Standardized Test Suggestor

The app suggests which standardized test to take based on previous test scores and grades.

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Inspiration

Around this time of year, high school students all over the country begin taking, planning for, or studying for the critical standardized tests, the SAT and ACT. Choosing between the two tests, and comparing the two should not be an impulse decision. This app helps make that decision by converting scores. The goal of the app is to suggest which test a student should take.

What it does

Standard Test Suggestor can convert your SAT score to a projected ACT score or the other way around. The SAT/ACT score converter works by taking in an Integer value and checking to see if it is within the valid range of scores. Then it returns the value that your projected SAT or ACT score will be.

The SAT v. ACT Comparison Tool works by taking in two different scores from the user. The app then converts the SAT score into a valid ACT score based on the scale from Princeton Review. It then compares the original inputted ACT score value with the now converted SAT score, and depending on which is greater, the tool recommends either the SAT, ACT or both if the scores are scaled to the same value.

The goal of the app is to give a student a better understanding of the test they should take. We plan on doing this by allowing students to input their grades and practice test scores in the future.

How I built it

We used Android Studio for the app. Java and XML were used for the backend and UI of the app respectively.

Challenges I ran into

The time constraint of the hackathon was the biggest challenge we ran into, as we were unable to fully implement the grades or suggestion features of the app.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

We accomplished a lot in a couple of days. We created an app from scratch in less than 48 hours while learning how to use Android Studio for the first time. These are accomplishments that our team is very proud of.

What I learned

The majority of my team were unfamiliar with Android Studio and XML, but were able to learn more about those two things over the course of the hackathon. We also gained experience in developing the frontend and backend of an Android App.

What's next for Standardized Test Suggestor

We plan on further developing the app to be able to produce suggestions on which Standardized Tests a student should take based on their course grades and practice test scores.

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