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SUS Tour 2014

SUS Tour 2014. Cari Lousch Cari.lousch@act.org 319-541-3836 Wesley Gentry wes.gentry@act.org. Upcoming ACT Workshops. Oct. 22 St. Petersburg (USF St. Pete) Oct. 23 Sarasota (Hilton Garden Inn) Oct. 24 Tampa (USF) http://www.act.org/learningevents. Objectives. ACT Direction

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SUS Tour 2014

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  1. SUS Tour 2014 CariLousch Cari.lousch@act.org 319-541-3836 Wesley Gentry wes.gentry@act.org

  2. Upcoming ACT Workshops • Oct. 22 St. Petersburg (USF St. Pete) • Oct. 23 Sarasota (Hilton Garden Inn) • Oct. 24 Tampa (USF) • http://www.act.org/learningevents

  3. Objectives • ACT Direction • ACT Aspire • FL 2014 Grad Class Data • Wrap Up

  4. About ACT ACT is a nonprofit organization driven by our mission, our vision, and our values. • Our mission—Helping people achieve education and workplace success • Our vision—To impact lifelong success for individuals as they define it • Our values—Excellence, diversity, leadership, empowerment, learning, and sustainability

  5. Principles Shaping Our Development Agenda • Maximize instructional time. • Establish reasonable testing times. • Provide transparent connections between ACT’s College Readiness Standards and the Common Core State Standards. • Leverage technology: enhance student engagement, produce more meaningful results, and share results in a timely fashion. • Increase the emphasis on evidence-centered design. • Include science as a critical content area. • Reflect the reality that there are multiple dimensions of readiness and success (validated by research)

  6. Milestones • 13 states tested all of their students with the ACT in the 13-14 school year. • 6 more states will join for the 14-15 school yr • The ACT was administered online for the first time in Spring 2014—4,000 students tested. • 1 million ACT Aspire tests were taken in Spring 2014

  7. ACT Aspire (http://act.org/migrate) Summative Assessments • Comprehensive Assessment System • Summative, Interim & Classroom • Summative Assessments • Grades 3-10 • Online and Paper/Pencil Administration • Item Types: Multiple Choice, Constructed Response and Technology Enhanced • Modular by subject (E, R, M, S, W) • Online Reporting

  8. Summative Assessments (Cont.) ACT Aspire • Test Windows • Fall Window: Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 • Spring Window: April 6 – May 29 • Ordering Windows: • Fall: Closed • Spring: Until Nov. 30th

  9. Interim Assessments ACT Aspire • Interim Assessments • 3 Assessments in 14-15 School Year • Mini-summatives • Computer-based & Multiple-choice Only • Quick Reporting • Item Response Analysis • Less Than 45 Minutes per Subject Area • English, Reading, Math & Science Only • Grades 3-10

  10. Classroom Assessments ACT Aspire • Classroom Assessments • Similar to a Quiz • Each Assessment 5 Items Measuring 2 Standards • 15-20 Minutes • Computer-based & Multiple-choice Only • Grades 3-8 Only

  11. ACT Preparation Resources • College Readiness Standards • http://www.act.org/standard/ • Your Guide to The ACT • The ACT Technical Manual • User Handbook for Educators 2014-2015 • College and Career Readiness at a Glance • http://www.act.org/aap/resources.html

  12. ACT Resources for Educators • College Readiness Standards • http://www.act.org/standard/ • Your Guide to The ACT • The ACT Technical Manual • User Handbook for Educators 2014-2015 • College and Career Readiness at a Glance • http://www.act.org/aap/resources.html

  13. FL 2014 Grad Class Report • 129,676 students in 2014 Grad Class took The ACT. • Access: • 38% overall increase in ACT-tested graduates in LA since 2010. • 27% of Louisiana’s ACT-tested graduates were first-generation students whose parents did not enroll in postsecondary education.

  14. Thank you! CariLousch Cari.lousch@act.org 319-541-3836 Wesley Gentry wes.gentry@act.org

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