It will be called PACT, which stands for Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests. Our state wants all students to be prepared for the challenges they will face in the future. New standards have been developed for subjects taught in school. These standards tell teachers what they should be teaching their students. The new test is based on these standards and is a better way to measure what the students in South Carolina are learning.
Tests are useful tools for measuring how well students are doing.
Students need to take tests so that teachers and school administrators know what they have learned and where they need help. These tests will also help us know which schools need support and assistance. The new tests are different from the type of tests you are used to taking. Other parts may ask you to draw solutions and complete graphs, tables and charts. To give you an idea of how this test is different, click here for an example of a BSAP question and a question from the PACT test .