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Using EXPLORE Results for Student Success

Using EXPLORE Results for Student Success. Gennine Brewer, MA Senior Consultant P-16 Assessment Services gennine.brewer@act.org 404-231-1952 ACT Atlanta, GA Office. What is College Readiness?.

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Using EXPLORE Results for Student Success

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  1. Using EXPLORE Results for Student Success

  2. Gennine Brewer, MASenior Consultant P-16 Assessment Services gennine.brewer@act.org404-231-1952 ACT Atlanta, GA Office

  3. What is College Readiness? Level of student preparation needed to be ready to enroll and succeed without remediation in college-level, credit-bearing coursework

  4. What is Our Research Telling Us? October 2004

  5. College and Workforce Ready National research provides empirical evidence that the levels of readiness that high school graduates need to be prepared for college and workforce training are comparable. All students, therefore, should “experience a common academic program….regardless of their postgraduation plans.” College-Ready and Work-Ready: Same or Different? ACT 2006

  6. Rigorous Curriculum for ALL Students No matter where they are bound: Vocational or Technical Colleges Apprenticeships Community College, or 4-year College Directly into the workforce …a rigorous college preparatory curriculum gives students the best options for life after high school.

  7. College Readiness Begins in Middle School ACT Policy Report

  8. CR Begins in Middle School Examined the extent of early exploration and planning in certain college readiness areas Setting educational goals Selecting classes Exploring Postsecondary options Explore how parents, school staff and school experiences help students with their early educational planning

  9. CR Begins in Middle School Four Policy Recommendations: College Readiness should begin in middle school Schools should explain to students and their parents the effects of taking a rigorous curriculum on their future educational, career and income options 3. Schools should use multiple sources of information, including standardized assessments, to help inform students and their parents of the students’ progress toward college readiness 4. Schools should work with families to calculate college costs and develop a plan to meet these rising costs.

  10. When students’ skills are improved during middle school, the results by the end of high school can be astounding MAKING READINESS A REALITYMonitor College Readiness Early Based on more than 540,000 8th graders whotook EXPLORE in 2007: Majority of students are not on target in middle school to be ready for college-level work after high school ACT data suggests that students who enter high school lacking prerequisite skills rarely ever catch up

  11. EXPLORE- 8th or 9th PLAN- 10th ACT- 11th or 12th Assessment Student Planning Instructional Support Evaluation CCRS – College And Career Readiness System

  12. Score Scales Relationship 40 36 32 35 30 25 25 20 English Math Reading Science English Math Reading Science English Math Reading Science Writing 15 10 5 0 EXPLORE 8th/9th Grade PLAN 10th grade ACT 11th/12th grade

  13. Guiding Principles of CCRS • The CCRS tests are achievement tests. They are tests of acquired or developed abilities. • The tasks (questions) constituting all CCRS tests correspond to recognized middle and high school learning experiences. • The CCRS tests consists of complex, heterogeneous tasks that require students to use skills and knowledge developed over time to solve them. • Each test is developmentally appropriate for the grade level

  14. Student Score Report Review

  15. Using Your EXPLORE Results

  16. Student/School Information

  17. Range (1-25) Composite Score 15 What do Your Scores Mean?

  18. Your Estimated PLAN Composite Score Range

  19. English: 4 years Social Sciences: At least 3 years Mathematics: At least 3 years Natural Sciences: At least 3 years ACT Recommended CourseworkACT Minimum Core

  20. Importance of Rigorous Coursework • A rigorous college preparatory curriculum in high school is the best indicator of college success. To help students develop proficiency in the four core content areas, ACT strongly recommends that students take, at a minimum: • Math (3 years+) • Algebra I • Algebra II • Geometry • Trigonometry (1 semester or more) • Calculus (1 semester or more) • Any courses beyond Algebra II • English (4 years+) • English 9 • English 10 • English 11 • English 12 • Social Studies (3 years+) • American History • World History • American Government • Economics • Geography • Psychology • History Other (European, State, etc.) • Natural Science (3 years+) • General/Physical/Earth • Biology • Chemistry • Physics

  21. Your High School Course PlansCompared to Core

  22. Your Reported Needs

  23. Your Plans for After High School

  24. College Readiness Benchmark Scores *The ACT Benchmark Score indicates a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” in corresponding credit-bearing college courses.

  25. Recent ACT Research Students who meet ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are: • substantially more likely to enroll in college • less likely to need remediation • more likely to achieve a grade of B or higher in specific college courses • More likely to re-enroll at the same postsecondary institution their second year

  26. College Readiness

  27. Included in all CCRS tests at no extra charge 72 item unisex interest inventory of work relevant activities Identifies personally relevant career options Bridged to World-Of Work Map and Holland Types

  28. World of Work MapInterest Inventory Results

  29. Using Your EXPLORE Results

  30. Coursework Planning Page 11

  31. Coursework PlannerPage 12

  32. www.explorestudent.org

  33. EXPLORE Score Report Side 2

  34. Review Your Answers

  35. Building Your Skills

  36. Understanding Scores 15 26 34 Nothing. Until it’s interpreted and used What Does a Score Mean? 19 18 23 30

  37. Translating Scores to Skills Score Range: 16 – 19 • 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) EXPLORE 8th-Grade Benchmark = 17

  38. College Readiness Standards • College Readiness Standards (CRS) are the statements that represent widely held learning goals that are important for success in high school, college, and the world of work. • The CRS link EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT Assessment scores to curriculum and instructional decision making.

  39. www.act.org/standard

  40. College Readiness Standardsby Learning Strands and Score Ranges Probability, Statistics, & Data . . . Numbers: Concepts & Properties Basic Operations and . . . Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: 16-19 ideas for progress 20-23 ideas for progress Scores are seen as Assessment for Achievement, rather than Assessment of Achievement!

  41. Free Resources and Publications

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