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Assessment & Placement Alternatives. Pam Reising Laura Moore-Mueller Green River Community College (WA). Placement Options. COMPASS Entrance Exams High School Transcript Current research strongly in favor of multiple measures for placement (Hughes & Scott-Clayton, 2010). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pam Reising Laura Moore-Mueller
Green River Community College (WA)
Assessment & Placement
Alternatives
• COMPASS• Entrance Exams• High School Transcript
Current research strongly in favor of multiple measures for placement (Hughes & Scott-Clayton, 2010)
Placement Options
• What do they look like?• How do they work?• Lessons learned • The data – does alternative
placement work?
Entrance Exams & HS Transcript Tables
Pro’s• ACT test• Immediate
Feedback• Cut-off scores
adjustable• Accessible
Campus Testing Facility
Con’sFour subject areasDiagnostic without
initial guidanceMultiple choice$$ cost
COMPASS
Pro’s Con’s• 30% inaccurate
placement • Diagnostic without
initial guidance$$ cost (re-testing)
COMPASS (ctd).
Exams developed by GRCC Math Faculty (1997)
Exam questions developed based on Course Content Learning Objectives (CCLO) of prior course
Entrance Exams
7 Exams and Sample Exams developed for:Four developmental level coursesFirst college level coursesSecond college level course Calculus
Entrance Exams
• Advising tool• Free• Self-diagnosis of content knowledge
gaps (self-study or 2 credit Review Modules before reassessing)
Written Entrance Exam Benefits
• Administering the exam (Math faculty as proctors) to:
• New students NOT currently registered
• Students testing during breaks• Students at branch campuses• Students testing during first week of
classes
Written Entrance Exam Challenges
• Time!! • Scheduling test for individual on-
demand or group sessions• Grading exams• Data entry of exam scores
(registration system and pre-requisite system)
Written Entrance Exam Challenges
COURSE CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Define a function;2. Graph linear, quadratic, and other functions;3. Solve linear equations and inequalities;4. Solve simultaneous systems of linear equations;(etc.)
Example of CCLO from Intermediate Algebra
• Emulate COMPASS’s strengths:– Computerized assessment with
immediate feedback– Offered at all campus Assessment
Centers– Scores entered into Student
Management System (by Assessment Center staff)
– Scores fulfill prerequisite checks
Improving the Entrance Exams
Washington Mathematics Assessment and Placement (WAMAP)A web based mathematics assessment
and course management platformTest questions are algorithmically
generated with numerical and algebraic expressions
Assessment Platform
Questions can include graphs and imagesAnswers can be in various formats
(numerical, algebraic, multiple choice, matching, etc.)
Tests are automatically scoredSample Tests available online
Assessment Platform
IMathAS www.imathas.com
• Student A’s problem
• Student B’s problem
Algorithmic Regeneration
• Numerical to a certain tolerance• Numerical expressions (ex: 3/5)• Algebraic Expressions• Multiple Choice
Computer Graded Answer Formats:
• Multiple Answer• Matching• Interval Notation• Multiple Answer
Computer Graded Answer Formats:
Calculator Style Entry of Answers
Algebraic examples
Preview Option for Syntax of Answer
Graph Display in Questions
Libraries of Questions
Example of Scored Result
Scored Result by Category
Sample Exams Availablehttp://www.wamap.org/diag
Exam Tracking System
• Began in September, 2004
• Rubrics developed for 7 School Districts
• Process included advisors, teachers, & administrators (all both CC & HS)
GRCC High School Math Transcript Placement:
• College Perspective–Successful placement–Multiple measures–Increasing population of hs graduates at CC’s
Why Use Transcripts?
• High School Perspective–Student motivation–Higher standards–Increased communication of
College level expectations
Why Use Transcripts?
SAMPLEMathTranscriptTable
If your last math course was . . .
and you earned a grade of . . .
and you completed it within_____of today’s date:
your placement will be . . .
Geometry I & II C+ or better
One year Math 72Two years COMPASS score or Entrance
Exam B+ or better
One year Math 97Two years Math 72
Advanced Algebra/Trig
C+ or better One year Math 97
Two years Math 72 B or better One year Math& 141(a), 107, Math 147,
170Two years Math 97
A One year Math& 141(a), 107, Math 106(b), 147, 170
Two years Math& 141(a), 107, Math 147, 170
Pre-calculus I & II
C+ or better One year Math 97, 147 or Math& 107Two years Math 97
B or better
One year Math& 107, 141(a), 142(a), 151(a), Math 106(b), 147, 170.
Two years Math&141(a), 107, Math 106(b), 147, 170
A- or better One or two years
Math& 107, 141(a), 142(a), 151(a), Math 106(b), 147, 170
BAT Math C+ or better One year Math 97(if student has either Pre-calculus or Calculus
Two years COMPASS score or Entrance Exam
On campus registration
• Training required
HS Transcript Tracking System
• Platform for delivery must have: – Stability– Longevity– Low cost– Ease of use for students, exam creator,
assessment staff• Scores need to ‘work’ with advising and
prerequisite check systems, data analysis
Entrance Exam – Lessons Learned
HS Transcript- Lessons Learned
• Different operating systems
• Changing state requirements
• Time commitment
• Record of placement needs to ‘work’ with advising and prerequisite check systems, data analysis
Involvement across institution is key!–Faculty–Deans–Advisors–Enrollment Services staff
THE Lesson
Involvement across institution is key!–Assessment Center staff–Information Technology staff –
programmers for SMS and prerequisite system
–Institutional Research staff
THE Lesson
40% passed the Entrance Exam they selected
50% of those were students at lowest developmental level or first college level
74% of all who passed an Entrance Exam passed the class they placed into
Data
Took Intermediate Algebra
COMPASS-placed MAPS-placed Transcript-placed Started Before Study
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3.50
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Percent Who Passed Precalculus 1
Took Intermediate Algebra
COMPASS-placed MAPS-placed Transcript-placed Started Before Study
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10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Percent Promoted to Precalculus 2
• Pam’s email (Entrance Exams): [email protected]
• Laura’s email (HS Transcripts): [email protected]– Webinar on Dec 5th!
• David Lippman – WAMAP/IMathAS contact:[email protected]
• Green River’s website:
http://www.greenriver.edu
Questions??
Placement Website
Thank You!