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Workshop Agenda About ACT The ACT College Readiness System The Foundation
• National Curriculum Survey®
• College Readiness Standards™
• College Readiness Benchmarks
The Data• Student Score Report
• Profile Summary Report
• Item Response Summary Report
• Early Intervention Rosters
Questions & Resources
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College and Career Readiness System
MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD READINESS IMPROVING COURSE RIGOR
SUPPORTING SOLUTIONS
PLANNING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
EXPLORE
8th and 9th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning
program
PLAN
10th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning
program
The ACT
11th and 12 grade curriculum-based assessment for
learning outcomes
ENGAGE
Middle and high school assessment that measures all
factors of academic success
QualityCore
Research-driven solutions for
strengthening curriculum
CoreWork Diagnostics
Online service to diagnose and improve content and practice areas
Core Practice Audit
Framework for evaluating current practices
Vertically-articulated, internationally benchmarked, standards-based system of assessments highlighting progress toward College Readiness as well as the Common Core
Summative assessments on a vertical scale that spans Grades 3-10 and links to ACT’s College Readiness score scale (1-36)
Computer delivered (with paper-and-pencil options) Fast, online, actionable reporting
The New ACT Assessment System
EXPLORE
8th–9th GradeScore Scale: 1—25
PLAN
10th GradeScore Scale: 1—32
The ACT
11th–12th GradeScore Scale: 1—36
Longitudinal AssessmentsLongitudinal Assessments
English, math, reading, science, optional writing test (ACT only)
Career and educational components
Kansas ACT 2011-12 Data
KS at a Glance:– 23,907 graduates took the ACT
• 81% of graduates took the ACT
– 22,216 10th-grade students took PLAN– 11,017 8th-grade students took
EXPLORE
www.act.org/readiness/2012
What is College Readiness?
College Readiness is the level of preparation a student needs to be equipped to enroll and succeed-
without remediation-in a credit-bearing first-year course at a two-year or four-year institution, trade school, or technical school.
www.act.org/commoncore
College and Career Readiness System
The Foundation– National Curriculum Survey®
– College Readiness Standards™
– College Readiness Benchmarks
ACT National Curriculum Survey®
Determines what skills and knowledge postsecondary institutions expect
Measures college-ready skills Surveys completed nationally Consultation with content area experts
http://act.org/research/curricsurvey.html
Direct link between what students have learned and what they are ready to learn next.
Help interpret the meaning of EXPLORE, PLAN and the ACT scores.
Identify the knowledge and skills students are likely to demonstrate at various score ranges on each academic test.
College Readiness Standards™
http://act.org/standard/
College Readiness Standards
Score Range
Basic Operations &Applications
Probability, Statistics,& Data Analysis
Numbers: Concepts & Properties
13-15 Standards Perform one-operation computation with whole numbers and decimals
Solve problems in one or two steps using whole numbers
Perform common conversions (e.g., inches to feet or hours to minutes)
Calculate the average of a list of positive whole numbers
Perform a single computation using information from a table or chart
• Recognize equivalent fractions and fractions in lowest terms
Ideas for Progress
Investigate and build understanding of the concept of percentage as a comparison of a part to a whole
use multiple operations to solve multistep arithmetic problems
solve real-world problems that involve measures of central tendency (e.g., mean, median, mode)
interpret data from a variety of displays (e.g., box-and-whisker plot) and use it along with additional information to solve real-world problems
conduct simple probability experiments and represent results using different formats
recognize and apply place value, rounding, and elementary number theory concepts
Mathematics
80% of students who achieve a score in this
range demonstrate these skills
Suggestions to progress to a higher level of achievement
EXPLOREWhich of the following is a general expression for the perimeter of the right triangle below, in miles?
z miles
x milesy miles
A. x + y + z
B. 2(x + y)
C.
D.
E. xy
2 2
x y
2
xy
Standard from Math, 16-19, Measurement Strand: Compute the perimeter of polygons when all side lengths are given.
