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EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
20 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
TELEPHONE: WALNUT 1-9000 • CABLE: EDUCTESTSVC
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
May, 1960
To ⟦illegible⟧s of Schools outside the United States:
We cordially invite your school to participate ⟦illegible⟧ second annual
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination
Board. This test will be administered by interested secondary schools
throughout the world on Tuesday, October 18, or Saturday, October 22,
1960. Registration materials and an announcement leaflet providing in-
formation concerning the PSAT are enclosed.
The PSAT is offered to schools primarily as an aid in the guidance of
juniors toward college. Its similarity to the Scholastic Aptitude Test,
which is required by many colleges for admissions purposes, its ready avail-
ability to schools and students, and its low cost recommend it for guidance
use with juniors and seniors.
This year we are pleased to announce a new test fee of fifty cents per
candidate. The fee is reviewed annually to insure that the test is offered
at cost. The reduction is made possible by improved operating efficiencies
since the test was introduced in 1959 and by the large number of students
who participate; 623,052 students took the test last fall.
We hope you w⟦illegible⟧ return the enclosed registration ⟦illegible⟧m at an early date
to facilitate the operation of the program and to assur⟦illegible⟧ shipment of mate-
rials. In view of the shipping difficulties involved i⟦illegible⟧ making shipments
outside the United ⟦illegible⟧tates, your registration should rea⟦illegible⟧ us before September
16. Please note, ⟦illegible⟧t this is the only registration fo⟦illegible⟧ for the PSAT that
will be sent to your school.
Please include a reasonable overage when estimating the number of stu-
dents to be tested in order to avoid the need for small supplemental ship-
ments.
Sincerely yours,
Robert E. Smith
Robert E. Smith
Program Director
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Enclosures
PSAT
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1960
Tuesday, October 18
Saturday, October 22
Preliminary
Scholastic
Aptitude Test
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⟦illegible⟧ colleges of the
country.
for its use in
Junior year guidance
for scholarship awards
A two-hour version
of the Scholastic Aptitude Test
College Entrance
Examination Board
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What is the PSAT?
The PSAT is a two-hour version of the three-
hour Scholastic Aptitude Test, using the ⟦same⟧
kinds of multiple-choice questions and meas-
uring the same verbal and mathematical ⟦abili-⟧
ties. It ⟦yields⟧ separate verbal and mathemati-
cal scores on a scale ranging from 20 to 80,
a gradation parallel to that of the College
Board's standard ⟦admissions⟧ test scale of 200
to 800. This scale allows guidance officers to
relate the preliminary test scores directly to
information about college admission stand-
ards. Materials ⟦designed⟧ to aid both coun-
selors and students to understand the mean-
ing of their scores are sent to the schools.
Who may take the PSAT?
For college guidance purposes, schools may
allow ⟦students⟧ in any ⟦grade⟧ to take the PSAT,
when ⟦enrolled⟧ for it by the school ⟦principal⟧.
In general, however, the PSAT has proved to
be most useful for ⟦juniors⟧ and seniors who
wish to clarify their college plans.
Although juniors may continue to ⟦take⟧
regular SAT for guidance purposes ⟦at a⟧
scheduled test date, the College Board ⟦recom-⟧
mends the PSAT for this purpose instead, be-
cause it provides scores earlier in the junior
year and costs less than the SAT.
Colleges that use test scores for pre-⟦admis-⟧
sions counseling are urged by the College
Board to base such counseling on PSAT scores.
Juniors seeking to enter college at the end
of their junior year or seeking admission
through an "early decision" program will
usually be required to take the SAT.
Seniors may take the PSAT, but they should
understand that PSAT scores will not be ac-
⟦cept⟧ed by College Board member colleges as a
substitute for an SAT admissions requirement
of ⟦the⟧ college.
Secondary school students should take the
PSAT if they wish to apply for scholarships
offered by sponsored scholarship programs
that require the ⟦test⟧. Specific information
about the eligibility requirements and de-
scriptions of the scholarship programs using
the PSAT are sent to the schools in September.
When will the PSAT be ⟦given⟧?
