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- SATCON--The SAT Score Conversion Program
-
- Have YOU been converted?
-
-
- Beginning in the fall of 1994 for the PSAT and in 1995 for the regular SAT-I,
- the College Board "recentered" the scores for the Scholastic Assessment Tests.
- When the current S.A.T. format was adopted in 1941, a score of 500 was the
- median score for both Math and Verbal sections. By 1994 a variety of causes
- had made the average Math score 470 and the average Verbal score between 420
- and 430. The College Board decided to "recenter" the scoring on the tests,
- making 500 once again the median according to standards from 1993 and 1994.
-
- The S.A.T. Score Conversion Program, or SATCON for short, will help you
- interpret your scores. Enter the score you want to convert. Click one of the
- four buttons for the type of conversion you want to make, and read the
- converted score. That way you can see how the score fits in with the scores
- from other testing times!
-
- To get started, make sure the program VBRUN300.DLL is in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directory. Then simply run the SETUP.EXE program that comes with the SATCon
- files. This can be done by Clicking on the "File" menu and "Run" and then
- entering the drive, directory, and program name "SETUP.EXE." (Windows 95
- follows the same procedure except that you click on "Start" and "Run.")
- You may also run SETUP.EXE by double-clicking on the program name while in
- File Manager or Windows Explorer.
-
- To run SATCon, click or double click on the new SATCON icon you just
- installed, just as you would with any program.
-
- 1. Use the scroll bar under the box. Click on the right arrow to make the
- score go higher. Click on the left arrow to lower the score. Drag on the
- square between the two arrows (this square is called the "thumb") to the right
- or left to make the change more quickly.
-
- 2. Click on the box itself and enter the score. Simply type it in. Remember,
- scores must be between 200 and 800 and must be rounded off to the nearest ten.
- PSAT scores are scored the same way, just divided by ten.
-
- After you have the score you want to convert entered, simply click on one of
- the four buttons to convert the score. At the top are the Verbal score
- buttons. At the bottom are the Math score buttons. The "Old" scores are
- those prior to the recentering (before 1995 for the SAT, before the fall of
- 1994 for the PSAT). The "New" scores are the newly recentered scores. The
- score which appears in the lower box entitled "Converted score" tells you the
- equivalent score.
-
- For more details and information on running SATCON and its features, including
- PSAT scores, click on "Help" and "Help Commands" to get the Help file
- SATCON.HLP.
-
- SATCON is copyright ⌐ 1995 by James Bair, P.O. Box 203, Shelton CT 06484 USA,
- All rights reserved. It is not Public Domain, though it may normally be
- distributed without charge.
-
- SATCON may be distributed freely without charge as long as all files are kept
- together and are unaltered. That includes the SATCON.EXE file, this
- SATCON.HLP file, the SATCON.TXT file, and any icon files. Bona fide shareware
- dealers may charge a nominal fee for the copying of files. Any commercial
- distribution without permission of the author is prohibited. That includes
- any retail sale of shareware or public domain software except at bona fide
- computer stores where the shareware concept is clearly understood.
-
- The main reason this is being distributed freely is to promote the author's PC-
- compatible SAT study software, Verbal Vanquish and Math Vanquish. Registered
- users of those programs should contact the author to get a copy of SATCON
- without the "ad" at the end. Other users may send the author $5.00 in US funds
- only for a copy without the ad. Master Card and Visa Accepted. CompuServe ID
- 70730,3001. Internet 70730.3001@compuserve.com. CompuServe members may
- purchase these via GO SWREG. For Verbal Vanquish, get product number 359, for
- SAT Vanquish, get product number 4976.
-
- Like many Windows programs, SATCON needs the file VBRUN300.DLL in order to
- run. Put it in your Windows\System directory. Chances are, you probably have
- it. If not, it is readily available from most on-line services, bulletin
- boards, and shareware dealers. Otherwise, it works as long as all other
- files are in the same directory.
-
- Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. SAT, SAT-I,
- PSAT, Scholastic Assessment Test, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and College Board
- are all registered trademarks of the College Board. Use of these terms for
- informational purposes does not imply any review or endorsement of this
- product by the College Board or Educational Testing Service.
-
- Version History
- Beta version 3-2-1995
- Version 1.0 3-17-1995 Released for public use
- Named a "Downloadable Notable" by CompuServe Magazine
- Version 1.1 7-27-1995 Bug fix for 3 verbal scores (740-760, New to Old)
- Thank you, David Nieves
-
- "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
- directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
- Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI USA 49442-9427, Fax
- 616-788-2765, or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
- Ombudsman 70007,3536 (or e-mail 70007.3536@compuserve.com)."
-
- Member, Educational Software Cooperative (ESC).
-
- Copyright ⌐ 1995, James Bair, All rights reserved.
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