P.E.R.T.

2015-16 ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

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WHAT IS THE P.E.R.T?

• THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION READINESS TEST (P.E.R.T.) IS USED TO DETERMINE IF A STUDENT IS READY FOR COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES IN MATH AND READING. MATH CAN BE USED AS A CONCORDANT SCORE FOR ALG 1.

• THE TEST IS COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE AND ADMINISTERED ONLINE THROUGH MCCANN ASSOCIATES COLLEGE SUCCESS TESTING PLATFORM.• PAPER-BASED AND LARGE PRINT PAPER TESTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR

STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE THESE ACCOMMODATIONS.

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UPDATES

• HB 7069 – 11TH GRADERS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO TAKE P.E.R.T. BASED ON THEIR GRADE 10 READING AND MATH SCORES

• HOWEVER, EACH STUDENT WHO DOES NOT ACHIEVE A LEVEL 3+ ON A STATEWIDE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT MUST BE ‘EVALUATED’ TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE STUDENT’S DIFFICULTY, AREA OF ACADEMIC NEED, AND STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT

• THESE STUDENTS MUST BE COVERED BY ONE OF 3 OPTIONS (FEDERAL REQUIRED STUDENT PLAN SUCH AS IEP, SCHOOL WIDE PROGRESS MONITORING PLAN OR INDIVIDUAL MONITORING PLAN

• P.E.R.T. MATH WILL BE CONSIDERED THE FINAL EXAM FOR 12TH GRADERS ENROLLED IN THE MATH COLLEGE READY COURSE.

• THE STATE NO LONGER FUNDS P.E.R.T.

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WHO SHOULD TAKE THE P.E.R.T.?

• WE WILL OFFER P.E.R.T. MATH SEPT., FEB., AND MAY FOR 12TH GRADERS WHO TOOK, BUT DID NOT PASS ALG 1 EOC (11TH GRADERS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MAY ATTEMPT). STUDENT WILL NEED A SCORE OF 97 OR ABOVE TO SATISFY THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.

• P.E.R.T. MATH WILL STILL BE GIVEN TO MATH FOR COLLEGE READINESS STUDENTS (12TH GRADERS) AT THE END OF THE COURSE

• P.E.R.T. READING, MATH AND WRITING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS

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2015-16 P.E.R.T. TESTING WINDOW

Nov. 2-6 Eligible Students

March 14-18 Eligible Students

Sept. 4, 8-11 12

Feb. 1-5 12

May 23-27 11-12

PERT Math Math for College Readiness Course

May 9-27 Course

PERT Reading, Writing and Math for Dual EnrollmentStudents must apply & qualify

PERT Math Students who have taken the ALG 1 EOC and not passed

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TEST DETAILS

HOW MANY QUESTIONS ARE ON THE P.E.R.T.?

• EACH P.E.R.T. SUBTEST HAS 30 QUESTIONS (25 ARE OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS AND 5 ARE FIELD TEST ITEMS).

HOW LONG IS THE P.E.R.T?

• P.E.R.T. IS UNTIMED AND COMPUTER ADAPTIVE, BUT IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE MATH AND WRITING SUBTESTS AND ONE HOUR TO COMPLETE THE READING SUBTEST.

CAN A STUDENT TAKE ALL THREE SUBTESTS IN ONE SITTING?

• A STUDENT IS PERMITTED TO TAKE ALL THREE SUBTESTS IN ONE SITTING, BUT THIS IS NOT THE RECOMMENDED POLICY.

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P.E.R.T. SCORES

WHAT ARE THE COLLEGE-READY CUT SCORES FOR P.E.R.T.?

• THE SCALED SCORE FOR EACH SUBTEST RANGES FROM 50-150.

• THE STATE ESTABLISHED NEW CUT SCORES FOR PERT TESTS TAKEN ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 22, 2013. THE NEW AND OLD CUT SCORES ARE LISTED BELOW.

*STUDENTS MUST MEET BOTH THE READING AND WRITING CUT SCORES IN ORDER TO BE COLLEGE-READY IN ENGLISH.

