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EXPLORE 06-07 (40,860) 14 14.2 14 15.9 14.7

National Norm 13.9 14.4 13.9 15.9 14.7

PLAN 08-09 (38,960) 16 16.5 16.2 17.4 16.7

National Norm 16.9 17.4 16.9 18.2 17.5

ACT 2011 (28,233) 20.5 19.9 21.3 20.6 20.7

National Mean 2011 20.6 21.1 21.3 20.9 21.1

English Math Reading Science Reasoning Composite

EPAS Development 2011 Class

2

Oklahoma 2011 ACT scores at or above 19

English

Reading

62% at or above

65% at or above 68% at or above

51% at or above

Mathematics

Science

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ACT Test Takers 1991-2011

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

African

Americans

Native

American

Hispanic Two or More

Races

4

2011 ACT

20.7

17.2

19.518.9

21.1

17

18.6 18.7

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14

16

18

20

22

24

All Students African

American

American Indian Hispanic

Oklahoma National

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5

20468

28223

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

ACT takers

56%

4%

40%

5%

36%

59%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

<19 19 to 29 = or > 30

OK ACT

1991 and 2011 61%

71%

E. P. A. S. •Educational

•Planning &

•Assessment

•System

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What is OK EPAS?

• Explore, Plan, & ACT Assessments

• Comprehensive student preparation system

• Paid for by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

The system includes . . .

EXPLORE – 8th grade scored 1 to 25 PLAN – 10th grade scored 1 to 32 ACT – 11th or 12th grade scored 1 to 36

• English, mathematics, reading, & science reasoning

• UNIACT Interest Inventory

• Needs Assessment

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English Tests

Total Questions

Strategy

Organization

Style

Passages

Passage Length

Time

Usage/Mechanics

Rhetorical Skills

Punctuation

Grammar and Usage

Sentence Structure

4

300 Words

EXPLORE

30 minutes

25

15

6

8

11

5

5

5

40

7

9

14

30

PLAN

4

300 Words

30 minutes

20

6

7

7

50

10

12

18

40

35

ACT

5

325 Words

45 minutes

12

11

12

75

14

Basic Statistical/

Probability Concepts

Pre-Algebra

Elementary Algebra

Pre-Geometry

Plane Geometry

Coordinate Geometry

Intermediate Algebra

Trigonometry

Total Questions

Mathematics Tests

Time

EXPLORE

4

10

9

7

30

30 minutes

14

10

14

9

9

4

60

ACT

60 minutes

PLAN

14

8

11

7

40

40 minutes

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16

Content Area

Prose Fiction

Humanities

Social Science

Natural Science

Total Questions

Reading Tests

Passages

Passage Length

Time

10

10

10

30

EXPLORE

3

500 Words

30 minutes

PLAN

3

500 Words

20 minutes

8

9

8

25

ACT

4

750 Words

35 minutes

10

10

10

10

40

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EXPLORE &

PLAN

Score Report

Side 1

EXPLORE &

PLAN Score Report

Side 2

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This system is designed to help schools . . .

• Evaluate instructional programs

• Align curriculum

• Prepare all students to pursue their after high school plans

PLAN Predicts AP Success

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What is the difference

between

assessment FOR learning

and

assessment OF learning?

Using EPAS as a Transition to

Common Core

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“ACT has been measuring the mathematics, reading, and writing skills included

in the Common Core State Standards for many years. Through our work with

the College Readiness Standards™, College Readiness Benchmarks, and the

National Curriculum Survey, we know what skills are needed to be college

ready. The Common Core standards are very much aligned with our data,” said

Sherri Miller, assistant vice president, Educational Planning and Assessment

Systems, ACT Education Division.

Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is led by the

National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State

School Officers, in partnership with ACT, the College Board,

and Achieve. The Common Core State Standards describe the

skills and knowledge students will need to be ready to succeed in

entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses in two- and

four-year institutions and workforce training programs for jobs

that offer a wage sufficient to support a small family, provide the

potential for career advancement, and are projected to increase

in the future.

