ALEKS Implementation Update AGC Presentation September 13 , 2016 Oscar Neal and Lori Cook

Team Members Large group team and three sub teams: Communications, Logistics, Training Lilly Anderson/Jennifer Batten- Arts and Science Deans Office Dana Sammons/Oscar Neal/John Dersch/Colleen Corpus – Math Nathan Hamilton/Jody Graves - IT Lynnae Selberg – Terri/Jill/Jenna Hess - Counseling Ryan Nausieda – Communications Lori Cook/Jason Schueller – Admissions/EC Kelly Kozloski – College Success Amanda Kruzona/Bryan Vliem – Records Office Amy Brannon – Health Rebecca Allington – DSS Testing

Timeline Began Meeting September 2015 Went live week of August 8, 2016 Winter 2017 application live as of July 1st 12 applications at go live date 246 applicants to date3 students have taken ALEKS Winter 2017 registration opens in October 2016

New Math Placement Policy Beginning Winter 2017 all students must have a valid prerequisite or placement score to register for a math course Prerequisite courses are valid for one year from course start date Aleks Placement scores are valid 8 months from enrollment Current math Accuplacer scores will be valid for 8 months Returning students are not proctored and would take ALEKS PPL if one does not meet course prerequisite New students are proctored if ACT/SAT math sub-scores do not meet admission requirements Note: non-proctored students can choose to take test on campus and would not be turned away. A new fall student could choose to do ALEKS as well. ACT sub score is 17 or under SAT is 24 or under ACT score is 18 or higher SAT is 25 or higher Assessments are proctored Proctoring NOT required

ALEKS Information for Students ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) is a web-based application for math placement and course preparedness. It combines a research-based placement assessment with personalized learning tools to help students refresh on lost knowledge, ALEKS PPL gives students the opportunity to succeed before they begin class. http://www.grcc.edu/admissionsenrollment/placementtesting/aleksppl Using PPL (placement, preparation, and learning) over remediation Changing wording on communications and websites to placement vs. Accuplacer or ALEKS ALEKS PPL subscription is valid for 1 year, includes 5 placement assessments, prep and learning for 6 months Must wait 48 hours and prepare for 5 hours in PPL between assessments Each placement is a unique 30 questions assessment, checking readiness for computational skills to Calculus One. Placement scores valid for 8 months

Work Completed For detailed documentation of ALEKS implementation, see the following document: Overview of key process: Service Indicators Updated and People Soft Process updated to read ALEKS scores instead of Accuplacer Created a process to load scores electronically from ALEKS to People Soft Created a link inside the Online Student Center for ALEKS testing Student checklist (to do list) completion process updated Setup temporary space for testing overflow (106 Cook) Contract signed

Ongoing Work Placement Testing at High Schools DSS ALEKS PPL Is ADA compliant, works with JAWS Human readers being used for students with learning disabilities as requested ALEKS is working on additional reader solutions Placement Testing at High Schools Health Programs –Math Placement Continued communication plans

Data Analysis Research from other campuses have shown students that use the preparation and learning component of Aleks PPL. Increase chances of college level placement reducing developmental courses needed Increase success rates in college level courses Increase semester to semester retention Examples of proposed data collection for analyses ALEKS PPL usage Number of students Hours of use Placement attempts and changes Distribution of placements Success rates by placement

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