ACT / WkKeys

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• The ACT will be held Tuesday, March 25th, 2025. ALL JUNIORS will test on this date. Any senior without an ACT will also need to take the test.

ACT/ Workkeys Equivalent Chart

Why are WorkKeys tests important to high school students?  Money!

Whether you are looking for more Louisiana Tops Tech Money or Better paying jobs, this test is for you!  WorkKeys test scores provide important information no matter what type of career a student plans to pursue after high school. Because WorkKeys tests measure skills valued by employers, students can use their results to get a better picture of their chances for success in the workforce and to improve areas where their skills are weak.

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Why should you and your student care about the WorkKeys tests?

All students enter the workforce eventually—whether they get a job right out of high school, work part-time while continuing their education, or go to college first. The abilities to learn, listen, communicate, work in teams, and solve problems—all areas addressed by the WorkKeys system—are important assets for any employee, regardless of career choice. They are also extremely important in today's colleges.

The three tested areas of WorkKeys are:

• Applied Math

Basic operations with numbers including decimals

Fractions

Percentages/Ratios/Proportions

Unit conversions

Geometric measurement

Applied mathematical reasoning 

• Graphic Literacy

Locate or find information

Assess trends, patterns, or relationships

Make inferences or decisions

Select the graphic to represent the information

• Workplace Documents

Infer implied details

Infer the meaning of an acronym, jargon, or technical term from context

Apply information/instructions to a situation not directly described or to a completely new situation

Apply principles inferred in a passage to a situation not directly described or to a completely new situation

Identify the rationale behind an entire document or a section of a document