The PSAT will be given ⟦on the⟧ dates in 1960:
Tuesday, October ⟦18⟧ (Form 1), and Saturday,
October ⟦22⟧ (Form 2). A school may choose
either date but all participating students at
the school must be ⟦tested⟧ only on the one date
chosen. A ⟦different⟧ form or ⟦edition⟧ of the test
is used on each date ⟦to⟧ prevent students at
schools that choose the ⟦later⟧ date from learn-
ing the questions and thus having an unfair
⟦advantage⟧. As a condition of use of the test,
⟦schools⟧ must agree to administer only the
⟦1960⟧ Form 1 on the Tuesday date or only the
1960 Form 2 on the Saturday date.
In the event that both of the regular 1960
dates conflict with school vacations, teachers'
conferences, religious observances, or other
⟦compelling⟧ circumstances, a special later date
can be selected by the school. In this event,
another form of the PSAT, Form 3, must be
used. However, the special test date selected
by the school must not be later than Saturday,
pages that cannot be separated for photocopying
November 5. The use of Form 3 of the test
will require increased supervision by the
school and one-half hour of additional test-
ing time. Requests for the use of Form 3 of
the PSAT must be received before September ⟦illegible⟧
What schools may give the PSAT?
Any secondary school anywhere in the world
may administer the PSAT. The decision to give
the test should be based on: first, judgment
by the school of the value of the PSAT in its
guidance program; and, second, whether or
not some of its students are eligible for and
wish to qualify for one or more of the various
scholarship programs requiring PSAT scores.
The College Board urges the school to offer
the PSAT to all eligible students who plan to
submit their scores to scholarship sponsors
requiring the test.
Who administers the PSAT?
The test is administered in the secondary
school by the school principal or his desig-
nated representative. Schools register for and
make arrangements to give the test through
the PSAT Program Director at Educational
Testing Service, which operates the program
for the College Board. The testing time is two
hours, but an additional 20 minutes should
be allowed for administrative details.
Registered schools are sent test booklets,
answer sheets, and other materials by ETS.
After giving the test, schools destroy the book-
lets and return the answer sheets to ETS for
scoring. Publications explaining the meaning
of PSAT scores and reports of the students'
scores are subsequently sent by ETS to the
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⟦illegible⟧ the test fee?
The fee due the College ⟦illegible⟧ for the PSAT
is 50 cents for each student ⟦illegible⟧. Schools
are responsible for collecting this fee which
is charged to cover the costs of providing the
test. After giving the test, principals forward
to Educational Testing Service 50 cents for
each student who has taken the PSAT. Schools
giving the test on Saturday or otherwise in-
curring special expenses are free, if they wish,
to charge an additional fee to defray those
expenses.
How do students enroll for the test?
All students enroll for the PSAT with their
school principal or his designated PSAT repre-
sentative. The procedures for enrolling stu-
dents can be handled in any way the school
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⟦illegible⟧ do schools register to give the test?
School registration forms are sent ⟦illegible⟧ sec-
ondary schools in the United States ⟦illegible⟧ ring
May and again in September. ⟦illegible⟧ may
register to give the test by returning the regis-
tration form or by writing directly to the
address given on the inside front cover.
Schools are urged to register in the spring. In
registering, schools give estimates of the num-
bers of students for whom they will need sup-
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plies. These estimates are not final, for schools
may revise their spring estimates in the fall.
Delivery of materials in time for the test can-
not be guaranteed for registrations t⟦...⟧
received later than the following ⟦...⟧
tember 30 for schools in the United ⟦...⟧,
and September 16, for foreign schools.
To whom are the scores reported?
The students' test scores are reported to their
schools and to the scholarship programs for
which the students wish to qualify. Each stu-
dent's scores are reported to the school on four
duplicate score report labels. These labels are
backed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive and,
at the school's option, may be affixed to the
student's interpretive leaflet and to his school
record forms. Score reports are mailed to t⟦...⟧
schools in December. All reports are sent from
the Princeton office of Educational Testing
Service.
What interpretive materials are provide⟦d?⟧
C⟦op⟧ies of two interpretive publications, ⟦on⟧e
prepared for students and one for counselo⟦rs⟧,
will be sent to the principal of each participat-
ing school after it has given the test and before
it receives PSAT score reports. There is no
charge for these publications. Th⟦ey are⟧ pro-
vided to assist school personnel and students
in understanding the use of test scores in col-
lege guidance and planning.
The leaflet for students discusses the use of
PSAT scores in planning for college. In it, PSAT
scores are related to national norms and to the
pages cannot be separated for imaging
scores of freshmen at various types of colleges.
