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IUPUI Testing Center: Update on Testing Services 2014 Orientation Kickoff

IUPUI Testing Center: Update on Testing Services 2014 Orientation Kickoff. Howard R. Mzumara; Leah Kirkpatrick; Clifford Marsiglio IUPUI Testing Center http://tc.iupui.edu Main Office : Lockefield Village, 980 Indiana Ave ., LV 1166. Presentation Outline.

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IUPUI Testing Center: Update on Testing Services 2014 Orientation Kickoff

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  1. IUPUI Testing Center: Update on Testing Services2014 Orientation Kickoff Howard R. Mzumara; Leah Kirkpatrick; Clifford Marsiglio IUPUI Testing Center http://tc.iupui.edu Main Office: Lockefield Village, 980 Indiana Ave., LV 1166

  2. Presentation Outline • TC “Service with Distinction” • Placement Testing Update • Collaboration/Partnership • Seating Capacity for IUPUI Testing Center facilities • Proctoring of academic tests in SL070 Testing Center facility • Other Related Updates … Orientation Kickoff

  3. TC“ Service with Distinction” Initiative • What value does the Testing Center bring to our campus and our community; and who needs to better understand this? • Service to students or faculty • Placement tests via unproctoredInternet testing: • ALEKS Math Assessments including Online Learning Modules • World Language Placement Tests (French, German, & Spanish) • Proctored tests in the IUPUI Testing Center facilities: • English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Placement Tests (COMPASS/ESL tests & IUPUI Essay Test) • Credit-by-Examination; Course Test-Out; Independent Study Exams; Prior Learning Assessments • Admissions/Certification/Licensure Exams (e.g., MAT, TEAS Nursing Exam, TOEFL iBT, CASA, etc.) • Make-up class exams • Proctored Computer-Based Class Tests [School of Nursing, School of Science, Economics Dept., etc.] • Campus access to potential students • Revenue (via proctoring of state or national exams) • Community service (outreach testing) Orientation Kickoff

  4. Value-minded Testing Centers (TC) • Communicate to campus constituencies of services TC provides, and the value added … • Utilization & Efficiency of testing facilities • Empty seats are bad (build volume of test-takers…) • Maintain suitable & convenient hours of operation • Utilize computer labs for multiple purposes and multiple clients Orientation Kickoff

  5. Placement Testing Update • Recently established test components (PLTIN): • MA700 – ALEKS Mathematics placement test • IUPUI World Language Online Placement Tests • FL101 – French Placement Test (unproctored version) • FL202 – Spanish Placement Test (unproctored version) • FL301 – German Placement Test (unproctored version) • For Placement Charts, click on webpage links under “Advisor Information”: http://tc.iupui.edu/testing/students/ Orientation Kickoff

  6. ACT COMPASS/ESL Update • IUPUI TC plans to stop offering COMPASS Mathematics Placement Tests on June 30, 2014 • Pre-algebra Test MA601 • Algebra Test MA602 Scores valid one year from test date • College Algebra Test MA603 (thru June 2015) • Trigonometry Test MA604 • Replace COMPASS Math with ALEKS Math (MA700) for course placement in MATH and/or first-year Chemistry (CHEM-C 101 & CHEM-C 105) • Continue to offer COMPASS/ESL test package (Grammar/Usage, Reading, Listening) and IUPUI Essay test for EAP course placement purposes Orientation Kickoff

  7. Other IUPUI Placement Tests … • Discontinue to offer paper-and-pencil Chemistry Placement Test (CH105) -- use ALEKS Math assessment scores for placement in first-year Chemistry courses • Chemistry Placement Chart (based on ALEKS Math -- MA700) • http://tc.iupui.edu/testing/testscores/chemistry.asp • No change made to English Guided Self-Placement (GSP) process for placement in first-year writing courses (http://english.uc.iupui.edu/) Orientation Kickoff

  8. IUPUI Online Placement Tests • New “Testing Fee”: $50 (flat fee) • Assessed to incoming Fall 2014 Admits and future cohorts… • See Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): • http://tc.iupui.edu/testing/students/ • General FAQ • ALEKS FAQ • World Language Placement Tests FAQ Orientation Kickoff

  9. Placement Score Upload to SIS • Daily automated score upload to SIS: • MA700 ALEKS Math placement scores are uploaded to SIS within 24 to 48 hours from completion of online test • [Note: Students Math placement scores are available in ALEKS system] • Periodic manual score upload to SIS: • FL101/FL202/FL301 (world language) unproctored online placement tests are uploaded weekly (or as needed) • Total # of placement tests completed (Test Date Range: March 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014) • ALEKS Math (MA700): 812 • French (FL101): 43 • German (FL301): 22 • Spanish (FL202): 241 Orientation Kickoff

  10. Collaboration/Partnership Model… Collaboration Model Technology Partnership Model Orientation Kickoff

  11. IUPUI Testing Center Facilities • BS3000 Testing Center (placement testing and state/national exams): • BS3003: 34 seats; expandable to 55 seats during peak times • BS3001: 25 seats (overflow lab) • SL070 Testing Center (academic testing) • computer-based class tests offered by schools/academic units • SL070 A-D (4 computer labs): 124 seats; expandable to 142 seats during peak times • SL070 Testing Center Hours of Operation (Spring 2014): • Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM • Friday & Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM • Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM • SL 064: Evaluation & Data Processing Unit (2 staff offices, open work area, & locked storage) • LV 1166 Suite: Testing Center Administrative Offices(Lockefield Village, 980 Indiana Avenue) Orientation Kickoff

  12. Testing Center - BS3000(Main Entrance to BS3000 Suite) • 34 Seats • Expandable to 55 seats during peak times Orientation Kickoff

  13. Testing Center - SL070 (Front Desk) Orientation Kickoff

  14. Testing Center Lab Layout (SL070-D) • SL070 suite (total number of seats): • 124Seats • Expandable to 142seats during peak times Orientation Kickoff

  15. Design Goals for Testing Facilities • Pleasant for students • Easy to use • Increased efficiency • Security (proctored/ monitored environment) • Access control • Leverages campus resources Orientation Kickoff

  16. Update on Test Scheduling Solutions • IUPUI Test Scheduling Development Project: • Short-term solution: Currently using a ‘vended solution’: • Appointment-plus (www.appointment-plus.com) online appointment scheduling software • Long-term solution: Collaborate with external vendor and UITS to develop a custom scheduling solution for IUPUI Testing Centers Orientation Kickoff

  17. Other Updates … • Summer Session: Revised business hours for Testing Center facilities (BS3000 and SL070 suites) will be posted at the TC website: http://tc.iupui.edu • Testing Center policies and procedures for test administration are developed, reviewed or approved by appropriate university authorities or campus-wide advisory committees including: • Placement Testing Advisory Committee • Chair: Kathy Johnson, Dean of University College • Classroom Testing Advisory Committee • Chair: Peggy Stockdale, Chair of Psychology Department Orientation Kickoff

  18. Open Session … Question & Answer Session … and Thank You! Orientation Kickoff

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