Michigan’s High School MEAP test was replaced in the spring of 2007 by the Michigan
Merit Exam, or “MME.” All students will be required to take it.
Because the new Merit exam combines several tests into one, it
will provide students with:
1. A free ACT college entrance exam
score that can be used to apply to any Michigan college and many
others.
2. A free ACT WorkKeys assessment
that can be used to qualify for a job or work training.
The goal is to help students as they
transition to further schooling or work after high school. The
test also will help schools measure how well they are preparing
students.
On the
first day of testing, the focus of the exam is on math,
reading, writing, English, and science. Although the best way to
prepare for the ACT is by taking rigorous, college-prep classes
throughout a student’s academic career, tutoring and test
preparation are available through several different sources
including Michigan Virtual High School www.mivhs.org or at ACT’s website
www.act.org. Prep is offered through the Internet,
through books like The Real Guide to ACT Prep, or through
private educational tutoring services. This test will take
approximately five hours to complete.
On the
second day of testing, students will take the WorkKeys
exams and the Michigan Mathematics exam. The WorkKeys exam will
focus on two tests: Applied Mathematics and Reading for
Information. These tests will provide additional information on
student’s math and reading skills and was designed as a work
preparedness assessment. More information about these two tests
can be found at www.act.org
and clicking on the information for WorkKeys. After completing the
WorkKeys exam students will take the Michigan Mathematics Exam
which covers the remaining math content that is not covered by the
ACT or WorkKeys. These tests will take approximately three hours
to complete.
On the
third day of testing, students will take the
Michigan Science and Social Studies exams. These tests will last
approximately three and a half hours.
Students with a
qualifying score overall on the Michigan Merit Exam are still
eligible to receive the Michigan Merit Award which can be used to
pay for college in the state of Michigan. All eleventh grade
students are expected to attend and take the exam. Students who
are absent from school on the day of testing will still take the
exam on makeup days which will require a loss of class time.
Please spend some time reviewing and preparing for the ACT and
WorkKeys exams through the resources provided.
