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EXPLORE - 8th Grade

EXPLORE is the eighth grade component of the Educational Planning and Assessment System. Benefits of the EXPLORE assessments include the following:

• Appropriate use of the assessment results helps to prepare students for high school coursework and post-high school transition.
• Educators are given the means to strengthen high school academic planning and career exploration.
• Schools have a baseline to monitor academic progress.
• Students are given the opportunity to investigate a full range of educational and career options.

EXPLORE at a Glance

ACT recommends that the EXPLORE tests be administered in one session. Allow for two and a half to three hours total administration time.

Test Sections	Items	Minutes
English (Usage/Mechanics/Rhetorical Skills)	40	30
Mathematics (Algebra/Geometry/Statistics)	30	30
Reading (Prose/Humanities/Social Sciences)	30	30
Science Reasoning (Earth/Life/Physical Sciences)	28	30
Administrative Section	varies	10
Other Key EXPLORE Components	varies	45

Scoring

• Four exam sections.
• 1-25 scale on each section.
• Subscores of 1-12 in English.
• Correlated to PLAN exam.