Mounds View High School
Career Center

Testing Overview

Participation in a series of tests throughout high school provides students with a collection of data useful in making decisions after graduation. Results from all of these experiences are retained and should be reviewed when planning. Interest inventories may help in selection of courses. Aptitude and achievement tests help identify possible weaknesses which should be addressed through high school coursework. See your counselor to discuss any of your test results. 

Interest Inventories: Surveys provide focus on career clusters and specific occupations which are high interest for future employment and training opportunities.

9th Grade	10th Grade	11th Grade	12th Grade
Discover	MCIS	Career Decision Making	SVIB (optional
(Civics class)	(Health class)	Inventory	Strong Vocational Interest
Interests	Skills Assessment	(Social Studies class)	Battery
Abilities	Occupation Sort		$7 scoring fee
Values			Computerized career
			inventory

Aptitude: Objective tests estimate student's capacity to learn or perform successfully in college; do not evaluate impact of hard work and motivation which also impact success. All are optional tests; see your counselor for advice on whether or not to participate.

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade PLAN - Fall (pre-AcCT) PLAN - Fall (pre-ACT) PSAT - Fall (for National SAT I - Fall, Early Winter for practice)    Merit competition)       PSAT - Fall    ACT - Fall, Early Winter PSAT - Fall (for practice) ACT - Spring    (for practice)    SAT I - Spring

Achievement: Objective measure of how much student has learned to this point

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade MN Basic Standards for MN Basic Standards MN Basic Standards for MN Basic Standards for those not yet completed: Writing Exam (Jan.) those not yet completed: those not yet completed: Reading (Feb.) MN Basic Standards for Reading (Feb.) Reading (Apr.) Math (Feb.) those not yet completed: Math (Feb.) Math (Apr.) Stanford Achievements Reading (Feb.) Writing (Jan.) Writing (Apr.) in Math Math (Feb.) MCA Mathematics (Apr.)       MCA Reading (Apr.) Stanford Achievements SAT II - fall (optional)    Stanford Achievements in Math AP exams (optional) offered    in Math SAT II - Spring (optional) for for a fee in May, results    AP exams (optional) offered highly selective colleges, may lead to college credit   for a fee in May, results tests are by subject area       may lead to college credit AP exams (optional)-offered          for a fee in May, results          may lead to college credit