Kindergarten to CollegeFocus: College Readiness
Slides excerpted from:
College Readiness Report
Academic and Student Affairs Information Item
November 19, 2009
& Montana Math and Science Teacher Initiative
Presentation
November 18, 20091
Number of Tests Taken
Of Montana’s 2009 high school graduates: 54% took ACT, 22% took SAT, and 70% took MUSWA tests.
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Averages
Montana’s class of 2009 averages were above national averages and college-readiness
thresholds.
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Readiness Thresholds
Depending on the measure used, 48% to 81% of the students tested College Ready.
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Students’ Planned Majors & ACT Scores
19%: Health Sciences and Related Fields (21.9) 15%: Undecided (21.9) 9%: Agriculture Sciences and Technologies (19.9) 7% Business and Management (21.2) 6% Biological and Physical Sciences (24.2) 6% Social Sciences (24.2) 6% Visual and Performing Arts (22.1) 5% Engineering: (24.5)
Based on 5,960 Montana High School Students
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College Readiness by Subject
ACT conducts studies to set minimum thresholds at which students will have a 75% chance of earning C’s or higher as freshmen in college. The reading score predicts success in history and science predicts biology.
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An Example of Aspiration/Readiness Disconnect
Of those students interested in Health Care Fields: 71% are ready for college composition 55% are ready for college social sciences 30% are ready for college mathematics 19% are ready for college biology
Based on ACT English, Reading, Math, and Science scores
and ACT Interest Inventory
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The Value of a Rigorous Core
The College Board defines Core as 4 yrs of English, 3 yrs math, 3 yrs science, & 3 yrs social sciences 8
Writing Proficiency Based on MUSWA
These trend lines are based on both an increasing number of test-takers and increasing scores. In 2001, 3,365 students tested, 228 of whom were American Indian. In 2009, 7,753 students tested, 534 of whom were American Indian.
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Developmental Education in the MUS Serves Students Not-Yet Ready
These rates are for the MUS only and do not include Community or Tribal Colleges. In 2009, Common Course Numbering corrected
possible errors in classification of developmental courses. 10
For More InformationGo to the Montana University System “Preparing
for College” Website: http://mus.edu/collegeprep.aspAdmissions standardsCharts, graphs, helpful linksMathematics Proficiency Initiative Writing Proficiency Initiative
Contact the Director of Academic InitiativesJan Clinard, Ed.D.406-444-0652 [email protected]
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