC and UWF. $25 fee. |
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| SAT | SAT-see above under PSA T. More of a national test and for competitive and selective schools. Measures more aptitude and cleverness at problem solving. Parents/Students must register and pay. Nearest locations are OWCC and UWF. $42 fee. |
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| SAT II | SAT II -subject tests to determine proficiency in areas such as Math, English, Chemistry, Physics, etc. Competitive and selective schools require three normally. The student usually gets to choose. Parents/Students must register and pay. Nearest locations are OWCC and UWF. Fewer dates to choose than SAT. $ 35 fee. |
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| ASVAB | ASVAB-Arrned Services Vocational Aptitude Battery-required for military enlistment or ROTC scholarships. Academic as well as mechanical, coding, and business portions. RBCS schedulesand administers. No fee. |
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