| The Perrine Seventh-day Adventist Church Education Department recently conducted an S.A.T training session.
The annual event is organized by Richard Smith and Millicent Taylor along with assistants Giselle Holness and Victor Morgan.
Thirty-four students participated in the training session which is conducted for grades 6 through 12. The free 24 hour course was held in the church fellowship hall on Sundays.
The objective is to make sure each student has the opportunity to earn the best possible score on the S.A.T. whenever they take the test.
The materials and curriculum are provided by the College Board which is the entity that develops and administers the S.A.T. through the office of the Florida Education Fund.
The students who attend our sessions know that a score of 1270 in the Math & Critical Reading wins 100% Bright Futures scholarship and a score of 970 in the same two sections wins them 75% Bright Futures scholarship as long as their G.P.A, is 3.0 and above.
Thirty-four students eagerly attended the sessions every Sunday, many without missing one session.
Students were given a pre-test and drilled in key preparation tips as well as exposed to the kinds of test questions which might be on the S.A.T. They were engaged in learning strategies to master the test.
On the final day of the session, the students were given a post test. This test revealed that many students had made gains of 100 points or more.
Kristal Taylor stated that techniques she learned helpd her do well on ITBS test that she recently completed.
She added, The math questions were easier to answer.
Matthew Hudson-Vassell declared that attending the S.A.T. classes helped me to understand what the questions were asking and how to answer the questions.
The parents were enthused about their children attending the classes.
The next session will be in February of 2007. It is our plan to get additional students as well as more community involvement.
BY MILLICENT TAYLOR |
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