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Making Meaningful InterventionsUsing ACCUPLACER Diagnostics to Enhance Student Performance
ACCUPLACER National Conference 2011June 24, 2011 | Denver, CO
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Outline• JFY’s ACCUPLACER Readiness Program
• Placements vs. Diagnostics• AIM
• Assess• ACCUPLACER Diagnostics
• Instruct• JFY’s ACCUPLACER Curriculum
• Measure• Ongoing assessments and support
• Results
• Questions & Answers2
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JFYNet ACCUPLACER Readiness
• JFY uses College Board’s ACCUPLACER Diagnostics to identify student needs and then provide targeted instruction and evaluation• Assess. JFY administers ACCUPLACER Diagnostics.• Instruct. JFY’s ACCUPLACER curriculum targets
instruction based on students’ diagnostic reports.• Measure. JFY administers interim assessments and
final assessments to measure progress.
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Needs Improvement
Needs
Improvement
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Proficient
Assess INSTRUCT Measure
PlacementTEST
101COURSE
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JFYNet ACCUPLACER Readiness
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Placements vs. Diagnostics• ACCUPLACER Placements
• 12 – 20 items• Numerical score only – no diagnostic information to guide
instruction• Individual report gives numerical score and course
placement only
• ACCUPLACER Diagnostics• 40 items, 5 domains per test, 3 skill levels per domain• Domain level numerical scores, categorical scores and
proficiency statements• Individual, summary and score roster reports provide
diagnostic information to guide instruction 5
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ACCUPLACER PlacementReport
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ACCUPLACER Diagnostic Report
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ACCUPLACER Diagnostic Test Summary Report
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JFYNet Test Summary Report
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JFYNet Course Placement Charts
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Level 1Communications
Level 2Communications
Level 3Communications
101 Level
29%11 students
42%16 students
18%7 students
11%4 students
Massachusetts High SchoolACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension
PlacementsJanuary/February 2011
Further Testing
Level 1 Communica-tions
Level 2 Communica-tions
101 Level
Pre-Test
Post Test
Level 1Communications
Level 2Communications
Level 3Communications
101 Level
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ASSESS
• JFY administers College Board’s web-based ACCUPLACER Diagnostics
• Reading Comprehension • Sentence Skills • Arithmetic• Elementary Algebra
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Instruct• JFY’s online resources aligned to ACCUPLACER Diagnostics
Skills Tutor and Learning Management System Skills Tutor assignments correspond to 5 ACCUPLACER Diagnostic
Domains
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JFYNet Skills Tutor ACCUPLACER alignment to ACCUPLACER Domains
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JFYNet Learning Management System (LMS)
http://moodle.jfynet.org/
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JFYNet LMS alignment to ACCUPLACER
Arithmetic Course: Domain 1
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Measure
• When mastery of a subject is indicated by embedded mastery tests, JFY re-administers ACCUPLACER Diagnostics to measure progress.
• When the ACCUPLACER Diagnostics show the student is ready, the student takes ACCUPLACER Placement Tests.
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Onsite Support• Every JFYNet site is assigned an Instructional
Technology Integration Specialist.• The Instructional Technology Specialist· Administers all ACCUPLACER assessments· Creates all classes· Trains staff and orients students to the program. · Provides ongoing support and professional development· Provides oversight of the online management system,
analyzing data, generating reports, and making curriculum adjustments.
· Provides support and answers questions onsite and via phone/email. 17
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ACCUPLACER Readiness Results Diman Regional
Vocational Technical High
SchoolMathematics
ACCUPLACER Fall 2010
(6 students)
Lynn VocationalTechnical Institute
Reading Comprehension ACCUPLACER
Spring 2011 (23 students)
Community College of Rhode
IslandReading and Math
ACCUPLACER Summer 2011 (18 students)
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Summer 2011
02468
101214 13
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40 38
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0
10
20
30
40
50 47
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# of DevelopmentalCourses Needed, FirstAssessment, October2010
# of DevelopmentalCourses NeededSecond AssessmentNovember 2010
# of DevelopmentalCourses Needed, FirstAssessment, February 2011
# of DevelopmentalCourses NeededSecond AssessmentApril 2011
# of DevelopmentalCourses Needed, FirstAssessment, June 2011
# of DevelopmentalCourses NeededSecond AssessmentJuly 2011
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Questions and Answers
For more information contact:
Gary Kaplan, Executive Directorgkaplan@jfynet.org
Derek Kalchbrenner, Program Managerdkalchbrenner@jfynet.org
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