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GEOMETRY on the SAT: LINKING CONTENT and
PROCESS
NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition
Indianapolis
April 15, 2011
Presenters
• Robin K. O’Callaghan
The College Board
• Andrew D. Schwartz
The College Board
SAT Mathematics Content Areas
• Number and Operations (20–25%)• Algebra and Functions (35–40%)• Geometry and Measurement (25–30%)• Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
(10–15%)
Multiple Choice
Key = E
Student-Produced Response
Key = 9.8, 49/5
SPR Answer Grid
● Polygons
● Circles
● Volume of boxes, cubes, and cylinders
● Isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles
● Parallel and perpendicular lines
● Coordinate geometry
● Geometric visualization
● Slope
● Similarity
● Transformations
Geometric Content on the SAT
● Problem Solving
● Representation
● Reasoning
● Connections
● Communication
NCTM Process Standards
Problem Solving
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Problem Solving
Circles
Problem Solving
Similarity
Problem Solving
Volume
Problem Solving
Volume
Representation
Equilateral triangles and circles
Representation
Coordinate geometry
Representation
Geometric visualization
Representation
Similarity
Representation
Transformations
Representation
Geometric visualization
Reasoning
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Reasoning
Geometric visualization
Reasoning
Isosceles triangles
Reasoning
Triangles
Reasoning
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Connections
Volume
Connections
Polygons and triangles
Connections
Polygons
Connections
Triangles
Connections
Coordinate geometry and Slope
Communication
Polygons
Communication
Rectangular solids
Communication
Coordinate geometry
Communication
Circles
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