1. Understanding Growth
and ACT Aspire Reports

2. ACT Aspire Growth Reports
Districts and schools that participated in ACT Aspire Assessments (Reading, Math, English, Science and Writing) with an N count of 5+ in consecutive years (2015 and 2016) will receive Growth Summary Statistics and Student Growth Percentile reports and a data file the week of September 26, 2016, via Box.com.

3. Growth Vocabulary
Mean Gain Score is the simple average of gain scores(difference between scores from consecutive years/2016 and 2015) for a group of students.
Target Gain is the mean gain score for all students in the nation who have participated in ACT Aspire for consecutive years.
Gain Interpretation indicates if the mean gain score for students is within sampling error(via a 90% confidence interval) of the target or significantly above or below the target.

4. Sample Growth Summary Statistics by Subject Area and Grade Level

5. Sample Growth Summary Statistics by Subject Area and Grade Level Observations
Growth is reported in one-year (Grades 3-8) or two-year (Grade 8 to 10) intervals.
Most of the students in the national growth samples for Grades 3-8 are from Alabama.
For Grade 8-10, the national growth sample only includes students from Alabama who tested in 2014 as 8th graders and 2016 as 10th graders.
If the difference between the mean gain score and the national average is greater than 0, the mean gain score for your students was greater than the national average.
If the difference between the mean gain score and the national average is less than 0, the mean gain score for your students was less than the national average.

6. Growth Vocabulary
Student Growth Percentile (SGP)- The Student Growth Percentile measures the percentile rank of a student’s score in year 2, among all students with the same score from year 1. The SGP ranges from 1 to 100, with 50 as the average.
Low Growth- The SGP is less than 25%.
Average Growth- The SGP is 25%-75%.
High Growth- The SGP is 76% or higher.

7. Sample Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Report

8. Sample Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Report Observations
SGPs are dependent on the group used to develop the growth norms.
ALL students who tested nationally in consecutive years through spring are included in the national growth samples used to develop the growth norms for Grades 3-8.
Most of the national growth sample for Grades 3-8 is comprised of students from Alabama.
For Grade 8 to 10, the growth sample only includes students from Alabama who tested in 2014 as 8th graders and 2016 as 10th graders.

9. Student Growth Percentile Model https://www. act

10. Answers to Growth Questions

11. Sample Reports Subject Proficiency by Student Skill Proficiency
Skill Proficiency by Group

12. ACT Aspire Reports for Educators

13. Associating a Teacher with a Student
Navigate to a student’s Student Profile page via the “Find Students” functionality, or by clicking on a student’s name in a test session.
Select the “Teachers” tab on the student’s Student Profile page.
Click on the “Select Teacher here” field to open a list of available teachers that may be associated with that student.
Select a teacher from this list, and a message will appear that the teacher has been successfully associated to that student. A student may have up to 10 teachers associated with him or her.
Please note: This process does not automatically give the teacher Educator permissions in the Portal. Permission management should be maintained by the organization administrators.

14. Accessing Educator Reports
To access Educator Reports by Grade:
Hover over “Summative Tests” on the dashboard menu ribbon.
Select “View Summative Reports” from the dropdown menu.
You will then be taken to the Summative Reports screen. Click the gray “Educator” tab. It will change to blue, and the Dynamic Summative Reports selection screen will appear:

15. Accessing Educator Reports
Select the desired report.
Select a Tested Grade.
Select a Subject or Group depending on the report.
Select the “Find Students” button to display students.
Select the students you would like to include in the report.
Click “Generate Report”.

16. Sample Report Subject Proficiency by Student
All Subject Areas Tested
Exceeds= Green Rectangle
Close or in Need of Support= Orange Rectangle

17. Sample Report Skill Proficiency
Domain/ Reporting Categories
Scale score ranges per level
The orange boxes represent Below the ACT Readiness Range.

18. Sample Report Skill Proficiency
Growth

19. Sample Report Skill Proficiency by Group
The orange boxes represent fewer than 50%
This report provides national, school, and classroom results.

20. Contact Information