ACT Scaling Test

ACT Scaling Test

:"This article is about the Australian academic test. See ACT (examination) for the U.S. ACT."

The ACT Scaling Test (AST) is a test of aptitude in studies for Year 12 students in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) set by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS). It is used to rank students and colleges for the calculation of a Universities Admission Index (UAI). The AST consists of a Multiple Choice Test (2hr 30min, 80 questions), a Short Answer Test (1hr 30min), and an Argumentative Essay (2hr 30min, 600 words). The AST is designed to test the aptitude of a student and not their knowledge unlike the Higher School Certificate. Questions are taken from a range of subjects including maths, science, social studies and humanities but do not require knowledge in those fields.

The first sitting of the AST is during September, over a two day period. There is a second sitting of the AST during October for those who missed the first sitting due to illness or misadventure.

External links

* [http://www.decs.act.gov.au/bsss/welcome.htm ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies Website(BSSS)]
* [http://www.decs.act.gov.au/bsss/Publications/2005_Whats_AST.pdf BSSS Publication on the ACT (PDF File Format)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Test score — A test score is a piece of information, usually a number, that conveys the performance of an examinee on a test. One formal definition is that it is a summary of the evidence contained in an examinee s responses to the items of a test that are… …   Wikipedia

  • NOMINATE (scaling method) — NOMINATE W NOMINATE coordinates of members of the 111th House of Representatives. Inventors Keith T. Poole, University of Georgia …   Wikipedia

  • History of the USA PATRIOT Act — The history of the USA PATRIOT Act involved many parties who opposed and supported the legislation, which was proposed, enacted and signed into law a month and a half after the September 11 terrorist attacks of New York City in 2001. The USA… …   Wikipedia

  • Education in the Australian Capital Territory — Almost all educational institutions in the Australian Capital Territory are located within Canberra. The ACT public education system schooling is normally split up into Pre School, Primary School (K 6), High School (7 10) and College (11 12)… …   Wikipedia

  • Universities Admission Index — The Universities Admission Index (UAI) is used in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, as the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate entry university programs. It is a number between 0 and 100 (though… …   Wikipedia

  • Education in Australia — DEEWR Federal Minister for Education Peter Garrett, Chris Evans National education budget ( …   Wikipedia

  • AST — is a three letter abbreviation that stands for a number of different things.;In science and technology * Aspartate transaminase, an enzyme associated with liver parenchymal cells * Abstract syntax tree, a finite, labeled, directed tree used in… …   Wikipedia

  • Higher School Certificate — The Higher School Certificate, or HSC, is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (years 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales, Australia. It was first introduced in… …   Wikipedia

  • Higher School Certificate (New South Wales) — The Higher School Certificate, or HSC, is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (Years 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales, Australia. It was first introduced in… …   Wikipedia

  • List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory — There are numerous public and non governmental schools in the Australian Capital Territory. Children begin formal schooling at primary school in February when they are five years old (if they are due to turn five by 30 April in that year).… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”