1. ACT/EPAS Training Fall/Winter 2008 Please help yourself to refreshments! 1

2. ACT 2

3. EILA CreditEnding Today CandyDrinks BreakfastLunch Signed in? 3

4.  Goal  What you will leave with today… 4

5. 5 o Please Put Your Cell Phone on Vibrate… o If you do need to answer a phone, please go into the hall/other room. o Use The Rule of Two Feet… We are all adults We’re not responsible for students today. Thus, we can use our two feet beyond the confines of these walls. o Side-bar talking Please limit talking with other participants unless group work is under way.

6.  Overview of materials  Who is in the room with us?  Administration  Middle School Math  High School Math  Middle School Science  High School Science 6

7. Is it the facts they learned in your classroom, or the skills? 7

8. 9/4/2015 8  What is the format of the Educational Planning Assessment System?

9.  Purpose: Help 8 th graders plan for their high school coursework as well as career choices.  Score Range: 1 – 25  Testing Window: September 15 - 26 9

10.  Purpose: Helps students measure their academic development and make plans for remaining high school years and beyond.  Score Range: 1 – 32  Testing Window: September 15 - 26 10

11.  Purpose: Assess general educational development and their ability to successfully complete freshmen level college courses  Score Range: 1 - 36  Testing Window: Administration - March 10 ACT Make-up Day - March 24 ACT Accommodations Window –March 10-24 11

12.  Why is Kentucky administering?  What is the law surrounding this mandate? Senate Bill 130 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/06rs/sb130.htm Related to the bill is KRS 158.6453 12

13.  Science (page 188) will take the complete test  Math (page 164) will take either the odd or the even…  Math folks will have 30 minutes. Science will have 35 minutes. 13

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15. 15 Test Analysis Math: Match problem with algebra, geometry, or trig. Then, what strategy did you use to solve? (pg 51) Science: What do kids have to know and be able to do in order to be successful on the science portions of the ACT? (pg 99)

16.  1 st column: What do students have to know and be able to do in order to be successful on the test?  2 nd column: What experiences do they then need to experience in the classroom? (NOT TEST TAKING STRATEGIES!) 16

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19.  There are sixty multiple choice questions in sixty minutes  It’s the mathematics needed for college mathematics courses 19

20. 55% 40% of which is pre and elementary algebra Algebra 38% Geometry 7% These questions won’t make or break a score! Trigonometry 20

21. 23% 14 Questions Pre-Algebra 17% 10 Questions Elementary Algebra 15% 9 Questions Intermediate Algebra 15% 9 Questions Coordinate Geometry 23% 14 Questions Plane Geometry 7% 4 Questions Trigonometry 21

22.  There are forty multiple choice questions in thirty-five minutes  The test emphasizes application of scientific reasoning skills rather than recall of content, math skill, or reading level. 22

23. Content AreaFormat% # of Qs Biology Data Rep. Research Summaries Conflicting Viewpoints 38% 45% 17% 15 18 7 Chemistry Earth/Space Physics 23

24. 24 State Performance Descriptors 21 st Century Skills College Readiness Standards

25. 1. Where are these happening? 2. Are they embedded throughout? 3. Are they consistent or 1-time shots in the dark? 25

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29. 29 College Readiness Standards and Program of Studies Standards Alignment Rae McEntyre, NBCT Assessment Liaison Kentucky Department of Education 500 Mero Street Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-2106 (voice) (502) 564-9848 (fax) Rae.McEntyre@education.ky.gov Website: http://www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE/Instructional+Resources/C urriculum+Documents+and+Resources/Educational+Plan ning+and+Assessment+System+%28EPAS%29+College+ Readiness+Standards+and+Program+of+Studies.htm

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31. 31 Depth of Knowledge Descriptors Level 1Basic Recall and Reproduction Level 2Basic Reasoning/Skills and Concepts Level 3Complex Reasoning/Strategic Thinking Level 4Extended Reasoning/Thinking Some DOK Reminders: Is not the same as difficulty Focuses on the cognitive processing used to solve the problem Used to align standards with items/tasks It is not a taxonomy

32.  Other faculty affected  Technical Reading  Kind and Speed  Math classes using science data examples  Science classes including algebra 32

33. 9/4/2015 33 Students with developmental needs by subject, All Kentucky public college entrants Students with developmental needs by subject, All Kentucky public college entrants Source: CPE Comprehensive Data Base

34. 34 The Law Q and A

35. College Course or Course Area Test EXPLORE Score PLAN Score ACT Score English Comp. English131518 Social Sciences Reading151721 AlgebraMathematics171922 BiologyScience202124 35

36. According to the ACT site, a benchmark of 22 on the mathematics section, a 24 on the science section means a student has approximately a 50% chance of earning a B or better and 75% chance of earning a C or better in an equivalent college course. www.act.org 36

37. 37  What is our responsibility for EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT?  What do the statutes say about the school’s responsibility?

