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There is only one conference that brings together the full spectrum of educators committed to helping students prepare for and graduate from college: The Forum.
Join us for compelling discussions and workshops that explore issues of advocacy, equal access to higher education and student preparation. |
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SAT® Studies Show Test’s Strength in Predicting College Success
Writing Section Is Most Predictive |
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| The College Board has completed the 2008 SAT® Validity Studies and established that SAT scores, when combined with high school grades, provide the strongest tool available for predicting academic success. Released June 17, the latest studies of the national benchmark test are the first to examine the full cohort of students who have taken the SAT since the required writing section was added in March 2005. |
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The reports evaluated data from nearly 150,000 students at 110 four-year colleges and universities across the country and demonstrate that the SAT continues to be an excellent predictor of how students will perform in their first year of college. The reports also revealed meaningful data specific to the writing section. The new section, which is mandatory for SAT takers, was shown to be the single most predictive section of the test for all students across all ethnic groups.
“Writing as a college-level skill is a crucial asset for student success; an important message reinforced by colleges that require admissions tests with a writing section,” said College Board President Gaston Caperton. “Colleges not requiring an admissions test with writing are overlooking one of the best predictors of college success that they have access to. Writing should not be optional.”
The purpose of these studies was to determine the ability of the SAT to predict college success. The most striking findings include the following: |
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The SAT continues to be an
excellent predictor of how
students will perform in their first
year of college; |
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Writing is the most predictive section of the SAT for every subgroup except ESL students; |
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The SAT is a better predictor than high school grades for all minority groups (African American, Hispanic, American Indian and Asian); |
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The three-hour and 45-minute SAT is almost as predictive as four years of high school grades; and |
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The recently added writing section
is the most predictive of the three
SAT sections; |
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The single best predictor of
first-year college GPA is a
combination of high school
GPA along with SAT scores. |
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The results are consistent for all types of colleges, with slight differences. (See Table 6 in the “Validity of the SAT for Predicting First-Year College Grade Point Average” study.) Grades are slightly better predictors of academic success at public or less-selective colleges; SAT scores are slightly better predictors at private or more-selective colleges.
Click here to see the complete studies. |
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Hundreds of workshops will reach thousands of school counselors with important information on programs, tools and services that help students prepare for college success. Act now to attend a Fall Counselor Workshop being held near you.
These free half-day sessions will update school counselors on important program developments for the new school year, including the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®), the SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT® and the latest developments in federal financial aid and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®.
Take advantage of your opportunity to discuss “best practices” and hear about new developments, including:
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counselor advocacy initiatives
and activities; |
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enhancements to My College
QuickStart™; |
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how to use the new SAT-ACT
Concordance Table; and |
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new tools and services available
on collegeboard.com |
Are there specific issues/topics you would like to see addressed at a Fall Counselor Workshop? You are invited to e-mail suggestions to: guidance@collegeboard.org.
Online registration starts June 2.
For information, visit:
www.collegeboard.com/fcw. |
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Share Your Knowledge. Become a Speaker.
Calling All Innovative Educators!
We Invite You To Submit Your Proposals. |
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AP® Annual
Conference 2009
Are you creating new ways to
help students understand
difficult concepts?
Have you developed a unique
method of teaching that will benefit
your peers?
Do you have a knack for motivating or inspiring others?
If so, then we invite you to submit
a proposal to be a speaker during
the main session at the 2009 AP
Annual Conference on July 15–19
in the “Home of the Alamo,”
San Antonio, Texas. |
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Serving as a speaker offers you an opportunity
to do the following:
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Showcase your expertise and position yourself as a leader in educational excellence. |
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Play a key role in furthering the mission of the
AP Program. |
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Exchange ideas with colleagues. |
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Support your colleagues in the teaching community,
thereby helping students beyond your classroom
and school.
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Share best practices and promote innovation
and excellence. |
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Spark a passion in others while gaining your own fresh perspective. |
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Enjoy a special discounted conference rate. |
Each year more than 3,500 AP teachers, middle school teachers, administrators, AP Coordinators and counselors join together
from across the country and the world to attend the College
Board’s AP Annual Conference. Offering more than 110
workshops and 280 sessions, the conference is dedicated to
all AP professionals committed to educational excellence.
To find out more about becoming a speaker, visit our Web site.
Deadline for submission: Oct. 15, 2008. |
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