Gold Level | Silver Level | Occupational Specific
The Silver Level Certificate qualifies an individual for 50% of the current workforce jobs contained in the ACT profile database. To obtain the Silver Certificate the applicant must score at a Level 4 on all three skill areas.
What do these scores mean?
Applied Mathematics Level 4
Scale range: Levels 3-7
Level 4 skills are:
Perform single-step basic operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, using whole numbers
Change a number from one form to another, using whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages
Add and subtract negative numbers as well as positive numbers
Perform one or two mathematical operations, such as addition, subtractions, multiplication or division on several positive or negative numbers
Add commonly known fractions, decimals or percentages (e.g. ?, .75, 25%), and three fractions that share a common denominator
Calculate averages, simple ratios, proportions and rates using whole numbers and decimals
Locating Information Level 4
Scale range: Levels 3-6
Skills for Level 4 are:
Find one or two pieces of information in elementary graphics such as simple order forms, bar graphs, tables, flowcharts and floorplans
Fill in one or two pieces of information that are missing from these types of elementary graphics
Find several pieces of information in such graphics as detailed forms, tables, graphs, maps, instrument gauges and diagrams
Summarize and/or compare information and trends in a single graphic
Summarize and/or compare information and trends among more than one workplace graphic, such as a charge slip and an invoice showing related information; in order to accomplish this, the examinee must determine the relationships among the graphics
Reading For Information Level 4
Scale range: Levels 3-7
Skills for Level 4 are:
Identify uncomplicated key concepts and simple details
Recognize the proper placement of a step in a sequence of events, or the proper time to perform a task
Identify the meaning of a word that is defined within the passage
Identify the meaning of a simple word that is not defined within the passage
Recognize the application of instructions given in the document to situations that are also described in the passage
Identify important details that are less obvious than those in Level 3
Recognize the application of more complex instructions, some of which involve several steps, to described situations
Recognize cause-effect relationships
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