38. 38  Identified students whose scores on the EXPLORE, PLAN, or ACT do not meet benchmarks in English, Reading or Math  These students shall have intervention strategies for accelerated learning incorporated into his/her ILP

39. 39  Middle Schools, High Schools, and School Districts shall develop and implement accelerated learning that….  Allows a student’s ILP to be individualized to meet academic needs as per assessment results  May include changes in a student’s class schedule

40. 40  Data-based and student- centered  Purpose is to help students reach identified benchmarks by the next testing window  Systemic Interventions

41. 41  Fluid enough to allow flexibility  Designed to address course weaknesses  Facilitated by teachers who have been trained  Interventions that are more than a single event  Formative/reoccurring assessments

42. 42  ILP  Advisor/Advisee Sessions  Freshmen Academy  Schedule Changes/Course Offerings  Rigorous Courses for all students  Extended School Services

43. 43  School Leadership Team  SBDM  Parents  Faculty  Professional Learning Community

44. 44 Look at 2007 state results…

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46. There is no “quick fix” So, think crock pot, not microwave 46

47. Questions are arranged in order of difficulty 47 Student Strategies

48. Don’t forget to mark—in the test booklet—the questions you skip 48

49. There is no penalty for guessing and no penalty for wrong answers! Therefore, guess when all else fails and guess consistently! 49

50.  You don’t necessarily have to use all the information you are given  There are “Cannot be determined from the given information” problems 50

51.  Sometimes just substituting answer choices will yield a correct answer  This strategy is time consuming! 51

52. 52 Once you’ve determined the answer, pick it…even if you’re not finished working it all the way through. NO NEED TO SHOW ALL WORK!

53. 53 USE FIGURES WISELY! An arc on an angle doesn’t necessarily mean it’s congruent to another angle with an arc.

54. 54 Eliminate obviously wrong answers Or Eliminate any odd ball answers…if three are the same and two different, get rid of the two NARROW YOUR ANSWERS

55. 55 DRAW A PICTURE IF APPROPRIATE Your Method… USE WHATEVER METHOD IS FASTEST AND EASIEST FOR YOU, EVEN IF IT’S ONE YOUR TEACHER DIDN’T USE

56. 56 TWO PART QUESTIONS Be sure to answer both parts Caution … The first answer is likely one of the wrong answers given

57. 57 DON ’ T FORGET … TAKE YOUR CALCULATOR TAKE EXTRA BATTERIES

58. Get a good night’s sleep! Eat a good breakfast!

59. Take a shower the morning of the test… Wear a watch

60. Answer 10 problems, then bubble 10. Answer 10 more problems, then bubble 10 …and so on.

61. How do successful problem solvers work? 61

62.  Math  Science 62

63.  Use ACT items from the ACT site and The Real ACT Prep Guide on each unit assessment  Label the section ACT Style Questions  Teacher and student monitor progress on each question 63

64.  Integrate more algebra in geometry  Integrate more science examples while teaching probability and statistics  Science incorporate data interpretation in all units 64

65. Remember, crock pot, not microwave! 65

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67. In math it’s not about the answer to the question, rather the process! In science, it’s about “real” practice on data interpretation! 67

68.  Answer isn’t part of discussion  Focus is on the process only  This isn’t easy for students or teachers  Question(s) does not always have to fit the content  10 minutes or less  Department/school “buy in”  Main strategy and used consistently 68

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71.  When will you meet next  Who else will attend 71

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77. What Course Work Prepares a Student to be Successful on the ACT? 77

78.  The Plan  Past years’ ACT scores  Look at Patterns  Compare Course Work 78

79. www.act.org www.kde.com www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE Then do a search for ACT and click on ACT Alignment Study May 2007 Senate Bill 130 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/06rs/sb130.htm KRS 158.6453 79

80. www.act.org/education/index.html Then on the left of the page, click on EPAS Educational Planning and Assessment System. Once there, on the right click on Use the EPAS Information Request form and complete the form that appears on the screen. http://www.ket.org/act College Readiness Standards Poster Order Form is in your folder. Each poster is specific to one content area and only $0.35. 80

81. http://education.ky.gov/KDE/HomePageRepository /News+Room/Current+Press+Releases www.act.org/path/policy/pdf/benchmarks.pdf www.usatoday.com www.education.ti.com 81

82. KDE Office of Assessment and Accountability Phyllis Shuttleworth Questions about modifications… Cheryl Pulley Bridget Stanfield 82

83.  Ky’s ACT Representative is Jayne Rogers  1-800-338-3282 ext. 53483  jayne.rogers@petersons.com 83

84.  Tami Pickett  tamipickett.pimser@windstream.net  Becky Smith  warf45@alltel.net 84

85. 85 USA Today…Graph of the Day 1.Go to www.usatoday.com 2.Go to education at the bottom of the page 3.Go to Homepage and Daily Teaching Guide 4.Then go to Stat Rat on far left below the USA map 4. Click on Teacher Editions 5.Use any of the graphs on that page or click on the archive 6.In lieu of going to Stat Rat, one could go to Math, Math Lessons, etc.