SSAT

 

SSAT는 Secondary School Admission Test의 약자로 사립 학교 입학 시험입니다. 모든 문제는 객관식으로 학년에 따라 세 등급의 시험이 있습니다.

 

3-4학년: Elementary (초급)

5-7학년: Middle (중급)

8-11학년: Upper (상급)

 

중급과 상급 시험은 어휘 (verbal), 수학 (quantitative), 독해 (reading comprehension)의 세 과목으로 이루어져 있고, 채점은 되지 않으나 지원 학교로 발송되는 에세이가 있습니다.

 

한 해 8회 (10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6월), 정해진 날에 치룰 수 있는 Standard Test와 한 해 1회, 임의로 정한 날에 치룰 수 있는 Flex Test가 있습니다. Standard Test의 경우 8회를 모두 치룰 수 있고,보통 오전 9시에 시작하여 2시간 50분 간 지속되며 두 번의 휴식시간이 주어집니다.

 

과목별 시험 분야

어휘 (1 섹션, 30분, 총 60문제): 단어 (vocabulary), 어휘 추론력 (verbal reasoning), 개념 연관 논리력 (ability to relate ideas logically)

수학 (2섹션, 각 30분, 총 50문제):연산 (arithmetic), 기초 대수학과 기하학 (basic algebra and geometry), 개념 (concepts)에 관한 문제 풀이 능력

독해 (1 섹션, 40분, 총 40문제):  지문 이해 능력

 

2012-13년도의 시험에는 채점이 되지 않는 16문제의 실험 섹션 (Experimental section)이 포함돼있고, 이 문제들은 추후 시험에 다시 활용될 수도 있습니다.

 

채점 방식

각 문제에는 정답 시 1점이 주어지며, 오답 시  1/4점이 감점됩니다. 생략한 문제에는 감점이 없습니다. 오답 감점은 반올림 됩니다. 예를 들어 6문제를 틀리면 2점 감점, 5문제를 틀리면 1점 감점입니다. 이것은 원점 (raw score)이고 각 원점은 비례 점수 (scaled score)로 환산됩니다.

 

중급: 과목 당 440 – 710, 최저 1320점, 최고 2130점

                상급: 과목 당 500 – 800, 최저 1500점, 최고 2400점

 

각 과목 점수는 백분위수 (percentile) 등급이 주어집니다. 어휘 백분위수가 75%라면 75%의 학생들보다 높은 점수를 받았다는 의미입니다.

 

SSAT시험 점수를 요구하는 학교 리스트 (조지아)

 

Athens Academy (Athens)

Atlanta Academy (Roswell)

Atlanta Girls' School (Atlanta)

Atlanta International School (Atlanta)

Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (Roswell)

The Childrens School (Atlanta)

Darlington School (Rome)

The Davis Academy (Atlanta)

Frederica Academy (Saint Simons Island)

The Galloway School (Atlanta)

Georgia-Cumberland Academy (Calhoun)

Greater Atlanta Christian School (Norcross)

The Heiskell School (Atlanta)

Heritage Preparatory School (Atlanta)

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (Atlanta)

King's Ridge Christian School (Alpharetta)

Lovett School (Atlanta)

Marist School (Atlanta)

Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School (Athens)

Mount Pisgah Christian School (Johns Creek)

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (Atlanta)

Mt. Bethel Christian Academy (Marietta)

Notre Dame Academy (Duluth)

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School (Fayetteville)

Pace Academy (Atlanta)

Pinecrest Academy (Cumming)

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (Rabun Gap)

The Ron Clark Academy (Atlanta)

Saint Francis Xavier Catholic School (Brunswick)

The Schenck School (Atlanta)

Sophia Academy (Atlanta)

St. Benedict's Episcopal Day School (Smyrna)

St. Martin's Episcopal School (Atlanta)

St. Pius X Catholic High School (Atlanta)

Tallulah Falls School (Tallulah Falls)

Trinity School, Inc. (Atlanta)

The Walker School (Marietta)

The Weber School (Atlanta)

Wesleyan School (Peachtree Corners)

Westminster Schools (Atlanta)

Whitefield Academy (Mableton)

Woodward Academy (College Park)

 

(출처 및 더 자세한 정보: www.ssat.org, 초급 시험 정보: http://www.ssat.org/files/ELTestOfficialGuide/OfficialGuideToElementaryTest.pdf?open)