Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)Training for Test Chairpersons 2012February 3, 2012

PERT2012

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Agenda• What is PERT?• Who needs to test?• Subtests to administer• • PERT test format• Scheduling• • Accommodations• Accessibility Wizard• • Computer technical requirements • • Creating usernames and passwords• • Training proctors• • Administering a tests• • Reports• • PERT resources• • Who to contact

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What is the PERT?• Florida’s new common placement test replacing the CPT as

per Florida Statutes 1008.30.

• Used to determine college ready credit courses in math and English.

• Comprised of three 25-item, computer adaptive subtests in reading, writing and mathematics.

• Results are used by high schools to advise students of any identified deficiencies and to provide 12th grade students appropriate postsecondary preparatory instruction prior to high school graduation. 3

PERT Testing Window• Scheduled for the Spring of 2012.• February 21, 2012- March 30, 2012

• PERT testing should not take place during the administration of other high stakes assessments that may impact select 11th grade students such as:• FCAT 2.0• End of Course assessments• Advanced Placement• International Baccalaureate• CELLA• Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Examination

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Who is administered the PERT?• All current 11th grade students who meet the legislative eligibility

requirements on the Grade 10 FCAT:• Levels 2, or 3 on the Grade 10 FCAT Reading, and/or• Levels 2, 3, or 4 on the Grade 10 FCAT Mathematics

• Students who already have ACT, SAT, or CPT scores in ISIS may be exempted from the PERT administration.• If scores are not in ISIS, students must provide original score report to school.• Retain copy of score report

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Who is administered the PERT? Cont…• All 11th grade students who meet the legislated eligibility

requirement and must participate in the administration of a college placement tests are as follows:

• Department of Juvenile Justice students• Charter school students• Full time public Virtual School students

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College-Ready Cut ScoresAssessment Reading Writing Math

PERT 104 99 113

CPT 83 83 (Sentence Skills) 72

ACT 18 17 (English) 19

SAT 440 N/A 440

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What happens if a student does not meet college-readiness?• Students who do not meet the state established college ready cut

scores on the PERT or another approved college entrance test in Reading, Writing, and or Mathematics (ACT, SAT, or CPT) must be enrolled in postsecondary preparatory instruction in 12th grade prior to graduation.

• Further information regarding course placement will be provided by Curriculum and Instruction.

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Approved Postsecondary Preparatory Courses

Reading for College Success (1008350) .5 elective credit course

Writing for College Success (1009370) .5 elective credit course

Math for College Success (1200410) .5 elective credit course

Math for College Readiness (1200700) full credit course

English 4: College Prep (1001405) full credit course

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What happens if a student meets college-readiness? • Students scoring at or above the college-ready cut scores are

exempt from remedial college coursework if they register in a Florida college or university within 2 years.

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Identifying Students Who Need to Test

• Pre-Grid upload to McCann Associates provided Friday, January 27, 2012

• School list printed as of January 27, 2012• Identifies students who meet the criteria .• Identifies which subtests they must be administered.• Identifies students who have an SAT or ACT score on file.

ACCUPLACER/CPT scores are not available.• Will be forwarded to schools the week of February 6th

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Subtests to Administer

Grade 10 FCAT Levels Subtest (s) to Administer

Grade 10 FCAT Reading,Levels 2 or 3

Must take the Reading and Writing subtests

Grade 10 FCAT Math, Levels 2, 3, or 4

Must take the Mathematics subtest

Grade 10 FCAT Reading, Levels 2 or 3 and Grade 10 FCAT Math, Levels 2, 3, or 4

Must take all 3 subtests: Reading, Writing and Math

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PERT Test Format

• PERT is comprised of 30 questions and is computer adaptive.• 25 operational questions• 5 additional field test questions • Students receive different questions based on right/wrong

responses.

• PERT is untimed. The average time to complete each subtests is:• Math 37 minutes• Reading 60 minutes• Writing 33 minutes

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Scheduling PERT Subtests• Recommendations are as follows:

• Reading/Writing within the same test session• Math subtests may be tested separately• Schools may test all 3 subtests in one school session if preferred

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PERT Accommodations• Who is eligible?• ESE students with current IEPs• Section 504 students• ELL students• ESE/504 Students: Paper versions are not available• Paper version • Large print paper version • Braille • ELL Students:• Heritage language to English dictionaries are allowable.• Extended time is not applicable as tests are not timed. However,

students may be scheduled to take one test per day if extended time is needed.

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PERT Accessibility Wizard Accommodations• Accessibility Wizard • May be used with students who test on the computer but

have visual impairments.• Students will be able to change tests setting

• Enlarge Font Size• Change Font Style• Change background color

• Accommodated forms are available for all three subtests through Accessibility Wizard for reading, writing and math.

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Technical Requirements to Administer the PERT

Hardware Requirements

Computer Type Pentium 500 or greater, Macintosh equivalent

Input Devices Keyboard and Mouse

Memory 64 MB or greater

Display 15” SVGA monitor with 1024x768 resolution

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Technical Requirements to Administer the PERT Cont…

Software Requirement

Browser type and version Internet Explorer 7.0+Firefox 3.0Google Chromes 3.0+Safari 3.0+

Platform (Operating System) Windows XP, Vista or 7 Mac OS 10.2+

Macromedia Flash Macromedia Flash 9.0+

Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat 6.0+

Popups Popups are not blocked

Screen Resolution 1021 x 768

Schools must test their computers by going to college.measuredsuccess.com and clicking “Check My Computer”

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Student Practice Tests• Online practice tests in all 3 subtests are available on the

College Success website login screen at:

http://college.measuredsuccess.com

• Students may take the practice tests at anytime or place PRIOR to the actual test(s).

