Amy in TX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Someone's been telling me that the PSAT 10-graders are given is different from the PSAT 11th graders are given. In other words, there are two versions of the test--one for 10th graders and another for 11th graders. I can't find any indication of this anywhere, including the College Board website. I don't think it's true, but maybe I'm wrong. Has anyone else heard this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Never heard of it. I don't believe it is true; 10th graders can sign up for the same PSAT as 11th graders, it just does not count for National Merit. Maybe they were refering to the PLAN test which is also given in 10th grade (and related to ACT)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Nope, no truth to it. My daughter took it at age 12 and was given the exact test everyone else in the room was given. They didn't even know she wasn't in the eleventh grade, as she took it at our local high school. She checked "not yet in eighth grade" for her grade when she filled in her identifying information on the test itself. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 There's more than one version of the test, so the kids taking it on Wed don't send the answers to the kids taking it on Sat, and the kids taking it on the East coast don't send them to the West Coast. was given the exact test everyone else in the room was given. I was under the impression that even within the same classroom, there were multiple versions to cut down on cheating. Or was that the SAT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynyny Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853584,00.html?iid=perma_share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853584,00.html?iid=perma_share Ok, that just makes me want to gag! When are we as a country stop allowing bubble tests define a student and his/her ability? They reflect only a single dimension of education. And now there will be even more emphasis on teaching to the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Doesn't the ACT have a different test that can be taken in 10th grade? Maybe that is what they were meaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Huh. Yes, maybe they were thinking of the "8th-grade pre-psat" :glare: or the pre-ACT. Thanks for the replies, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 There definitely is not a different version by grade. I proctor the test most years... Kids sit alphabetically at our school - not by grades. All get the same test. As stated before, the Wed and Sat tests differ and each has their own curve to get the scores in the correct percentages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_s_Cool Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 As others have said - there is no Pre-PSAT. But I have recently come across the metioning of 7th and 8th graders (non-gifted students) taking the PSAT to "practice" for when it counts. Honestly, most of what I've read this would have negative consequences and just cause testing burnout by the time these kids get to the actual PSAT. P is for practice. Yes, I realize there is a possibility of that National Merit Scholarship. But I know in my house that was not on the radar, the "practicing" for the SAT was. As the PSAT states it will give you a feel for the range your student will probably score on the SAT. Sure enough it did - but of course, ranges normally do that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Ok, that just makes me want to gag! When are we as a country stop allowing bubble tests define a student and his/her ability? They reflect only a single dimension of education. And now there will be even more emphasis on teaching to the test. :iagree: The following quote is from Wikipedia. Perhaps the "nonprofit" College Board needs to create a new test in order to generate more revenue to pay the staff: Consumer rights organization Americans for Educational Testing Reform (AETR) has criticized College Board for violating its non-profit status through excessive profits and exorbitant executive compensation; twelve of its executives make more than $300,000 per year,[7] with CEO Gaston Caperton earning over $800,000.[8] AETR also claims that College Board is acting unethically by selling test preparation materials, directly lobbying legislators and government officials, and refusing to acknowledge test-taker rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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