Incorporating Skill Connect Assessments Into Your Student Learning Process! June 24, 2015

Work Force Ready System Assessments Designed to meet the needs of both education and industry Interactive Industry-driven Real-time feedback Affordable Meets Perkins IV requirements 2

3 The Process-Standards and Accountability A rigorous, sound process monitored closely by a team of psychometricians… Validation of the technical standard  Committees of industry representatives develop standards for each technical assessment. Construction of the assessment matrix Validation of the assessment matrix Assessment item development Validation of assessment items

Continued…. Field testing (pilots)  Professional psychometricians and comprehensive field testing ensure that each assessment accurately measures every candidates' competency. Dedicated industry leaders ensure periodic updating and relevance to each industry.  Revisions take place periodically. Industry Technical Committees perform the review on a volunteer basis.  Industry Technical Committees review our Technical Standards for competitions on a yearly basis. Changes to industry standards identified during that review are also updated in our Skill Connect Assessments. 4

How they can be used Focus is on the students Candidates prove skills and knowledge to instructors and employers Support instructional programs as  Pre-assessments  End-of-program evaluation  Prepare for industry certification (on-ramp) Instructors demonstrate the value of their programs 5

Pricing- $10 / $20 SkillsUSA Member Discount: $10 per assessment for the total number of SkillsUSA members in your school from previous year. PrintED Affiliated Discount $10 per assessment for SkillsUSA/PrintED co- brand assessments. Price per assessment: $20 per assessment. Invoices: Go to pricing page at: ml. Click the button “Print My Invoice”. ml 6

Skill Connect Question Types 7 Multiple choice Drag-and-drop  Rich in Media; real photographs, videos, animations and illustrations to ensure clarity of each question.  Appeals to both visual and kinesthetic learners.  Test knowledge rather then test-taking abilities.

Multiple Choice 8

Multiple-Choice/Video Animation 9

Multiple-Choice/Audio 10

Drag-and-Drop 11

About the Assessments Each assessment includes 50 questions of different question types Tests are all online Approximately one hour to administer Student IEP accommodations permitted Students and administrators get immediate results Skill Connect Certificates available immediately for students who achieve industry-defined cut score Assessment vouchers valid for one year from purchase date. 12

Cut-scores (Passing Score) Cut-scores (passing scores) are set by Industry Technical Committees that developed and/or reviewed for updates. Cut-scores range from 60% to 75% depending on the assessment. Cut-scores are posted online at:

Assessment Areas 3D Visualization and Animation Advertising Design (PrintED co-brand) Architectural Drafting Automated Manufacturing Technology Cabinetmaking Carpentry CNC Milling and Turning Commercial Baking Computer Maintenance Technology Cosmetology Culinary Arts Customer Service Digital File Preparation/Digital File Output (PrintED co-brand) Electrical Construction Wiring (Residential Wiring) Electronics Applications/Electronics Technology Employability 14 Energy Industry Employability Skills Engineering Technology Graphic Communications (PrintED co-brand) Internetworking Masonry Mechatronics Medical Assisting Motorcycle Service Technology Nail Care Nurse Assisting Offset Press Operations/Binding and Finishing (PrintED co-brand) Photography Plumbing Power Equipment Technology Robotics and Automation Screen Printing Technology (PrintED co-brand) Competencies also test to the PrintED Screen Printing Blueprint Technical Drafting Welding

Skill Connect Certificates Company logos 15 Competency areas from national industry standards Company Logos

Student Certification 16

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Instructor & Administrator Resources 18

Available Teacher Preparation Guides 19

Example of Blueprint 20

Robust, Real-time & Dynamic Reporting Reports available immediately! Grade Book; displays individual and class percentage grade. Certificates are printed from the grade book. Detailed Competency; Individual student results per competency tested. Compares to state and national averages. Summary Competency; Aggregates school or work group selected. Compares to state and national averages.. 21

Reports continued Pre and Post; compares two test scores and shows the percentage of change. Standard Grade; displays most recent test score. State and School Summary; aggregates data according to criteria selected. The above reports include data on; student name, student score, cut score, pass/fail indicator, student enrollment date, state and national averages. 22

Example Pre and Post Report 23

Example of Grade & Summary Report 24

Example of Detailed Competency 25

Example of Summary Competency 26

Roles of the School Instructor: Selects assessment title that best aligns with his/her program. See the blueprint for details of competencies tested at: Assessment Coordinator/Purchaser: Responsible for coordinating student/examinee testing. Voucher numbers accessible online. Responsible for providing the proctor with voucher numbers. Proctor: Responsible for administering the assessment and ensuring that there is no cheating of any kind, including giving or receiving help. (The proctor should not be a teacher in the area of study of the assessment being administered) 27

What was liked best 28 What did you like best about the Skill Connect Assessments? *Based on 327 participants in a survey that attended the National Leadership and Skills Conferenece