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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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