1. ACT/EPAS Training Summer 2009 1

2. EILA CreditEnding Today Candy Signed in? 2

3.  Goal  What you will leave with today… 3

4. 4 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.

5.  Overview of materials  Who is in the room with us? 5 AdministrationEnglish Foreign LanguageMath ScienceSocial Studies VocationalAg. Family/Consumer Science Business Art/Music PESpecial Ed.

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

8. 9/19/2015 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 14-25 9

10. 10 Explore Results for 2007 & 2008 Benchmark scores are 13, 17, 15, 20 respectfully.

11.  Purpose: Helps students measure their academic development and make plans for remaining high school years and beyond.  Score Range: 1 – 32  Testing Window: September 14-25 11

12. 12 Plan Results for 2007 & 2008 Benchmark scores are 17, 19, 15, and 21 respectfully.

13.  Purpose: Assess general educational development and their ability to successfully complete freshmen level college courses  Score Range: 1 - 36  Testing Window: March 9, 2010 - ACT Administration March 23, 2010 - ACT Administration Make-up Day March 9-23, 2010 - ACT Administration window for students with accommodations 13

14. 14 2008 ACT Results 2009 Results are to be released August 10 th Benchmark scores are 18, 22, 21, 24 respectfully.

15.  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 15

16.  English & Foreign Language (page 152) will take the complete test (45 minutes)  Math (page 164) will take either the odd or the even… (30 minutes)  Reading (page 180) including art, music, humanities, PE, and health will take the complete test (35 minutes)  Science, including vocational & business (page 188) will take the complete test (35 minutes)  Social Studies can take either Reading or Science  Admin can take any of the test 16

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18. 18 Know/Do/Strategy Work with those in your discipline to complete the other column(s) on the answer sheet…

19. 19 What strategies did you use throughout the test? How do we communicate these same strategies to our students?

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21. 21  There are seventy-five multiple choice questions in forty-five minutes  It’s the usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills needed for college English courses

22. 53% Usage/Mechanics38% 47% Rhetorical Skills 22

23. 13% 10 Questions Punctuation 16% 12 Questions Grammar & Usage 24% 18 Questions Sentence Structure 16% 12 Questions Strategy 15% 11 Questions Organization 16% 12 Questions Style 23

24.  There are sixty multiple choice questions in sixty minutes  It’s the mathematics needed for college mathematics courses 24

25. 55% 40% of which is pre and elementary algebra Algebra 38% Geometry 7% These questions won’t make or break a score! Trigonometry 25

26. 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 26

27. 27  There are forty multiple choice questions in thirty-five minutes  The reading section is designed to measure your skill in reading.

28. 25% 10 Questions Prose Fiction 25% 10 Questions Humanities 25% 10 Questions Social Studies 25% 10 Questions Natural Sciences 28

29.  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. 29

30. Content AreaFormat% # of Qs Biology Data Rep. Research Summaries Conflicting Viewpoints 38% 45% 17% 15 18 7 Chemistry Earth/Space Physics 30

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32. 9/19/2015 32 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

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35.  Where are these happening?  Are they embedded throughout?  Are they consistent or 1-time shots in the dark? 35 English: pgs. 578-579 Math: pgs. 580-581 Reading: pgs. 582-583 Science: pgs. 586

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40. College Course or Course Area Test EXPLORE Score PLAN Score ACT Score English Comp. English131518 Social Sciences Reading151721 AlgebraMathematics171922 BiologyScience202124 40

41. 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 41

42. There is no “quick fix” So, think crock pot, not microwave 42

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44.  Math questions are arranged in order of difficulty  Reading passages require reading strategies for faster paced reading  Science information can’t be read in it’s entirety. Working backwards for necessary information is required for completion of the test. 44

45. Don’t forget to mark—in the test booklet—the questions you skip 45

46. There is no penalty for guessing and no penalty for wrong answers! Therefore, guess when all else fails and guess consistently! 46

47.  Scan the problem first  You may not need all the information 47

48.  Numerical answers are arranged in order. So, start in the middle when substituting.  This is extremely time consuming! 48

49. 49 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!

50. 50 USE FIGURES WISELY! An arc on an angle doesn’t necessarily mean it’s congruent to another angle with an arc. ***Math

51. 51 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

52. There is no penalty for guessing and no penalty for wrong answers! Therefore, guess when all else fails and guess consistently! 52

53. 53 DRAW A PICTURE IF APPROPRIATE ***Math

54. 54 USE WHATEVER METHOD IS FASTEST AND EASIEST FOR YOU, EVEN IF IT’S ONE YOUR TEACHER DIDN’T USE Your Method…

55. 55 Be sure to answer both parts Caution… The first answer is likely one of the wrong answers given TWO PART QUESTIONS ***Math

56. 56 DON ’ T FORGET … TAKE YOUR CALCULATOR TAKE EXTRA BATTERIES ***Math

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58. Get a good night’s sleep!

59. Eat a good breakfast!

60. Take a shower the morning of the test…

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

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66. How do successful problem solvers work? 66

67.  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 67

68.  Integrate more algebra in geometry  Integrate more science examples while teaching probability and statistics  Science incorporate data interpretation in all units  Integrate more data interpretation in vocational classes, including ag., business, and family/consumer sciences 68

69. Remember, crock pot, not microwave! 69

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71. 71 There is a new website with a question for each day of the school year. So far, this has only been created for math. The site is: http://sbstjohn.com/QODWebSite/act_qod.htm http://sbstjohn.com/QODWebSite/act_qod.htm

72. In math it’s not about the answer to the question, rather the process! In science, it’s about “real” practice on data interpretation! 72

73.  Answer isn’t part of discussion  Focus is on the process only  This isn’t easy for students or teachers  10 minutes or less  Department/school “buy in”  Main strategy and used consistently 73

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77.  When will you meet next  Who else will attend 77

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82. What Course Work Prepares a Student to be Successful on the ACT? 82

83.  The Plan  Past years’ ACT scores  Look at Patterns  Compare Course Work 83

84. 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 84

85. 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. 85

86. 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 86

87. KDE Office of Assessment and Accountability 1-502-564-4394 Questions about modifications… Cheryl Pulley Bridget Stanfield 87

88.  Ky’s ACT Representative is Jayne Rogers  1-800-338-3282 ext. 53483  jayne.rogers@petersons.com 88

89.  Tami Pickett  tamipickett.pimser@windstream.net 89

90. 90 USA Today…Graph of the Day 1. Go to www.usatoday.comwww.usatoday.com 2.Go to education at the bottom of the page 3.Go to USA TODAY’S Education Program 4.Go to Complete Lesson Library 5.Pick a subject 6.Pick snapshots or reprint articles or Search snapshots Pick the 1 st Link: USA TODAY Ed. Partnerships- Past Pick a past partner http://www.usatoday.com/educate/choiceispower/CCUL9.pdf

91. 91 Sharepoint: PIMSER’s website for “storing” workshop documents…