Educational Testing ServiceProficiency Profile

An Overview

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• Single, integrated measure of general education skills• Focuses on academic skills rather than knowledge• Provides invaluable data for…

– Accreditation– Strategic planning– Curriculum improvement– Performance-based funding– Benchmarking/cross-institutional comparison– Pinpointing strengths/weaknesses in curricula or teaching

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ETS Proficiency Profile (ETS PP)

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ETS PP Assesses Academic Skills

• College-Level Reading 25%• Critical Thinking 25%• College-Level Writing 25%• College-Level Mathematics 25%

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ETS PP Assesses Academic Skills

• Humanities– Selections of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose

– Discussions of painting, music, or philosophical issues

• Social Sciences– History, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Anthropology,

or Sociology

• Natural Sciences– Biology, Chemistry, or Physics

In The Context Of…

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What Information Can We Get From ETS PP?

– Total Score– Four Skills Subscores

• Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics– Three Context Subscores

• Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences

ETS PP Score Types

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ETS PP Proficiency Classifications Report

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Standard ETS PP Score Reports

– Demographic Reports– Class Level– Age– Gender– Ethnicity– Language Ability– Enrollment Status– Hours Worked– Employment Status– Overall GPA– Program– Intended/Current Major– Core Requirements Completed– Hours Transferred– Credit Hours Completed

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Additional ETS PP Resources

• ETS Proficiency Profile ~ formerly “MAPP”• MAPP Website – www.ets.org/mapp

– Includes: • User’s Guide• MAPP Proficiency Level Definitions • FAQs• Sample Reports• “Validity of the Academic Profile” (Diana Marr,

1995) and “Validity of the Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress (MAPP) Test” (John Young, 2007)