One copy of the leaflet will be sent for each
student tested at the school.
⟦...⟧ participating school will also receive
⟦...⟧ booklet prepared for use by guid-
⟦...⟧ counselors, school administrators, and
teachers who advise students on their college
plans. The counselor's booklet explains the
interpretation of PSAT scores and tells how to
convert them to equivalent scores on the
widely used SAT. The booklet also disc⟦...⟧ses
the more general pr⟦...⟧lems involved in en-
couraging able students to attend college,
⟦u⟧nderstanding the complexities of college ad-
mi⟦...⟧ion, and financing a college education.
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Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)
PRINCIPAL'S COPY OF SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM
Do NOT return to ETS
This school will administer PSAT on (check one) [ ] Form 1, Tuesday, October 18, 1960 } to an estimated [ ] students.
[ ] Form 2, Saturday, October 22, 1960 }
The registration form must be received at ETS by September 30 or shipment cannot be guaranteed.
ETS must be notified immediately if adequate test supplies do not arrive by October 10.
CONDITIONS WHICH ⟦must⟧ BE MET BY SCHOOLS USING PSAT:
1. All test booklets kept un⟦til⟧ administration date.
2. Test administered only ⟦on the sp⟧ecified date—that is, PSAT Form 1 admin-
istered only ⟦on T⟧uesday ⟦Octob⟧er 18; PSAT Form 2 administered only on
Saturday, Oct⟦ob⟧er 22.
3. Test administered in ⟦stri⟧ct compliance with directions given in Supervisor's
Manual to ensure standard test conditions at all secondary schools.
4. E⟦ve⟧ry test booklet collected at the end of the testing period.
5. Answer sheets returned as soon as possible after the administration.
6. Every test booklet, used or unused, destroyed October 18 or October 22,
as appropriate.
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
20 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
Advanced Placement
Fees.
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EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
20 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
TELEPHONE: WALNUT 1-9000 • CABLE: EDUCTESTSVC
May 31, 1960
MEMORANDUM
Your enclosed invoice for the Advanced Placement Examinations was
computed on the basis of information supplied by each student on the
Master Record card. The amount due was determined in the following
manner: Number of candidates tested at $5.00 per candidate and number
of examinations taken at $8.00 per test used. From this total, we sub-
tracted a Coordinator's retainer of $5.00 and in addition $1.00 for
each examination administered. As explained on page six of "Information
for Coordinators", these deductions are intended to help the schools
meet some of the administrative expenses of giving these examinations to
their students.
We regret any confusion occasioned by mention of the Summary Voucher
in the Coordinator's Manual. As schools administer these examinations to
their own students, the Advanced Placement Examinations are an institu-
tional program. Referring to page seven of the "Supervisor's Handbook"
you will note that sections of the book which have been starred (*) do
not apply to institutional programs.
We hope this information will be helpful and if we can be of further
assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Institutional Programs Section
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⟦illegible⟧ SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 26th August, 1960
Date:
To:
Educational Testing Service,
Box 592,
Princeton, New Jersey,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs,
I have arranged with the Ottoman Bank, Baghdad,
to remit to you by air mail through their New York
Correspondents, the First National City Bank of New
York, 55 Wall Street, New York, the sum of $ 19.00
in settlement of you Invoice No.0847 dated 31st May
1960, a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours faithfully,
A.S.Obadiah,
Principal.
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: <del>26th August, 1960</del>
Date:
To:
Educational Testing Service,
Box 592,
Princeton, New Jersey,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs,
I have arranged with the Ottoman Bank, Baghdad,
to remit to you by air mail through their New York
Correspondents, the First National City Bank of New
York, 55 Wall Street, New York, the sum of $ 19.00
in settlement of your Invoice No. 0847 dated 31st May
1960, a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
A.S.Obadiah,
Principal.
College Entrance Examination Board
c/o Educational Testing Service
P. O. Box 592
Princeton, New Jersey
about
Writing Sample
PRINCETON
MAY 27'60
N.J.
