Setting the Right Course for College Success

COMPASS UpdateNCTA Annual Conference

September, 2010

Frank Potter – ACT SE RegionDon Pitchford – ACT SW RegionTim Osborn – ACT MW Region

OVER 30 YEARS

Test Volume and Usage

• Record COMPASS Testing in 2009/10 Academic Year :14.9% increase– 2,324,085 Million Students Tested – nearly 8,000,000 tests administered– 95% in Internet

• Institutions Using COMPASS– about 20% four year colleges/universities– about 80% two year colleges

• estimate 85% on-campus• estimate 15% in high school outreach

2010 Developments

• IE8 and Windows 7 Compatibility for COMPASS Internet Version (May)

• COMPASS Internet Version Status Page:http://actapps.act.org/eCompassStatus/status.jsp– Green – COMPASS Internet Version is Available for Use – Yellow – COMPASS Internet Version Is Experiencing

Operations Difficulty at ACT, Expected to Be Temporary– Red – COMPASS Internet Version Is Experiencing More

Severe Operations Difficulty, Expected to Be 30 Minutes or More in Duration

2010 Developments

• COMPASS Remote Testing Locator Service on COMPASS Web Pages Updated Early Aprilhttp://www.act.org/compass/sites/index.html

• Remote Testing Fees– $0.006 sites (10.6%)– $1.00 - $10.00 52 sites (8.4%)– $11.00 - $25.00 197 sites (31.7%)– $26.00 - $35.00 44 sites (7.1%)– $36.00 - $45.00 24 sites (3.9%)– $47.75- 224 sites (36.1%)– More than $47.75 14 sites (2.3%)– Over 800 sites

• COMPASS Internet National Remote Testing Network Guidehttp://www.act.org/compass/pdf/RemoteTestingGuide.pdf

2010 Developments

• Simplified Entering Student Descriptive Report (ESDR) Ordering Process

• National ESDRs – Updated mid-September– Available on-line at:

• http://www.act.org/compass/reports/research.html

• State ESDRs are available through your regional COMPASS consultant

• Double entry of Student ID

• What’s coming in 2011 and Beyond

2011 Plans

• ATB– Remove CPAt from approved ATB list

effective January 1, 2011– Remove ASSET from approved ATB list

in 2011– Continue COMPASS for ATB usage– Fall 2011 ATB Accomodations

paper/pencil

2011 Plans

• Item Pool Update – Efforts underway in Development– Align with Common Core Standards– Next update, Spring, 2011

2011 Plans

• New ITEDs Racial/Ethnic Items – Stage I – Spring, 2011 (SSR)– Stage II - Fall, 2011 (ESDR)

FUTURE

• COMPASS/ASSET• Scanning software• Roll out COMPASS

listserve• Other Issues…….

Q & A