© 2010 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved.

http://www.act.org/commoncore/pdf/CommonCoreAlignment.pdf

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Common Core State Standards

Finally, for schools, districts, and states currently using or

considering the adoption of ACT’s College and Career

Readiness System, this report represents ACT’s assurance that

the solutions provided by ACT’s system are well aligned to the

Common Core State Standards. Given the central role ACT

played in providing research and evidence to support the

development of the Common Core State Standards, it should be

no surprise that the overwhelming majority of the Standards can

and will continue to be assessed by ACT’s College and Career

Readiness System.

© 2010 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.act.org/commoncore/pdf/CommonCoreAlignment.pdf

ACT College Readiness Standards

The ACT College Readiness Standards are precise, empirically

derived descriptions of the essential skills and knowledge that

students need to enroll in credit-bearing courses without the

need for remediation.

Three ACT testing programs are aligned with the ACT College

Readiness Standards: EXPLORE® for eighth and ninth graders,

PLAN® for tenth graders, and the ACT® for eleventh and twelfth

graders. Each of these testing programs aligns with the subset of

the ACT College Readiness Standards that is appropriate for the

program’s grade level. Each program provides scores that offer

an indication of students’ educational progress relative to ACT’s

College Readiness Standards and, by extension, relative to the

Common Core State Standards.

© 2010 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved.

http://www.act.org/commoncore/pdf/CommonCoreAlignment.pdf

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How are we going to perform on the

new Common Core assessments?

• 1999 EXPLORE English avg: 14.1

• 2011 EXPLORE English avg: 13.9

• 1999 PLAN English avg: 16.7

• 2011 PLAN English avg: 15.8

• 1999 EXPLORE Math avg: 14.3

• 2011 EXPLORE Math avg: 14.8

• 1999 PLAN Math avg: 16.5

• 2011 PLAN Math avg: 16.9

How are we going to perform on the

new Common Core assessments?

• 1999 EXPLORE Reading avg: 14.4

• 2011 EXPLORE Reading avg: 14.4

• 1999 PLAN Reading avg: 16.4

• 2011 PLAN Reading avg: 16.7

• 1999 EXPLORE Science avg: 16.1

• 2011 EXPLORE Science avg: 16.2

• 1999 PLAN Science avg: 17.7

• 2011 PLAN Science avg: 17.6

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EPAS 10 year trends 1999 - 2009

0

5

10

15

20

25

English Math Reading Science Reasoning

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College Readiness Benchmarks predict:

• A 50% chance of earning an A or B or in

the matched college course.

Freshman Comp 1

College Algebra

American History

Intro Biology

A 75% chance of a C or higher.

EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT

College Readiness Benchmarks

EXPLORE PLAN ACT

• College English Comp. 13 15 18

• College Algebra 17 19 22

• College Social Sciences 15 17 21

• College Biology 20 21 24

These scores reflect students’ expected growth

from EXPLORE to PLAN to the ACT, assuming

sustained academic effort throughout high school.

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Data-Driven Decision Making

• What is our reality?

• What are we doing well?

• What are our students not learning?

• What could we do differently to increase

scores?

• How do we use the data to better prepare

our students for success?

EPAS as a School Improvement Tool

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ACT College Readiness Standards (Table 1C, Profile Summary)

• Identify College Readiness Standards

necessary for your class

• Identify students within each score range

• Add student names to report to

personalize data

• Use Ideas for Progress to move students

to next scoreband

Score Range

Score Range

Score Range

Score Range Standards

Standards

Standards

Standards

Ideas for

Progress

Ideas for

Progress

Ideas for

Progress

Ideas for

Progress

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Think in Score Ranges

Item-Response Summary Report

Allows Instructional Staff to Evaluate Student Learning

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Color code to identify

successes And

challenges

Blue: 75%+ Correct

Green: 50-74% Correct

Yellow: 25-49% Correct

Orange: 0-24% Correct

Identify strengths

and weaknesses in student learning.

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ACT Curriculum Review Worksheets http://www.act.org/standard/instruct/pdf/CurriculumReviewWorksheets.pdf

Contact Information:

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Office of Student Preparation

Lisa Nelson/Field Coordinator

e-mail: lnelson@osrhe.edu

Phone: (580) 614-1328

Matt Higdon/Field Coordinator

e-mail: mhigdon@osrhe.edu

Phone: (405) 517-0301

Cindy Brown/Director

e-mail: cbrown@osrhe.edu