P.B. 377⟦illegible⟧
U.S. POSTAGE
08
23 May 1960
Recipient: Shamash Secondary School
Address Line 1: New Alwiyah, Baghdad
Address Line 2: Baghdad, Iraq
Code: 990210
ATTENTION:: GUIDANCE DIRECTOR
ceeb COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD
475 Riverside Drive, New York 27, N. Y., University 5-9500
JOHN A. VALENTINE
Director of Examinations
May 23, 1960
MEMORANDUM TO SCHOOLS
We hope that the enclosed announcement of a new College
Board offering will be helpful to you in preparing to
advise students who will apply for college admission
during the 1960-61 academic year.
It is apparent that many Board member colleges will
require or recommend that their candidates submit a
Writing Sample, as explained in the enclosed announce-
ment, and will inform schools and students accordingly
through their catalogue statements and other communi-
cations. At the present time, however, the individual
colleges are in the process of determining whether they
will use the Writing Sample, and if they do, what its
relation will be to their other entrance requirements.
Because this is a period of decision for the colleges,
we will be unable to provide you with a summary report
of ⟦th⟧eir requirements until later in the year. We are
requ⟦es⟧ting this information from the col⟦leg⟧es with the
hope that it can be sent to you in conve⟦ni⟧ent form in
August or September at latest.
Sincerely yours,
John A. Valentine
John A. Valentine
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD
475 Riverside Drive, New York 27, N. Y., University 5-9500
WRITING SAMPLE TO BE ADDED TO BOARD PROGRAM IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY
The College Entrance Examination Board announces that an English essay
exercise to be known as the Writing Sample will be offered on two of its scheduled
testing dates in the academic year 1960-61. Students applying for admission to
colleges that ask applicants to submit the Writing Sample will register for either
the December 3, 1960 or January 14, 1961 date on which the new offering will be
provided at Board testing centers.
The introduction of the Writing Sample was approved by vote of the Board's
members last fall, following a request by a number of the member colleges for a
writing exercise conducted under conditions which would guarantee the authenticity
of the student's work. A subsequent survey by a special committee disclosed that
⟦at⟧ least 100 of the member colleges were interested in using the Writing Sample as
an indica⟦tor of the wr⟧iting ability of their candidates. Secondary school members
of the Board, at the same time, expressed a preference for in⟦cluding⟧ the Writing
⟦Sample⟧ in the admission testing schedule rather than offering ⟦it⟧ under any separate
and different adminis⟦trati⟧ve plan.
After considering the place of the Writing Sample in the Board's total pro-
gram, the Committee on Examinations summarized its views in the following statement:
"Members of the College Board are unanimous in their belief that learning
to write clearly and accurately is of first importance to intellectual growth. It
is of concern to them that many school and college students fall short of reasonable
standards of writing ability. In appointing a Commission on English, charged to
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explore ways of improving the teaching of English in school and college, the Board
has made a major effort to find good long-range solutions in this critical problem area.
"As an intermediate measure, and in response to a majority vote by the
Board as a whole and the explicit wishes of at least a third of its member colleges,
the Board will introduce the Writing Sample in its regular testing program for the
academic year 1960-61. Students who register for this one-hour exercise will be
asked to write essays on a prescribed topic. The essays will not be graded by the
Board. Copies will be distributed to the colleges to which the students are applying
for admission and to their schools. No copies of the essays will be retained by the
Board. The Writing Sample will supplement other information (school grades, English
Composition Test scores, etc.) about the ability of candidates to write clearly and
correctly.
"The Board will undertake (a) to survey the various uses colleges make of
⟦the⟧ essays of candidates, (b) to evaluate the contribution of the Writing Sample to
⟦the⟧ whole admissions process, and (c) on the basis of experience and research to
⟦develop⟧ recommendations regarding its most effective use."
The ⟦Writing Sam⟧ple will be available to students ⟦on⟧ the December date in
conjunction with the administration of the afternoon Achievement Tests. Candidates
may take the Writing Sample as one of the three Achievement ⟦T⟧est options covered by
⟦the⟧ Achievement Test fee of $6, or may take only the Writing Sample at a fee of $2.
⟦On⟧ the January date, when the Achievement Tests will not be given, the Writing Sample
will be offered in the afternoon at the $2 fee. A description of the Writing Sample
and complete details of the registration procedure will be provided in publications
to be sent to schools and colleges in September.
May 1960
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
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No.:
Number:
Date: 17th May, 1960.
Date:
To:
Educational Testing Service,
Box 592,
Princeton, New Jersey,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs,
1. Kindly supply me with an official bill
showing your fee charge to this School for the Advanced
Placement Examination in Mathematics for May 17th, 1960.
