Testing tips 2018-19
ACT Information
The following information is located on our school website at www.bit.ly/preact-act
- ACT Parent Letters
- Why Take the ACT & Calculator Information
- Everything You Need to Know About the ACT - Magoosh High School Blog (www.bit.ly/magoosh-act)
This is information shared during ACT Room Administrator Training
- KHSCD ACT TEST PROCEDURES (with handouts)
PreACT Information
This is the information shared with parents during Sophomore Parent Night - Tuesday, October 9, 2018
- PreACT Parent Letters
- Why Take the PreACT & Calculator Information
- Complete Guide to the PreACT - Magoosh High School Blog (www.bit.ly/magoosh-preact)
This is information shared during PreACT Room Administrator Training - Tuesday, November 6, 2018
- KHSCD PreACT TEST PROCEDURES (with handouts)
- 2018-19 PreACT Administration Manual
Online Calculators available in NCTest
Starting in the 2018-19 school year, the NCTest app will have an online calculator available. Physical calculators may still be provided for students, but, please encourage your students to practice with these calculators BEFORE the exam:
NOTE: A lot of students will say they don't have room on their phones to add an app, that's fine. Give them the link(s) below and tell them to add a bookmark or add the calculators to their home screen. Bookmarks (and home screen links) don't take up space on their phones!!
SECOND NOTE: The ONLY way to use the BASIC or SCIENTIFIC calculators below is as a bookmark - the Desmos app is only a graphing calculator.
- Four-Function Calculator www.desmos.com/testing/northcarolina/fourfunction
- This is the BASIC calculator that will be used for some CTE State Assessments
- Scientific Calculator www.desmos.com/testing/northcarolina/scientific
- This is the SCIENTIFIC / ALGEBRAIC calculator that will be used for some CTE State Assessments and some Science NCFE exams
- Graphing Calculator www.desmos.com/testing/northcarolina/graphing
- This is the GRAPHING calculator that will be used for Math NCFEs and EOC exams
The Desmos Graphing Calculator App is also free in the iOS and Android app stores.
All the online calculators are free to use and are accessible for vision-impaired and blind students. For more information, visit www.desmos.com/accessibility
NC DPI Testing & Accountability Updates 2018-19
I received a memo from the NCDPI with Testing and Accountability updates for the 18-19 school year - SEE FULL MEMO HERE. While there are many more details in the memo, here are some specific things to keep in mind:
- Math scores will be delayed for all EOC exams, and NCExtend1.
- This will impact Math 1 and Math 3 EOC Exams and some SPED exams.
- The state will continue to increase the amount of testing that is required to be online.
- We will test all of our final exams online.
- ACT Testing will be online Feb 20
- ACT WorkKeys Testing will be online
WCPSS Testing Calendar 2018-19
WCPSS has published their testing calendar for traditional calendar schools. This calendar lists all of the testing dates. Most of these dates are also posted (or will be once dates have been confirmed) to our KHSCD Staff Events Calendar - http://bit.ly/khscdcal
Dates to note for KHSCD:
- Oct 10 -- PSAT
- Nov 14 -- PreACT (Gr 10)
- Nov 19 -- Make-Up PreACT (Gr 10)
- Dec 3-7 -- ACT WorkKeys (Selected Early Grad)
- KHSCD Date TBD
- Dec 17-21 -- Early Grad NCFE / EOC / CTE State Assessment Testing
- Jan 11-17 -- NCFE / EOC / CTE State Assessment Testing for 1st Semester
- Jan 28-Mar 8 -- ACCESS for ELLs
- KHSCD Dates TBD
- Feb 20 -- ACT (Gr 11)
- Feb 20-Mar 6 -- NCExtend1 Alternate Assessment (Gr 11)
- KHSCD Dates TBD
- Mar 12 -- ACT Makeup (Gr 11)
- Apr 1-12 -- ACT WorkKeys (Selected Gr 12)
- Apr 8-May 3 -- NCExtend1 Alternative Assessment (Gr 10) Field Testing
- KHSCD Dates TBD
- May 29-Jun 4 -- NCFE / EOC Testing for YEAR-LONG courses
- June 5-11 -- NCFE / EOC / CTE State Assessment Testing for 2nd Semester