Division of Florida CollegesJulie Alexander

Postsecondary Education Readiness Test

P.E.R.T.

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OverviewThe Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) is

comprised of two components – placement and diagnostic.The P.E.R.T. Placement is aligned with the Postsecondary

Readiness Competencies which were approved by the State Board in Rule 6A-10.0318.

The computer-based P.E.R.T. Placement was first launched in October 2010.

The P.E.R.T. Diagnostics are aligned with the Developmental Education Competencies which were approved by the State Board in Rule 6A-10.0319.

For each subject area, there are two P.E.R.T. Diagnostic tests to correspond to the developmental education courses.

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Placement Administrations

Mathematics Reading Writing Total

Required per s. 1008.30, F.S. 145,527 86,572 86,572

High School 72,922 50,040 46,964 169,926

Florida College System 194,464 169,157 167,960 533,862

As of April 6, 2012

Average Placement Scores

Mathematics Reading Writing

College Ready Score 113 104 99

High School 102.72 100.16 100.96

Florida College System 97.39 104.04 102.09

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As of April 6, 2012

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Placement Scores

Rule 6A-10.0315 authorizes assessments and minimum college ready scores for postsecondary course placement purposes

P.E.R.T. Placement interim college ready scores were approved by the State Board of Education in December 2011

The interim scores were identified using results from pilot testing and prior placement rates for the Acculplacer/CPT

Concerns expressed by colleges that placements are too high based on the interim scores

DOE is in the process of analyzing statewide data based on P.E.R.T. Placement scores and student course performance

McCann Associates and the DOE are planning standard setting over summer/early fall to establish permanent cut scores

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College Remediation Rates, Recent High School Graduates

High School

Graduation Year

% Not

Ready in Math

% Not

Ready in Reading

% Not

Ready in Writing

% Not

Ready in at least ONE

subject

2000-01

54.2%

42.0%

31.1%

64.4%

2009-10

45.0%

29.9%

28.5%

54.3%

Source: Florida Department of Education, Performance on Common Placement Tests, includes Accuplacer/CPT, ACT and SAT

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Dual Enrollment EligibilityFor college credit dual enrollment eligibility, prospective students must

take a common placement testNo state funding source is earmarked for the testing of prospective

dual enrollment students, K-12 nor Florida College SystemSchool districts and feeder Florida College System institution must

work collaboratively to administer the P.E.R.T. and share score resultsAdministration process and responsibility for costs should be

documented in the District Interinstitutional Articulation Agreement (Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement, per House Bill 7059)

P.E.R.T. administrations for prospective dual enrollment students are considered high school attempts

Accuplacer/CPT, ACT, SAT and FCAT 2.0 Reading are options for dual enrollment eligibility

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Placement OptionsSubject Area Standard Score Course

Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (a) Reading 104

ENC 1101(b) Writing 99(c) Mathematics 113 MAT 1033Accuplacer, The College Board Reading Comprehension 83

ENC 1101Writing Skills 83Elementary Algebra 72 MAT 1033SAT-I, The College Board Verbal 440 ENC 1101Mathematics 440 MAT 1033Enhanced ACT, American College Testing Program Reading 18

ENC 1101English 17Mathematics 19 MAT 1033Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading

Reading 262 ENC 1101, REA

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Diagnostic

There are six P.E.R.T. DiagnosticsP.E.R.T. Diagnostics are aligned with the Developmental

Education Competencies and lower/upper level developmental education courses

P.E.R.T. Diagnostics are not requiredMcCann Associates will improve student performance

reportsPerformance reports may be used by students and faculty

to pinpoint areas of deficiencyMay be administered prior to P.E.R.T. Placement to idenitfy

areas of weakness beforehand

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In the works…

Ongoing P.E.R.T. Placement item review and approvalP.E.R.T. Placement paper version is now available, remaining

issue with scantron/booklet bundles for high schoolsP.E.R.T. Placement Score Repository for school districts and

postsecondary institutions to retrieve official scoresData analysis of fall 2011 Florida College System course

placement data based on P.E.R.T. Placement scores compared to historical performance based on Accuplacer/CPT

Select faculty to participate in P.E.R.T. Placement standard setting

Exploring use of P.E.R.T. Diagnostic for developmental education modularization