Getting the Most from your ACT Explore Reporting Package

1. Getting the Most from your ACT Explore Reporting Package

2. Meredith Townley Trainer, Learning Management Team Phone: 319.333.9430 meredith.townley@act.org

3. O U R M I S S I O N Helping people achieve education and workplace success O U R V A L U E S Excellence Diversity Leadership Empowerment Learning Sustainability

4. Workshop ObjectivesIntroduction • Describe ACT’s definition of college and career readiness and ACT’s K-Career Continuum • Find key data points in the ACT Explore Student and Summary Profile Reports • Translate data into insights about curriculum, instruction and support at the district, school, and classroom levels

5. Defining College and Career Readiness

6. ACT’s Definition of College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness is the level of preparation a student needs to be equipped to enroll and succeed – without remediation – in a credit-bearing, first-year course at a two-year or four-year institution, trade school, or technical school. www.act.org/commoncore

7. Preparation for College and Career Prepare all students for success, no matter which path they choose after graduation. In the next decade, nearly two-thirds of new jobs created in the U.S. will require some post-secondary education or considerable on-the-job training. http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/reports/workready.html

8. IMPROVING COURSE RIGOR MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD READINESS EXPLORE 8th and 9th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning program The ACT 11th and 12 grade curriculum-based assessment for learning outcomes ENGAGE Middle and high school assessments that measure behavioral factors of academic success PLAN 10th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning program QualityCore Research-driven solutions for strengthening curriculum ACT K through Career SolutionsK-12 Components

9. IMPROVING COURSE RIGOR MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD READINESS EXPLORE 8th and 9th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning program The ACT 11th and 12 grade curriculum-based assessment for learning outcomes ENGAGE Middle and high school assessments that measure behavioral factors of academic success PLAN 10th grade curriculum-based educational and career planning program QualityCore Research-driven solutions for strengthening curriculum ACT K through Career SolutionsK-12 Components 3rd – 10th grade Vertically articulated, standards-based system of summative, interim, and classroom-based assessments

10. Longitudinal AssessmentsCommon Score Scale Relationship 36 32 25

11. Longitudinal AssessmentsACT Curriculum-Based Assessments

12. ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks • Empirically derived • 50% likelihood of achieving a B or higher or about a 75% likelihood of achieving a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course

13. Condition of College and Career Readiness, 2013National Results Percent of ACT-Tested High School Graduates by Number of ACT College Readiness Benchmarks Attained, 2013 http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/cccr13/readiness4.html

14. Condition of College and Career Readiness, 2013Arizona Results Percent of ACT-Tested High School Graduates by Number of ACT College Readiness Benchmarks Attained, 2013 http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2013/states/pdf/Arizona.pdf

15. Condition of College and Career Readiness, 2013Arizona Results Percent of 2012–2013 ACT Explore–Tested 8th Graders Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2013/states/pdf/Arizona.pdf

16. Student Score Report

17. Student Score Report Header 1. Academic Achievement & Education Planning 2. Intervention Planning 3. Career Exploration

18. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Scores Student Scores and Norms

19. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Scores Student Scores and Norms

20. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Plans College Readiness

21. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Plans College Readiness

22. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Plans College Readiness

23. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Scores Estimated Scores on ACT Plan or The ACT

24. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Scores Estimated Scores on ACT Plan or The ACT

25. 1. Academic Achievement and Education Planning: Your Scores Estimated Scores on ACT Plan or The ACT • Core Coursework • Reported Needs • Plans

26. 2. Intervention Planning: Your SkillsItem Response Summary and Suggestions for Improvement

27. 2. Intervention Planning: Your SkillsItem Response Summary and Suggestions for Improvement

28. 2. Intervention Planning: Your SkillsItem Response Summary and Suggestions for Improvement

29. 3. Career Exploration: Your Career Possibilities World of Work

30. 3. Career Exploration: Your Career Possibilities World of Work

34. 3. Career Exploration: Your Career Possibilities World of Work

35. Student Score Report

36. Student Score ReportDissemination • What happens next? • Teachers/counselors learn to interpret individual student results • School administrators should be aware of individual student results • Teachers/counselors review results with students • Teachers/counselors review results with parents

37. Student Resources www.explorestudent.org

38. Profile Summary Report • Aggregates data from Student Score Reports • Identifies if students are on target to be college and career ready • Shows if coursework aligns with career interests and educational plans

39. Frequency Distribution TableProfile Summary Report: Table 1a • How do the ACT Explore scores of our students compare with those of students nationally?

40. Frequency Distribution TableProfile Summary Report 191 Total Students Benchmark

41. Frequency Distribution TableProfile Summary Report 191 Total Students 53 (28%)Students Above Benchmark Students on target to be college ready 100 (52%)Students on the Cusp 44 in danger of slipping 41 within 2 points of benchmark Students on the cusp Benchmark Students in need of intervention 38 (20%)Students Below Benchmark

42. ACT’s College Readiness Standards • Identify the knowledge and skills students are likely to demonstrate at various score levels on each academic test. • Help interpret what the scores earned on ACT Explore, ACT Plan, and The ACT mean. • Direct link between what students have learned and what they are ready to learn next. http://act.org/standard/

43. Statements that describe what students are likely to know and be able to do... And statements that provide suggestions to progress to a higher level of achievement http://act.org/standard

44. College Readiness Standard Score RangesProfile Summary Report: Table 1c • How does your local “% At or Above Benchmark” compare to the national %? 52%/64%

45. College Readiness Standard Score RangesProfile Summary Report: Table 1c • In which ranges are the majority of your students? • Given these score ranges, in which College Readiness Standards are your students most proficient? 13-15 16-19

46. http://act.org/standard

47. Scores by Gender, Race, and Ethnic BackgroundProfile Summary Report: Table 2 • Where are the instructional gaps?

48. Educational PlansProfile Summary Report: Table 3 • What are the future educational plans of your students? • How can you encourage and support these educational plans?

49. Educational Plans and NeedsProfile Summary Report: Table 4 • What areas of need have students’ expressed? • Are we providing programs or services to meet our students’ needs?

50. Profile Summary ReportAdditional information • Profile Summary Report also includes: • Relation between scores and career interests (Tables 5a and 5b) • Local Items (Table 6)