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Educational Planning and Assessment System
English, mathematics,reading, science
College Readiness Standards
College Readiness Standards
College Readiness Standards
English, mathematics,reading, science
English, mathematics,reading, science
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EXPLORE PLAN ACT
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EPAS Scales Relationship
College Readiness Standards (CRS) are the statements that represent widely held learning goals that are important for success in high school, college, and the world of work.
The CRS link EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT Assessment scores to curriculum and instructional decision making.
College Readiness Standards
College Readiness Standardsby Learning Strands and Score Ranges
Standards: Standards: Standards:
Standards: Standards: Standards:
20-23
16-19
ideas for progress
ideas for progress
Basic Operations and . . .
Probability, Statistics, & Data . . .
Numbers: Concepts & Properties
Scores are seen as Assessment forfor Achievement,
rather than Assessment of of Achievement!
ACT College Readiness Standards
Kentucky 2006
ACT CRS Ranges Page 12
PLAN & EXPLORE Score Reports
PLAN & EXPLORE Score Reports
CRS and Your Curriculum Review of state objectives Review of state approved textbooks Collaboration with national teacher
organizations: NCTM, NCTE, IRA, NSTA
Local item writers National Curriculum Survey Comparisons with over 35 states’
curriculum frameworks, including Kentucky
Worksheets for local comparison
EXPLORE & PLAN CRS Standards
Reports and
Guides
Improving Academic Achievement
CRS – GuidesExamples of test items by Strand
by Score RangeSuggestions for strategies and
assessments by StrandsSpecial Section: “Using
Assessment Information to Help Support Low-Scoring Students”
College Readiness Benchmark Scores
College Course or
Course AreaTest EXPLORE PLAN ACT*
English Composition English 13 15 18
Social Sciences
Reading
15 17 21
Algebra Math 17 19 22Biology Science 20 21 24
*The ACT Benchmark Score indicates a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” in corresponding credit-bearing college courses.
Percent of Kentucky Graduating Seniors Meeting College Readiness Benchmark Scores
Do my scores indicate that I am on track to being ready to succeed in college courses?
PLAN & EXPLOREScore Reports
Meeting Benchmarks by Courses Taken
Math Courses Count
Science Courses Count
Courses Count!
EPAS and Knox County, TN
10%
30%
50%
70%
90%
English Math Reading Science All Four
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006GainKC=13%TN=5%
GainKC=9%TN=4%
GainKC=9%TN=3%
GainKC=7%TN=3%
GainKC=7%TN=2%
Reading Between the Lines
Those ACT-tested students who can read complex texts are more likely to be ready for college
Performance on complex texts is the clearest differentiator in reading between students who are likely to be ready for college and those who are not. And this is true for both genders, all racial/ethnic groups, and all annual family income levels
Reading Between the Lines
More students are on track to being ready for college-level reading in 8th & 9th grade than are actually ready by the time they reach 12th grade
Not enough high school teachers are teaching reading skills or strategies and many students are victims of teachers’ low expectations
Reading Between the LinesKentucky Report
Reading Between the Lines
Recommendations include:Provide high school teachers in
Kentucky with professional development training to help them incorporate the kinds of complex text and instruction into their courses that will help increase students’ readiness for college-level reading. . . .
Page 7, KY Reading Report
What are the components of high school courses that prepare students for successful entry into postsecondary education without the need for remediation?
ACT and Education Trust
On Course for SuccessACT and Education Trust
Selection criteria40% minority or 50% free/reduced lunchStrong performance on Benchmarks
Common “success resources”College-oriented content in the coursesQualified and experienced teachersTeaching that is flexible and responsive to
studentsExtra student support when needed
Content and strategies Textbook-shaped, college preparatory Teacher-directed, constant flow of
questioning “Exposition and questioning” Students expected to
“act like scholars” in the fieldpractice good work habits
Outside-of-class academic support
On Course for SuccessACT and Education Trust
Chapters IV, V, VIComposite syllabi in each disciplineDiscussion of each syllabus
Syllabus for:GeometryAlgebra IIPrecalculus
English - Grade 10English - Grade 11
BiologyChemistryPhysics
On Course for SuccessACT and Education Trust
A Grading Scale
Other Reports
Intervention Rosters – EXPLORE and PLANSelf-reported NeedsDon’t plan to finish high school or no
postsecondary plans
Intervention Roster – EXPLORE onlyScoring in lowest 10th percentile
Intervention Rosters – PLAN only2 Rosters related to college planning
CRS Report and 5 Guides – EXPLORE and PLAN
Resourceswww.act.org/ew/resources
College Readiness Begins in Middle School
On Course for Success
Reading Between the Lines
Courses Count
Policy Reports
Policy Reports
Policy Reports
Other Research
Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different
Schools Involving Parents in Early Postsecondary Planning
School Relationships Foster Success for African American Students
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