NEW College Ready Cut ScoresAchieved ON or AFTER October 22, 2013

PERT FCAT 2.0 SAT ACT

Mathematics 114 Mathematics N/A Mathematics 440 Mathematics 19Reading 106 Reading 262 Verbal 440 Reading 19Writing 103 Writing 262 English 17

College Ready Cut ScoresAchieved PRIOR TO October 22, 2013

PERT FCAT 2.0 SAT ACT

Mathematics 113 Mathematics N/A Mathematics 440 Mathematics 19Reading 104 Reading 262 Verbal 440 Reading 18

Writing 99 Writing 262 English 17

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ADMINISTERING THE P.E.R.T.

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BEFORE TESTING

TEST ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNTS

• IF YOU ADMINISTERED THE P.E.R.T. LAST YEAR, YOUR ACCOUNT IS THE SAME AS IT WAS IN LAST YEAR. IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR USERNAME AND/OR PASSWORD, PLEASE EMAIL TONYA AT MASST@LAKE.K12.FL.US

• IF YOU ARE A NEW HIGH SCHOOL TEST COORDINATOR, PLEASE CONTACT TONYA AT MASST@LAKE.K12.FL.US

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BEFORE TESTING

SECURITY AGREEMENTS

• BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN TESTING, WE MUST RECEIVE A SIGNED SECURITY AGREEMENT FROM YOU.

PARENT LETTERS

• ENGLISH AND SPANISH PARENT LETTERS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE P.E.R.T. SECTION OF OUR TEST COORDINATOR WEB SITE. PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THE LETTER TO THE PARENT/GUARDIAN OF STUDENTS WHO WILL TAKE THE P.E.R.T.

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BEFORE TESTING

SCRATCH PAPER

• STUDENTS CAN USE SCRATCH PAPER FOR THE MATH PORTION OF P.E.R.T., BUT THEY MUST WRITE THEIR NAME ON THE SCRATCH PAPER AND RETURN IT TO YOU AFTER TESTING.

PRACTICE TESTS

• THE LOGIN PAGE OF COLLEGE SUCCESS HAS A LINK TO SAMPLE TESTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS COMPLETE THE SAMPLE TESTS IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT PRIOR TO TESTING TO EXPEDITE THE ACTUAL TESTING PROCESS.

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LAUNCHING TESTS

UTILIZING THE TICKETING SYSTEMS REQUIRES THE SITE MANAGER TO:

1. LOG INTO ONE WORKSTATION TO DEACTIVATE/ACTIVATE STUDENTS

2. EXPORT STUDENT INFORMATION TO A SPREADSHEET

3. CREATE/PRINT/DISTRIBUTE “TICKETS” TO STUDENT THE DAY OF TESTING

4. COLLECT TICKETS AFTER TESTING

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

LOG INTO COLLEGE SUCCESS (HTTP://WWW.COLLEGE.MEASUREDSUCCESS.COM) WITH YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD.

CLICK ADMINISTER TESTS AND THEN CLICK VIEW AND EXPORT STUDENT LOGINS.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

YOU CAN SEARCH BY STUDENT NAME, ID, OR CONDUCT A GENERAL SEARCH OF ALL NAMES (SELECT ‘SEARCH’ WITHOUT ANY FIELD FILLED IN FOR A GENERAL SEARCH).

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING STUDENTS [COMPLETED BY SITE MANAGER]

BY DEFAULT, ALL STUDENTS SHOW AN “ACTIVE” STATUS.

IF YOU WANT TO USE THE TICKETING SYSTEM TO LAUNCH TESTS, YOU WILL NEED TO SELECT ALL STUDENTS AND CLICK “DEACTIVATE STUDENTS” (PER PAGE) PRIOR TO PROCESSING THE TICKETS.

ON THE DAY OF TESTING, YOU WILL NEED TO ACTIVATE THE STUDENTS WHO WILL BE TESTING. AFTER THE TESTING SESSION IS OVER, YOU WILL NEED TO DEACTIVATE THE STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN NOT LOG BACK INTO THE TEST.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

EXPORTING STUDENT DATA FOR TICKETING SYSTEM [COMPLETED BY SITE MANAGER]

1. YOU CAN EXPORT STUDENT INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING TICKETS FROM THE “STUDENT LOGINS” PAGE (USE THE “ADMINISTER TESTS” LINK TO GET TO THE STUDENT LOGINS PAGE.

2. UNLIKE ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING STUDENTS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SELECT ALL ON EVERY PAGE TO EXPORT ALL OF THE STUDENTS TO EXCEL (OR A CSV FILE).

3. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT CREATE TICKETS LIKE PEARSON, SO YOU WILL NEED TO MANIPULATE THE ROWS INTO YOUR OWN TICKET DESIGN.

4. PLEASE REMEMBER TO COLLECT THE “TICKETS” AFTER TESTING. TICKETS ARE SECURE DOCUMENTS.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

LOG ON TO COLLEGE SUCCESS AS A STUDENT

[COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT]

1. VISIT HTTP://WWW.COLLEGE.MEASUREDSUCCESS.COM

2. STUDENTS SHOULD ENTER THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD FROM THEIR “TICKET”.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

ACCEPTING THE ONLINE LICENSE AGREEMENT [COMPLETED

BY STUDENT]

THE STUDENT IS NOW LOGGED INTO THEIR DASHBOARD (THE SYSTEM TIMES OUT AFTER 12 MINUTES OF INACTIVITY). THE ONLINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL APPEAR AND YOU WILL NEED TO DIRECT STUDENTS TO ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO TEST.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

ENTERING AN ACCESS KEY [COMPLETED BY STUDENT]

AFTER ACCEPTING THE AGREEMENT, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO ENTER THE APPROPRIATE ACCESS KEY*, CLICK “SUBMIT”.

THE STUDENT THEN MUST CLICK THE NAME OF TEST TO LAUNCH THE TEST.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

AFTER LAUNCHING THE APPROPRIATE SUBTEST, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO READ THE STUDENT PRIVACY POLICY AND THEN CLICK “I HAVE READ THIS POLICY”.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

READING THE WELCOME MESSAGE [COMPLETED BY STUDENT]

AFTER ACCEPTING THE PRIVACY POLICY, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO READ THE WELCOME MESSAGE AND THEN CLICK “NEXT”.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

READING THE DIRECTIONS FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS [COMPLETED BY STUDENT]

5. STUDENTS WILL NEED TO READ THE DIRECTIONS FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS, AND THEN CLICK “START TEST SESSION”.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

READING SUBTEST SPECIFIC INFORMATION [COMPLETED BY STUDENT]

FINALLY, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO READ INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFIC P.E.R.T. SUBTEST THEY ARE TAKING AND THEN CLICK “START TEST SESSION” TO BEGIN THE SUBTEST.

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LAUNCHING TESTS:TICKETING SYSTEM

CALCULATORS

• STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE HANDHELD CALCULATORS FOR THE COMPUTER VERSION OF THE MATH P.E.R.T.

• INFORM STUDENT OF THE CALCULATOR ICON THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE TEST.

• ONCE THE CALCULATOR ICON HAS BEEN CLICKED ON, IT WILL APPEAR AS A POP-UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SCREEN.

• STUDENTS MUST USE THE ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR KEYBOARD TO INPUT NUMBERS.

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ACCESSIBILITY BRANCHING PROFILE

• STUDENTS TAKING THE ACCESSIBILITY BRANCHING PROFILE (ACCOMMODATED TEST) NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE “ACCESSIBILITY WIZARD”.

• THEY NEED TO SELECT THE “ACCESS WIZARD” ICON IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE TEST.

• THE STUDENTS CAN THEN SET THEIR PREFERENCE AND THEN SAVE BY SELECTING ‘APPLY’.

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SUBMITTING A TEST:TICKETING SYSTEM

SUBMITTING P.E.R.T.

• A STUDENT MUST CLICK “SUBMIT” AT THE END OF EACH SUBTEST IN ORDER FOR THE TEST TO BE SCORED.

• AS THE SITE MANAGER, YOU CAN INSTANTLY VIEW SCORES AND RUN REPORTS.

• PLEASE REFER TO THE P.E.R.T. TAM FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RUNNING REPORTS.

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AFTER TESTING

1. COLLECT AND RETAIN “TICKETS”.

2. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RETURN PAPER TESTS AND ANSWER SHEETS WILL BE EMAILED TO SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS TAKING PAPER TESTS.

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NEXT STEPS

1. IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN A SECURITY AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE TRAINING.

SCHOOLS CAN NOT TEST WITHOUT A SIGNED SECURITY AGREEMENT.

2. REVIEW THE TAM AND LOG INTO COLLEGE SUCCESS TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE TEST PLATFORM.

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RESOURCES

• Additional P.E.R.T. documents can be found on the P.E.R.T. page of the TC Web Site.

• College Success Training Videos and Resources• Log into College Success and click on

Resources tab.