PLANWhat is the perimeter, inches, of a square whose sides each measure 5 inches?
5
8
Standard from Math, 16-19, Measurement Strand: Compute the perimeter of polygons when all side lengths are given.
The ACTThe out-of bounds lines around a basketball court in Central Park need to be repainted. The court is a rectangle 90 feet long and 50 feet wide. What is the perimeter, in feet?
A. 140
B. 190
C. 230
D. 280
E. 4500
Standard from Math, 16-19, Measurement Strand: Compute the perimeter of polygons when all side lengths are given.
ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks
Empirically derived
50% chance of achieving a B or higher or about a 75% chance of achieving a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course
Test College Course PLAN ACT8th Grade 9th Grade
English English Composition 13 14 15 18
Math College Algebra 17 18 19 22
Reading Social Sciences 15 16 17 21
Science Biology 20 20 21 24
EXPLORE
The Data
Use your assessment data to:
Provide timely interventions
Inform instructional needs
Monitor longitudinal growth
Measure progress toward district goals
Counsel students effectively (college & career)
Student Score Reports
Components– Academic strengths and weaknesses– Career and postsecondary aspirations– College readiness indicators
Foundation of all aggregate reporting
What is in the Profile Summary Report?
The information in this report is organized into tables with guiding questions at the top.
These tables will help you:– understand your students’ college & career
readiness– determine how to assist and enhance their
success
Frequency Distribution Table
Intervention Exercise
EXPLORE: Page 2 in Profile Summary Report
PLAN: Page 2 in Profile Summary Report
ACT: Page 12 in the Profile Report
8th Grade English College Readiness Benchmark
48 Students Below Benchmark
140 Students Above Benchmark
50 Students on the Cusp-31 in danger of slipping
-19 within 2 points of benchmark
Where we want students to be
Benchmark
Students on track to be college ready
Students on the cusp
Students in real need of remediation
188 Total StudentsFrequency Distribution Table
EXPLORE: Page 4 in Profile Summary Report
PLAN: Page 4 in Profile Summary Report
ACT: Page 9 in Profile Summary Report
College Readiness
Standard Score Ranges
College Readiness Standard Score Ranges
Questions to consider:
In which ranges are the majority of your students?
Given these score ranges, where are your students most proficient?
Given these score ranges, where are your students least proficient?
How will you incorporate this information into your curriculum?
What are the future educational plans of your students?
How can you encourage and support these educational plans?
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Item Response Summary Report
Provides data to administrators, teachers, and counselors relative to student performance on every English, math, reading, and science question.
When used along with the test booklet, the Item Response Summary Report becomes a very useful tool for curriculum review.
Given your curriculum, is the percentage of your report group answering each item correctly and consistent with your expectations?
Is a large percentage of your report group choosing incorrect response options?
Notice how every other question alternates in
lettering.
Sample math ACT questions from: http://actstudent.org/sampletest/math/math_01.html
EXPLORE/PLAN Test Booklet
What specifically were the hard/easy
questions for students?
Bring the reports and test booklets
back to your school/district
and discuss with faculty.
Curriculum Alignment
Assists in organizing teaching practices
Offers sequence for delivering content
Provides clear scope of what must be taught to all students
ResourcesACT Educator Site
http://www.act.org/education/
Educator Resourceshttp://www.act.org/education/resources.html
EXPLORE Student Sitehttp://www.actstudent.org/explore/
PLAN Student Sitehttp://www.actstudent.org/plan/
ACT Student Sitehttp://www.actstudent.org/
ACT Researchwww.act.org/research
Kaliko OligoSenior Consultant, Client OutreachACT Mountain Plains Region3131 South Vaughn Way Suite 218 Aurora, CO 80014P) 303.337.3273 | F) 303.337.2613kaliko.oligo@act.org
Your Kansas ACT Team
Lisa WolfSenior Consultant, Program SolutionsACT Mountain Plains Region3131 South Vaughn Way Suite 218 Aurora, CO 80014P) 303.337.3273 | F) 303.337.2613joe.cruse@act.org