ACT Online Prep, WorkKeys and KeyTrain
KeyTrain - Username is 'cougar+student ID' ex: 'cougar123456'
Password is 'VHHS+student ID' ex: 'vhhs123456'
ACT Online Prep - see Mrs. Stoiniski in the main office for 'ACT Online Prep' account information
What is ACT Online Prep?
The ACT is a national college admission examination that consists of subject area tests in English, Mathematics, Reading and Science. The ACT Plus Writing includes the four subject area tests and a 30-minute writing test. ACT results are accepted by virtually all U.S. colleges and universities.
The ACT includes 215 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete with breaks (or just over four hours if you are taking the Writing Test). Actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes (plus 30 minutes if you are taking the Writing Test).
ACT Prep Online is an interactive website that allows students to practice each part of the ACT. VHHS has secured an account for each VHHS student - Log in to ACT Online Prep 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere you have Internet access!
What is WorkKeys?
WorkKeys is a jobs skills assessment system measuring "real world" skills that employers believe are critical to job success. These skills are valuable for any occupation - skilled or professional - an at any level of education.
All juniors in Illinois take the Prairie State Achievement Examination in the spring. This is a two day assessment. Day one is the ACT test and Day two is the WorkKeys test.
What is KeyTrain?
KeyTrain is an interactive software training tool designed to help train students in these basic workplace skills. This Internet based software provides individual, self-paced lessons at any time. It is the first interactive computer based training specifically designed for WorkKeys using ACT's Targets for Instruction. It provides hundreds of interactive exercies with feedback and answers and it is the first ACT Level 1 provider of WorkKeys curriculum.
Research on the use of KeyTrain shows that with a few hours of training, students can increase their performance on the WorkKeys portion of the PSAE but also on the ACT test.
Use ACT Online Prep and KeyTrain Now...
Vernon Hills High School students can use both KeyTrain and ACT Online Prep You must have an account established by a school administrator or instructor to use either of these links. Current students should see Mrs. Stoiniski in the main office for 'ACT Online Prep' account information.
KeyTrain - Username is 'cougar+student ID' ex: 'cougar123456'
Password is 'VHHS+student ID' ex: 'vhhs123456'
ACT Online Prep - see Mrs. Stoiniski in the main office for 'ACT Online Prep' account information
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