• No login information is needed to access.

• PERT Study Guide may be accessed at:

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/pdf/PERT-StudentStudyGuide.pdf19

Sample Parent Letters • A sample parent letter in English is provided by the FLDOE. • Spanish and Creole versions will be forwarded when available

• The letter notifies parents of the following:• Electronic Devices are prohibited• Academic Honesty is expected• Students will be required to read the Privacy Policy online prior

to testing

• The parent letter will be posted to our Test Chairperson website for school use.

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Training for the PERT• Test Security Agreement• Must be signed prior to test units being assigned to your school. • Test Security Agreement must be sign by all test administrators

trained at your school. Please maintain these forms at your school location for your records.

• Only certified teachers may administer a test, and proctors are strongly encouraged in rooms with more than 25 students.

• Seating Charts must be maintained for all testing rooms.

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Administration of PERT• Computer set up

•Student workstation set up in ‘Kiosk’ mode•M-DCPS microsystem technicians will set up•Charter schools will be provided with procedures.

• Required Materials• Scratch paper for math subtest• No hand-held calculators may be provided

•Read Script

• Monitor to ensure students remain on website

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Terms to Become Familiar with• Institution Administrator = District• The Institution Administrator (SAET) will provide the following:

• Training and support• List of students to test• Login usernames and passwords

• Site = School• Site Manager = Test Chairperson and/or School Principal• Set up proctors for test administration• Verify student eligibility and adds new students• Access reports

• Proctor = Test Administrator• Only the Site Mangers and Proctors may administer the test to

students with login credentials provided by the district. • Branching Profile = Test (s) to be administered

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Branching ProfilesStudent Administration Accommodated Forms

PERT reading PERT reading accessibility

PERT writing PERT writing accessibility

PERT math PERT math accessibility

PERT reading and writing PERT reading and writing accessibility

PERT reading writing and math PERT reading writing and math accessibility

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Creating User Accounts• Step 1: Log in using created username and password

• Step 2: Create/Update Users (Proctors)

• Step 3: Add Users (Proctors)

• Step 4: Create a New User (Proctor)

• Step 5: Create/Update Users (Return to pull up list of users)

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How does a Proctor Administer a test?• Step 1: Proctor logs in using created username and password• Step 2: Administer Test • Step 3: Student IDs• Search for full student list, or• Enter individual student ID

• Step 4: Login the student• Step 5: Enter the access key• Step 6: Click on the test • Step 7: Exit/Save• Step 8: Log out (Proctor must verify)

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New Students• Step 1: log in• Step 2: Administer Test• Step 3: Select New Test Session• Step 4: Select the test from the pull down menu• Step 5: Acknowledge the Student Privacy Policy• Step 6: Enter student information• Step 7: Verify student information

• New Student to MDCPS: Create New Student• Student transfers from other school: Verify and click next

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Coming Soon…• Student tickets are in development• Produce student list and create ticket with username and

password• Students will sign in from the main login screen

• Webinar training will be provided • Updated manuals will be provided

***Do Not us students usernames & password***• Student data and secure test content could be compromised.• Full administration window is delayed subject to this

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Student Screens• Student Privacy Policy

• Welcome message

• Administration script (On screen and must be read to the student)

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Administration Script• Student Instructions Message: • Welcome! You are here to take a Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.). It is

important for you to do your best on this test because it will help to show if you are ready to take college-level coursework and which courses to place you in next year.

• You will be given 30 test items to answer. The test is not timed; try to answer every question. One question at a time will appear on the computer screen. Take your time to select the answer that you think is correct by clicking on the red star (*) beside that response. Then click “SUBMIT” at the bottom of the screen. Click “OK” to finalize your answer choice. Once a question has been answered, you cannot go back to it later to change your answer, so be certain and careful which item you are choosing.

• If you are taking the Mathematics subtest, you may use scratch paper and pencil. On certain questions, you will be allowed to use a built-in pop-up calculator.

• During the test, you must not talk, make any disturbance, ask for help answering a test question, or look at another student’s computer screen. You are not allowed to have any electronic or recording devices in your possession, even if you do not use them.

• When you have finished this test, click the “save and exit” button and raise your hand to let the proctor know that you have completed this subtest. Turn in your scratch paper to the proctor if you used any and wait for further directions.

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Score Reports

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Types of Reports• Standard Reports• Individual Score Report• Placement Roster• Course Roster• Score Roster• Demographic Information Reports• Writing Response Report

• Custom Reports

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Sample Score Report

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PERT ResourcesAvailable on Florida Department of Education website

http//www.fldoe.org/cc/pert.asp

• Summary of PERT•P.E.R.T. Cut-Scores•Florida Statues•State Board Rules in regards to P.E.R.T.•PERT Frequently Asked Questions•Data & Reports•Additional Resources• P.E.R.T. Overview Video• P.E.R.T. Study Guide• College and Career Readiness• FAQ 56

Who to ContactPERT AdministrationTest Units

Ms. Mayda Cabeza , Director Imcabeza@dadeschools.netStudent Assessment and Educational Testing305-995-7520

Technical Issues/support McCann Associates Help Deskcollegesuccess@mccanntesting.com1-877-614-6105Monday 7:30am – 8:oopmTuesday – Thursday 7:30 – 11:00pmFriday 7:30am – 5:00pm

Information Regarding Courses and Placement.

Curriculum and Instruction

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