Kansas ACT Workshop

Kaliko OligoSenior Consultant

ACT Mountain/Plains Region

Southwest Kansas

Workshop Agenda About ACT The ACT College Readiness System The Foundation

• National Curriculum Survey®

• College Readiness Standards™

• College Readiness Benchmarks

The Data• Student Score Report

• Profile Summary Report

• Item Response Summary Report

• Early Intervention Rosters

Questions & Resources

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Our MissionHelping people achieve education and

workplace success.

College and Career Readiness System

MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD READINESS IMPROVING COURSE RIGOR

SUPPORTING SOLUTIONS

PLANNING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

EXPLORE

8th and 9th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning

program

PLAN

10th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning

program

The ACT

11th and 12 grade curriculum-based assessment for

learning outcomes

ENGAGE

Middle and high school assessment that measures all

factors of academic success

QualityCore

Research-driven solutions for

strengthening curriculum

CoreWork Diagnostics

Online service to diagnose and improve content and practice areas

Core Practice Audit

Framework for evaluating current practices

Vertically-articulated, internationally benchmarked, standards-based system of assessments highlighting progress toward College Readiness as well as the Common Core

Summative assessments on a vertical scale that spans Grades 3-10 and links to ACT’s College Readiness score scale (1-36)

Computer delivered (with paper-and-pencil options) Fast, online, actionable reporting

The New ACT Assessment System

EXPLORE

8th–9th GradeScore Scale: 1—25

PLAN

10th GradeScore Scale: 1—32

The ACT

11th–12th GradeScore Scale: 1—36

Longitudinal AssessmentsLongitudinal Assessments

English, math, reading, science, optional writing test (ACT only)

Career and educational components

Common Score Scale Relationship

05

10152025303540

EXPLORE PLAN ACT

25

3236

Kansas ACT 2011-12 Data

KS at a Glance:– 23,907 graduates took the ACT

• 81% of graduates took the ACT

– 22,216 10th-grade students took PLAN– 11,017 8th-grade students took

EXPLORE

www.act.org/readiness/2012

What is College Readiness?

College Readiness is the level of preparation a student needs to be equipped to enroll and succeed-

without remediation-in a credit-bearing first-year course at a two-year or four-year institution, trade school, or technical school.

www.act.org/commoncore

College and Career Readiness System

The Foundation– National Curriculum Survey®

– College Readiness Standards™

– College Readiness Benchmarks

ACT National Curriculum Survey®

Determines what skills and knowledge postsecondary institutions expect

Measures college-ready skills Surveys completed nationally Consultation with content area experts

http://act.org/research/curricsurvey.html

Direct link between what students have learned and what they are ready to learn next.

Help interpret the meaning of EXPLORE, PLAN and the ACT scores.

Identify the knowledge and skills students are likely to demonstrate at various score ranges on each academic test.

College Readiness Standards™

http://act.org/standard/

College Readiness Standards

Score Range

Basic Operations &Applications

Probability, Statistics,& Data Analysis

Numbers: Concepts & Properties

13-15 Standards 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)

Calculate the average of a list of positive whole numbers

Perform a single computation using information from a table or chart

• Recognize equivalent fractions and fractions in lowest terms

Ideas for Progress

Investigate and build understanding of the concept of percentage as a comparison of a part to a whole

use multiple operations to solve multistep arithmetic problems

solve real-world problems that involve measures of central tendency (e.g., mean, median, mode)

interpret data from a variety of displays (e.g., box-and-whisker plot) and use it along with additional information to solve real-world problems

conduct simple probability experiments and represent results using different formats

recognize and apply place value, rounding, and elementary number theory concepts

Mathematics

80% of students who achieve a score in this

range demonstrate these skills

Suggestions to progress to a higher level of achievement

EXPLOREWhich of the following is a general expression for the perimeter of the right triangle below, in miles?

z miles

x milesy miles

A. x + y + z

B. 2(x + y)

C.

D.

E. xy

2 2

x y

2

xy

Standard from Math, 16-19, Measurement Strand: Compute the perimeter of polygons when all side lengths are given.

PLANWhat is the perimeter, inches, of a square whose sides each measure 5 inches?

5

8

Standard from Math, 16-19, Measurement Strand: Compute the perimeter of polygons when all side lengths are given.

