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Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results to Improve Student Performance

Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results to Improve Student Performance. Student Preparation. About 6,000 students drop out of high school every day. More than one million students graduate each year from high school assuming they are ready for college or the workplace – and they are not.

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Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results to Improve Student Performance

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  1. Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results to Improve Student Performance

  2. Student Preparation • About 6,000 students drop out of high school every day. • More than onemillion students graduate each year from high school assuming they are ready for college or the workplace – and they are not. ACT, 2008. Making the Dream a Reality: Action Steps for States to Prepare All Students for College and a Career

  3. Student Preparation ALL graduates need the same knowledge and skills to be successful in • Two- or four-year college • Job that offers a career path at a self-supporting wage • Apprenticeship or related training • Military ACT, 2008. Making the Dream a Reality: Action Steps for States to Prepare All Students for College and Career

  4. Student Preparation Students who take two or more remedial college courses are unlikely to graduate. • Nearly 45% who plan to go to college after graduation have not taken courses that will allow them to proceed to credit-bearing, college courses. ACT, 2004. On Course for Success

  5. Percent of EXPLORE Students on Track for College or Career

  6. Percent of PLAN Students on Track for College or Career

  7. Percent of ACT Students on Track for College or Career

  8. EXPLORE and PLAN • Academic content in English, mathematics, reading and science • Standardized time and number of items • Additional components • Interest Inventory • Needs Assessment • Plans and Background information/HS Course and Grades • Educational Opportunity Services (PLAN only) See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, pages 1-7.

  9. Tools and resources to interpret and analyze EXPLORE and PLAN results

  10. Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results to Improve Student Performance • Methods for teachers, principals, counselors and county educators to analyze reports and results • Sample reports, tools and resources for educators, parents and students to interpret and utilize data

  11. Student Score Reports • Plans for after high school • Scores compared to EXPLORE/PLAN College Readiness Benchmarks • Predicted PLAN/ACT composite score • Interest inventory response interpreted on World-of-Work Map • Responses and correct answers with suggestion for building knowledge and skills See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, Appendix A, pp. 82-85; Appendix D, pp. 96-99.

  12. EXPLOREProfile Summary Report • Table 1a: Scores • Table 1b: Subscores • Table 1c: College readiness • Table 2: Ethnicity and gender • Table 3: Educations plans and college core • Table 4: Composite scores, coursework and expressed needs • Table 5a: Career preferences • Table 5b: World-of-Work Map See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, Appendix B, pp. 86-93.

  13. PLANProfile Summary Report • Table 1a: Scores • Table 1b: Subscores • Table 1c: College readiness • Table 2: Ethnicity and gender • Table 3: Scores compared to course work • Table 4: Composite, coursework and educational plans • Table 5: Composite, coursework and expressed needs • Table 6a: Career preferences • Table 6b: World-of-Work Map See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, Appendix E, pp. 100-108.

  14. EXPLORE School Reports • Early Intervention Rosters • Do not plan to finish high school or no post-high school educational plans • Expressed needs • Composite score at or below the national 10th percentile • Item Response Summary Report See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, Appendix C, pp. 94-95.

  15. PLAN School Reports • Early Intervention Rosters • Do not plan to finish high school or no post-high school educational plans • Expressed needs • Composite score of 16 or higher with no college plans • Composite score 15 or lower with college plans • Item Response Summary Report See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, Appendix F, pp. 109-111.

  16. Pair and Share Within your school, • How will student score reports be used to develop or revise ISTPs? • Who needs to understand how to interpret and analyze results? • What data/information do they need? • What reports do they need? • When do they need the information?

  17. Action Plan • Complete Interpreting and Analyzing EXPLORE and PLAN Results • What activities do you plan to conduct for your school on interpreting and analyzing EXPLORE/PLAN results? • What are your intended outcomes? • Who will participate in the activities? • When will you conduct these activities? • How will you evaluate the effectiveness of your work?