Only two students of this School have taken this
Examination. I need at least one extra copy of the
bill in order to be able to settle your account ,
officially through the Exchange Control Department
in Baghdad.
2. It will be much appreciated if you will
kindly send the Math. Examination grade of the above
two student to this School as early as July next if
possible.
Yours faithfully.
A. S. Obadiah,
Principal.
sent inside envelope no. 1
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⟦illegible⟧ SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No.:
Number:
Date: 17th May, 1960.
Date:
To:
Educational Testing Service,
Box 592,
Princeton, New Jersey,
U. S. A.
Advanced Placement Examinations
Coordinator's Report Form
⟦line⟧
Please note: In the shipment of the Advanced Place-
ment Examination materials for May 17th, 1960, the
Coordinator's Report Form was not included. Nor was
there any mention of this Form in your shipping
order No. 293, dated 28/4/60, sent to this School
under a separate cover.
As a substitute, I give on this sheet below
an account for examination books and answer sheets
returned to ETS from my Centre:
2 Used answer sheets (Mathematics sec I)
2 Used section II exam. book in Math. (pink)⟦illegible⟧
sent inside envelope No. 1
Faithfully yours
⟦signature⟧
A. S. Obadiah,
Principal.
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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P.O. Box ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad
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⟦illegible⟧0 Bulletin for Students:
Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test
This leaflet is written for high school students who have registered
with their principals to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude
Test (PSAT) on Tuesday, October 18, or Saturday, October 22, 1960.
Because the PSAT can be helpful to you in planning your future be-
yond high school, it is important that you understand not only the
value of the PSAT scores but also how to prepare for and to take the
test.
Growing numbers of students are seeking admission to our col-
leges in response to the increasing national demand for college-
educated men and women. As a student in high school, you should
thoughtfully consider continuing your education. If you decide to
go to college you will need to consider both the choice of suitable
colleges to which you might go and their requirements for admis-
sion. Many factors in addition to your test scores, such as your
grades and your school's recommendations, are of prime importance
in arriving at these decisions.
Your PSAT scores permit a direct comparison of your scores with
those of national and college groups outside of your own school, and
hence can assist you, your parents, and your counselor by providing
an estimate of your ability to succeed at the college of your choice.
The PSAT is a two-hour version of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT),
a test required for admission by about 400 colleges. The PSAT is
intended for use in the high school guidance program as a "pre-
liminary" SAT. The parallel nature of these two tests and the specially
developed interpretive materials that will be provided give the PSAT
a unique value in the guidance of students toward college. As an aid
in interpreting your scores, an interpretive booklet will be sent to
your school in December for distribution with your test scores. In
addition, your counselor will be provided with more detailed infor-
mation so that he can help you to understand your scores.
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Preparing to take the PSAT
Since the PSAT tests your ability to reason and not your ability to
recall facts, short-term specific preparation for it is unprofitable. The
greater part of your preparation for the test has already taken place.
If you have observed the world about you thoughtfully, if you have
read widely and well, and if you have studied conscientiously, you
have completed the most effective preparation for the PSAT. It will be
to your advantage, however, to read attentively the section in this
leaflet that describes the test and explains the various types of
questions you may be asked. You should also become familiar with
the description of the answer sheet which you will be required to
fill out when you take the PSAT.
When you take the PSAT, remember...
• Read the directions carefully.
• Work attentively and rapidly.
• Keep in mind that the test is two hours long and that you will be
allowed to work one hour on the Verbal section and one hour on the
Mathematical section.
• Take the questions in order; skip the difficult ones and try them
again later if you have time.
• Do not be disturbed if you cannot answer all of the questions in a
section of the test or if you do not have time to finish it. Many of the
students who take the test do not attempt all of the questions, and no
one is expected to know the answers to all of them.
• When the test is scored, a percentage of the wrong answers is sub-
tracted from the number of right answers as a correction for hap-
hazard guessing. It is improbable, therefore, that mere guessing will
improve your scores significantly; it may even lower your score. If,
however, you are not sure of the correct answer but have some
knowledge of the question and are able to eliminate one or more of
the answer choices as wrong, your chance of getting the right answer
is improved, and it is to your advantage to answer such a question.
• No books, slide rules, or papers of any kind may be used during the
test.
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