The ACTThe out-of bounds lines around a basketball court in Central Park need to be repainted. The court is a rectangle 90 feet long and 50 feet wide. What is the perimeter, in feet?

A. 140

B. 190

C. 230

D. 280

E. 4500

Standard from Math, 16-19, Measurement Strand: Compute the perimeter of polygons when all side lengths are given.

How do you define and measure college and

career readiness?

ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks

Empirically derived

50% chance of achieving a B or higher or about a 75% chance of achieving a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course

Test College Course PLAN ACT8th Grade 9th Grade

English English Composition 13 14 15 18

Math College Algebra 17 18 19 22

Reading Social Sciences 15 16 17 21

Science Biology 20 20 21 24

EXPLORE

The Data

Use your assessment data to:

Provide timely interventions

Inform instructional needs

Monitor longitudinal growth

Measure progress toward district goals

Counsel students effectively (college & career)

The Student Score Report

EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT

Student Score Reports

Components– Academic strengths and weaknesses– Career and postsecondary aspirations– College readiness indicators

Foundation of all aggregate reporting

The Interest Inventory

The ACT High School Score Report

How are you using your student score

reports?

The Profile

Summary ReportEXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT

What is in the Profile Summary Report?

The information in this report is organized into tables with guiding questions at the top.

These tables will help you:– understand your students’ college & career

readiness– determine how to assist and enhance their

success

Frequency Distribution Table

Intervention Exercise

EXPLORE: Page 2 in Profile Summary Report

PLAN: Page 2 in Profile Summary Report

ACT: Page 12 in the Profile Report

8th Grade English College Readiness Benchmark

48 Students Below Benchmark

140 Students Above Benchmark

50 Students on the Cusp-31 in danger of slipping

-19 within 2 points of benchmark

Where we want students to be

Benchmark

Students on track to be college ready

Students on the cusp

Students in real need of remediation

188 Total StudentsFrequency Distribution Table

Strategies to help the 31 students in danger of slipping

www.act.org/standard

Frequency Distribution Table Application Exercise

EXPLORE: Page 4 in Profile Summary Report

PLAN: Page 4 in Profile Summary Report

ACT: Page 9 in Profile Summary Report

College Readiness

Standard Score Ranges

College Readiness Standard Score Ranges

Questions to consider:

In which ranges are the majority of your students?

Given these score ranges, where are your students most proficient?

Given these score ranges, where are your students least proficient?

How will you incorporate this information into your curriculum?

What are the future educational plans of your students?

How can you encourage and support these educational plans?

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Additional ACT Profile Report Tables

The Item Response

Summary ReportEXPLORE and PLAN

Item Response Summary Report

Provides data to administrators, teachers, and counselors relative to student performance on every English, math, reading, and science question.

When used along with the test booklet, the Item Response Summary Report becomes a very useful tool for curriculum review.

Given your curriculum, is the percentage of your report group answering each item correctly and consistent with your expectations?

Is a large percentage of your report group choosing incorrect response options?

Notice how every other question alternates in

lettering.

Sample math ACT questions from: http://actstudent.org/sampletest/math/math_01.html

How did our students perform on each item?*Asterisked numbers are CORRECT answers.

EXPLORE/PLAN Test Booklet

What specifically were the hard/easy

questions for students?

Bring the reports and test booklets

back to your school/district

and discuss with faculty.

Curriculum Alignment

Assists in organizing teaching practices

Offers sequence for delivering content

Provides clear scope of what must be taught to all students

Curriculum Review Worksheets

www.act.org/standard/instruct

ResourcesACT Educator Site

http://www.act.org/education/

Educator Resourceshttp://www.act.org/education/resources.html

EXPLORE Student Sitehttp://www.actstudent.org/explore/

PLAN Student Sitehttp://www.actstudent.org/plan/

ACT Student Sitehttp://www.actstudent.org/

ACT Researchwww.act.org/research

Q&A

Kaliko OligoSenior Consultant, Client OutreachACT Mountain Plains Region3131 South Vaughn Way Suite 218 Aurora, CO 80014P) 303.337.3273 | F) 303.337.2613kaliko.oligo@act.org

Your Kansas ACT Team

Lisa WolfSenior Consultant, Program SolutionsACT Mountain Plains Region3131 South Vaughn Way Suite 218 Aurora, CO 80014P) 303.337.3273 | F) 303.337.2613joe.cruse@act.org