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Career Assessments	College Admission Testing	Compass Testing	Math Placement Testing-WA Colleges
Pre-College Testing	Test Preparation	WASL/HSPE	Washington State Testing Programs

Career Assessments:

ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)

ASVAB Career Preparation website www.asvabprogram.com/ This program is designed to help students learn more about themselves and the world of work, identify and explore potentially satisfying occupations, and develop an effective strategy to realize their goals.

Military.com Go to www.military.com/ASVAB to learn about the ASVAB and to take free ASVAB practice tests.

March 2 Success: Go to www.march2success.com/indexs.htm. Standardize testing preparation including ASVAB and more is located at this site.

Washington Occupational Information Service (WOIS): This link lets take self guided interest assessments to match your personality, goals and interests with appropriate careers. Contact Mr. Griffin for the ZHS password so you can access all services for FREE on this site.

Washington Workforce Explorer Career Interest Profiler: The Interest Profiler helps you identify your highest interest areas, which can point to the kinds of occupations you are more likely to find rewarding; and Work Importance Locator helps you identify your Work Values, which can point to occupations in the kinds of working environments you are more likely to find rewarding, and Find Occupations by Skills-Create a list of skills you have or plan to acquire, then find occupations that match most of your skills. Try experimenting by choosing different skills sets and exploring your results.

College Entrance Testing

ACT (American College Testing) The ACT Assessment is designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning. An optional "writing" test may be added on. Many colleges are now requiring a writing sample and this exam would cover that requirement. Also check out ACT College Career Planning Register on-line or get information. Remember the ZHS school code is 481635.

SAT (College Board including SAT, Advanced Placement): The College Board is a national nonprofit membership association whose mission is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity. Each year, the College Board serves over three million students through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Register on-line or get information. Remember the ZHS school code is 481635.

Compass Testing

Compass Testing is taken for placement in Reading, Writing and Math at the community college level in Washington State. Normally high school seniors take the Compass Test in the spring of their senior year. YVCC is or closest testing station. Students may call 509-574-4738 to schedule an appointment. Compass scores taken at YVCC can be transferred to other community colleges of your choice. Students interested in entering the YVCC Running Start Program www.zillahschools.org/runningstart must take this same Compass test to qualify for entry into Running Start.

Math Placement Testing (Washington State 4 year Colleges)

APTPT/MPT The Academic Placement Testing Program (APTP) is a cooperative program of Washington State public baccalaureate institutions. Faculty from participating institutions have created the Mathematics Placement Test (MPT) to help students, with the assistance of their academic advisers, select first-year mathematics courses for which they are best prepared. The program is managed by the Office of Educational Assessment on behalf of participating institutions.

Pre College Testing

The PLAN^® program helps 10th graders build a solid foundation for future academic and career success and provides information needed to address school districts' high-priority issues. It is a comprehensive guidance resource that helps students measure their current academic development, explore career/training options, and make plans for the remaining years of high school and post-graduation years. Consider also a "Pre-ACT" exam

PSAT/NMSQT The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT Reasoning Test. It also gives students a chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs and is currently listed as an optional test for WASL equivalency for the Washington State Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA) for graduation.

Test Preparation and Review

Free Practice Test Resources This website lists free practice tests and sample test questions for these tests:

ACT, Accuplacer, ARDMS, ASVAB, CAHSEE, CBEST, CCRN, CDL, CEN, CFA, CFP, CGFNS, CLEP, CNOR, COMPASS, Contractor Exam, CPA, CSCS, CSET, DANB, DAT, Dietitian Exam, EPPP, FCAT, FPGEE, FSWE, GED, GMAT, GRE, HOBET, Home Inspector Exam ,HSPT, ISEE, Life and Health Exam ,LSAT, MAT, MCAT, NAPLEX, NBRC, NCBTMB, NCIDQ, NCLEX, NPTE, NREMT, Nursing Exam, NYSTCE, OAT, PANCE, ParaPro, PCAT, PHR-SPHR, PMP, Praxis, Property Casualty Exam, PSAT, PTCB, SAT, SERIES, SERIES 7, SSAT, TEAS, TOEFL, USMLE, Wonderlic.

GEIF-Free ACT practice www.actexampracticetests.com/

Washington State Testing Programs (HSPE) (Formerly WASL)

Washington Testing: A resource page to provide information to students and parents regarding Washington testing programs.

Washington High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) Information.

CAA/HSPE Options Information: Once a student has taken either the WASL or HSPE but failed to demonstrate skills sufficient to earn a diploma, alternative ways to demonstrate students meet standards and skills become available.

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