ACCUPLACERNew Vision

for Student Success

Global Trends: The U.S. overall college completion rates are middling at best…

Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008

Better Preparation: Too many students need remediation…

Source: Complete College America, 2011

Shifting Demographics: Nontraditional students are the new majority

Source: Complete College America, 2011

Costs: Increases in college prices have outpaced price increases in other sectors of the economy

Source: My Money,

2011

SO....NOW WHATand…….

what does this have to do with ACCUPLACER?

Align secondary and postsecondary curricula to reduce remediation and help prepare students for postsecondary success.

Provide students, especially underrepresented, low-income and first-generation college aspiring students, with detailed and immediate, online diagnostic feedback and academic interventions to reduce remediation:

“What should I study, what am I missing?”

Allow States and Institutions for the first time to develop individualized student intervention plans, aligned to the Common Core Standards, that focus on specific sub-content areas that require improvement.

Develop and promote a “prepared” college going culture for all students

New Vision Goals for Student Success

Take Students from I can’t to I CAN go to college!

ACCUPLACER: New Vision 2011-2012

•ACCUPLACER Diagnostics•ACCUPLACER//MyFoundationsLAB•Pilot- results•iPhone app review guide

Diagnostics and My Foundations Lab

Definitions

Placement TestsUsed to determine if a student has the skill sets necessary to have a reasonable chance of success in a course

Diagnostic TestsUsed to “drill down” to see students strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and mathematics

CustomizedPlacement Tests

New Diagnostics

College Completion

MyFoundationsLab

Transitions to Success

Academic Checkups

Intervention

Persistence

Alignment to Common Core & State Standards

Purpose for ACCUPLACER Diagnostics

■ Provide institutions with detailed assessment of a test taker’s skills in English & mathematics

■ Tests can be administered as a follow-up or before the ACCUPLACER placement tests

ACCUPLACER Diagnostic Test Summary

Tests: Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills, Arithmetic, and Elementary Algebra

Items: 40 items per test — broken into 5 domains of 8 items eachAdministered consecutively

Time: Untimed (designed for less than 1 hour)

Design: Computer Adaptive

Results: Diagnostic analysis will be assigned according to attributes withinEach subject

Functionality: Integrated into the ACCUPLACER suite of tests; set up just like abranching profile

Diagnostic Test Summary Reports

Diagnostic Test Score Roster Report

Diagnostic Test Score Roster Report (Elm Algebra)

First Name Test Date EA - Real Numbers

EA - Linear Equat

EA - Quad. Exp. & Equat.

EA - Alg. Exp. & Equat.

EA - Word Prob

Simon 10/13/2010 5 3 4 1 4alexjander 11/10/2010 4 4 4 10 1Ayan 10/13/2010 3 4 4 3 1Terrace 10/13/2010 5 4 3 1 1Andrew 10/13/2010 11 9 4 1 12Catherine 10/13/2010 4 6 4 4 4Samuel 10/13/2010 6 5 3 4 11Anna 10/13/2010 10 3 1 4 10Soly 10/13/2010 9 4 6 1 6Nathaniel 10/13/2010 4 8 3 3 1Karlee 10/13/2010 9 10 4 6 7Bee 10/13/2010 4 2 4 4 5Jordan 10/18/2010 4 9 3 6 11thien 10/18/2010 4 4 7 4 3Derek 10/13/2010 8 10 3 3 8Andrai 10/18/2010 2 3 1 4 10Michael 10/13/2010 10 5 3 4 4

What is it?Assessment

Personalized Study Plan

Post Test

What is it called?ACCUPLACER Diagnostic this is the essential first step

Learning Path

individualized for each student

Mastery Quiz demonstrates mastery of content for one area

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• Market Leading for 10+

• Established Research

• Best Practices Established

High Schools• Early intervention• Credit recovery• Dual enrollment or “middle college” programs• GEAR UP programs

Colleges• Summer bridge programs• Boot camps for placement retesting• Transitional programs for both traditional and nontraditional learners• Academic support for existing students/tutoring labs• Supplemental instruction for dev courses

A personalized study plan has been created for you based on your ACCUPLACER test results. Within 24 hrs you will receive an email with your log in credentials and instructions on how to access your personalized study plan. If you have not provided an accurate email address please. See your proctor to update your information.

Students enter the remediation tool. Click on the Learning Path.

Students will see a personalized Learning Path showing where they need extra practice.

They determine which module they want to work on first; reading, writing or math.

Within each module are a series of topics. The student can:

…work through the activities for the module topics that include:

…reading…

…writing…

…videos…

…animations…

…practice assignments…

…with immediate feedback.

And the assignments include a variety of learning aids for just-in-time help.

Multiple Learning Modules to Help

Student Learn the Concept, Practice,

Build Confidence and Receive Guided

Feedback Specific to EACH Student

As students complete each topic, their progress shows on the learning path. (stars = mastery, pencils = work to achieve mastery)

Students can demonstrate topic mastery by taking a post-test with a mastery score or achieving a mastery score on all activities. (This is an instructor setting.)

There is also a focus on study skills.

Educators and administrators can track each student’s progress in the online gradebook.

Item AnalysisGrades as PointsGrades as PercentagesProgressMeasure by StandardsTime on Task

What is Tracked in the Gradebook?

Fall 2011Pilot Data