  18. Ways to use plan results to identify students with ap potential

  19. AP Courses Students who take AP courses • Gain skills that help them succeed in college • Writing and problem-solving skills • Study habits • Stand out in admission process • 31% of colleges and universities look at AP experience when determining scholarships • More likely to graduate in 4 years • Over 90% of 4-year colleges provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying scores

  20. Using PLAN to Identify Students with AP Potential • Research findings released in 2009 • Relationship between students’ scores on PLAN and their scores on selected AP exams • PLAN test scores are good predictors of success in AP courses http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/UsingPlan.pdf

  21. PLAN Scores Associated with Selected AP Exam Scores

  22. PLAN Scores Associated with Selected AP Exam Scores

  23. PLAN: Predictions of AP SuccessSchool Roster • Lists students and identifies those who have potential to be successful in selected AP courses based upon their PLAN results and ACT’s research linking PLAN scores to success in AP courses

  24. PLAN: Predictions of AP SuccessSchool Roster

  25. Utilizing PLAN Results to Determine AP Potential

  26. Pair and Share • Select a partner. • Determine who will play the “counselor” and who will be the “student.” • Examine the description of your “student.” • Use the “student’s” information to complete the Utilizing PLAN Student Results to Determine Potential to be Successful in AP and other Rigorous Courses. See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, p. 71. • Role play the discussion between the “counselor” and “student” using this information to revise the ISTP.

  27. Action Plan • Complete Identifying students with AP Potential • How will students with AP potential be identified? (For high schools) • What do students and parents need to know about AP courses? • What do staff members need to know about AP courses? • When do students, parents and staff need the information?

  28. Test taking strategies for explore and plan

  29. Test Items • Multiple choice • Each of the reading, English and science test items has four (4) answer choices. • The items of the mathematics tests have five (5) answer choices. • English and reading tests have prose passages • Mathematics tests focus on quantitative reasoning • Science test has sets of scientific information represented in different formats

  30. Item Response Summary Report • Percentage of students who selected the correct response • Percentage of students who selected each incorrect response • Percentage of students who omitted (did not answer) the item • Reference group percentage correct See Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results, Appendix C, pp. 94-95; Appendix F, pp. 109-111.

  31. Pair and Share • Examine the percentages of items omitted/not answered • What did you observe? • What are some possible reasons? • What possible impact will test preparation have on the occurrence(s)?

  32. Action Plan • Complete Discussing Test Taking Strategies • What test taking activities will you conduct prior to the administration of EXPLORE/PLAN? • How should students prepare to take EXPLORE/PLAN? • What do parents need to know about test taking strategies for EXPLORE/PLAN? • When should test taking strategies be discussed with students?

  33. Resources

  34. Utilizing EXPLORE and PLAN Results to Improve Student Performance WVDE EXPLORE and PLAN websites • Go to • Resources • File Cabinet • Go to Resources folder http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/pdf/Using%20EXPLOR%20and%20PLAN%20Results.pdf

  35. WVDE Websites/Resources • EXPLORE and PLAN http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/EXPLORE/EXPLORE_index.htmlhttp://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/actplan.html • Frequently asked questions • Administration manuals • Sample reports • State, county and school results • ACT http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/act.html • Teach 21 http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/ • ACT/SAT Guides for writing and mathematics

  36. WV College and Career Resources • College Foundation of West Virginia http://www.cfwv.com • PROMISE https://secure.cfwv.com/Financial_Aid_Planning/Scholarships/Scholarships_and_Grants/West_Virginia_PROMISE.aspx • West Virginia Clearinghouse http://wvclear.wv.stateu.edu

  37. ACT Resources • EXPLORE student website http://www.explorestudent.org • PLAN student website http://www.actstudent.org/plan • ACT student website http://www.actstudent.org/index.html

  38. Additional Information Contact Dr. Beth Cipoletti Office of Research 304-558-2546 dcipolet@access.k12.wv.us

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