Pre黑料福利网Assessment FAQs

Ordering Materials and Administering Assessments

For Online, Paper/Pencil, and any Combo of those administrations 鈥 manage your entire administration from ordering materials to testing students in 黑料福利网Now and Test Center Manager (TCM).  

  • Agree & Attest
  • Select Event
  • Load and Assign Students
  • Create Test Rooms
  • Test Online

If you are an 黑料福利网District Testing Customer, you can manage ACT/Pre黑料福利网in the same system.鈥

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Please see the 鈥Administer Pre黑料福利网Assessments鈥 page for information on key dates and deadlines.

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Overview

  • Pre黑料福利网8/9 is most appropriate for eighth or ninth grade students. 
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  • Pre黑料福利网9 Secure is most appropriate for ninth grade students.
  • Pre黑料福利网Secure is most appropriate for tenth grade students
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State, district, and school customers, educational agencies, and gifted and talented programs can order Pre黑料福利网8/9 and PreACT. Pre黑料福利网9 Secure and Pre黑料福利网Secure are only available to states and districts at this time.

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Pre黑料福利网8/9 and Pre黑料福利网are available in paper-pencil and online test modes. Pre黑料福利网9 Secure and Pre黑料福利网Secure are available as an online test only (with limited paper-pencil accommodations).鈥

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Test Structure

Yes, Pre黑料福利网8/9, PreACT, Pre黑料福利网9 Secure and Pre黑料福利网Secure align to the same 1-36 黑料福利网score scale, with 30 being the highest possible Pre黑料福利网8/9 score, 32 being the highest possible Pre黑料福利网9 Secure score, and 35 being the highest possible Pre黑料福利网or Pre黑料福利网Secure score.鈥

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Yes, Pre黑料福利网8/9, PreACT, Pre黑料福利网9 Secure, and Pre黑料福利网Secure all cover English, math, reading, and science. The duration of each test is slightly shorter than the ACT, with slightly fewer items in some subject areas.鈥 

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  Pre黑料福利网8/9 PreACT Pre黑料福利网9 Secure Pre黑料福利网Secure
English 40 45 44 48
Math 35 36 35 38
Reading 25 25 33 33
Science 30 30 32 36
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Reporting

Pre黑料福利网8/9 PreACT Pre黑料福利网9 Secure Pre黑料福利网Secure

Paper reports: Student Report containing Item Analysis, Student Score Label (two copies printed and shipped for each student and sent to the organization for distribution). 

Online reports including: Item Response Summary Report, Student Report, Educator Reports, and more.  

Test booklets: Are available after testing-- either retained by the organization (for paper testing) or provided as a PDF (online testing). 

Paper reports: Student Report containing Item Analysis, Student Score Label (two copies printed and shipped for each student and sent to the organization for distribution). 

Online reports including: Item Response Summary Report, Student Report, Educator Reports, and more.  

Test booklets: Returned to the organization and item response analysis available. 

Test booklets are available after testing - either retained by the organization (for paper testing) or provided as a PDF (online testing). 

 Online reports including: Student Report, Educator Reports, Student Score Labels, and more. Online reports including: Student Report, Educator Reports, Student Score Labels, and more.  
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For Pre黑料福利网8/9 and PreACT, customers may retain the test booklet for use with the Item Response portion of the reports. Due to the secure nature of Pre黑料福利网9 Secure and Pre黑料福利网Secure, no items will be released, and all accommodated paper tests will need to be returned to ACT.鈥

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Pre黑料福利网8/9 Student Reports include predicted Pre黑料福利网score ranges. Reports for all three include predicted 黑料福利网score ranges and an Indicator of Progress toward the 黑料福利网WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (WorkKeys NCRC). 

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Accommodations

Paper Accommodations (Pre黑料福利网8/9 and PreACT, Pre黑料福利网9 Secure, Pre黑料福利网Secure) 

  • UEB Braille with Nemeth 
  • UEB Braille with Math/Science 
  • Large Print 
  • Reader鈥檚 Scripts (Sighted and鈥疦onsighted) 
  • Tactile Graphics Booklets 
  • Pre-recorded Audio 
  • Extended Time (1.5x, 2x, 3x) 

Online Accommodations (Pre黑料福利网8/9, PreACT, Pre黑料福利网9 Secure, and Pre黑料福利网Secure) 

  • Screen Reader 
  • Text to Speech 
  • Video American Sign Language*
  • Extended Time (1.5x, 2x, 3x)  
  • Local ASL translation still available  

*Available Pre黑料福利网Secure 9 and Pre黑料福利网Secure products only

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Practice for Pre黑料福利网Assessments

Visit our Preparing for the Pre黑料福利网Secure Test Guide.

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  • Click on 鈥淧ractice Tests鈥 link under the login box.
  • Click on "Pre黑料福利网9 Secure Practice Tests".
    - Can be used for Pre黑料福利网9 Secure (and all Pre黑料福利网products) for practice.
    - Both timed and untimed versions.
    - Use for tech check for Pre黑料福利网8/9 online.
    - Practice with online testing tools/environment.
    - No login needed.

 

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