Advanced Learning Strategies: SAT Prep

The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities in USA to make admissions decisions. The SAT is a multiple-choice, computer-based test created and administered by the College Board.

In this SAT Preparation course, students gain practice and confidence toward taking the official SAT exam. All homework, assignments and practice tests will be finished online. This SAT Prep Course covers SAT’s critical reading and mathematics sections. Students gain valuable experience by taking practice tests, answering hundreds of practice questions, and responding to practice essay questions. Students increase confidence by practicing with questions just like the ones they’ll see on test day.

Course Overview: This course improves students’ learning and personal-management skills, preparing them to make successful transitions to work, training, and/or postsecondary education destinations. Students will assess their learning abilities and use literacy, numeracy, and research skills and personal-management techniques to maximize their learning. Students will investigate trends
and resources to support their postsecondary employment, training, and/or education choices
and develop a plan to help them meet their learning and career goals.

Ministry of Education Course Resource page click HERE.

Course Code: GLS4O

Grade: 12

Type: Open, Optional

Prerequisite: None.

Course Units:

UNIT 1: Learning Skills – 60 hours

• Part A: Reading & Grammar – In this unit, students will be provided with a general overview of the digital SAT reading section, and with general strategies to keep in mind as they begin to prepare for the test. Students will review grammar, punctuation, sentence structure and context clues. Students will practice passage based readings and answer questions about them.
• Part B: Algebra and Advanced Math – In this unit, students will go over linear functions, equations, inequalities and systems. Students will review quadratic, exponential, polynomial and rational functions as well as radicals and imaginary numbers.
• Part C: Problem Solving and Data Management – In this unit, students will review rates, ratios, measurement, scatter plots, curves of best fit and probability. Students will also review measures of centre and measures of spread.

UNIT 2: Personal Management – 20 hours

• In this unit, students will identify and apply the personal-management skills and strategies that contribute to success in a variety of settings

UNIT 3: Exploration of Opportunities – 15 hours

• In this unit, students will identify and describe the learning environments and resources available to support lifelong learning.

UNIT 4: Preparation for Transition and Change – 15 hours

• In this unit, students will demonstrate effective use of decision-making, goal-setting, and action-planning skills and strategies to prepare for transition to their first postsecondary destination.