ACT Aspire Data: What Does It Tell Us?

October 27, 2015Developed by the WISExplore Content Work Team

WISExplore Content Work Team Members:Mary Ann Hudziak, CESA 6

Kelly Ryder, CESA 11

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Session Outcomes

Participants will ...

• Become familiar with DPI and ACT definition of college and career readiness

• Explore the new ACT Aspire and ACT +Writing dashboards in WISEdash Secure

• Develop an understanding of ACT performance levels, proficiency cut scores and college readiness indicators,

• Investigate 2014-15 achievement gaps in literacy or mathematics using WISEdash Secure

• Understand how to follow the WISExplore Data Inquiry Process

• Determine next steps

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Confidentiality Agreement

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Sign and hand in

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Agenda 2017

Wisconsin’s College/Career Readiness Definition

DPI College/ Career Readiness Definition

ACT, 2008 definition of CCR

The level of achievement a student needs to be ready to enroll and succeed, without remediation, in credit‐ bearing first‐year postsecondary courses. And by postsecondary we mean primarily two‐year or four‐year institutions, trade schools, and technical schools. Today, however, workplace readiness demands the same level of knowledge and skills as college readiness.

Questions to Consider

1. What are the similarities and differences between Wisconsin’s definition and the 2008 ACT definition of college and career readiness?

2. What are the implications for curriculum, instruction and programming at the middle and high school level?

ACT Aspire

What is ACT Aspire?

• A state test at Grades 9-10• Test administered

– Spring for 9th and 10th Grade – 2014-15 9th grade Fall also

• Part of a suite of tests 3-8 and Early High School (9-10) that align into the ACT at Grade 11.

• A joint partnership of Pearson and ACT

What makes up the tests?

Accessing WISEdash for Districts

• Use this website for information about accessing secure data through “Secure Home.” http://wise.dpi.wi.gov/wise_securehomeinfo

• A WAMS ID is needed to log in to Secure Home. WAMS information can be found at: http://wise.dpi.wi.gov/wise_securehomedetail#WAMS

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Select the WISEdash for Districts Tool

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Accessing the Aspire Dashboards

Available data on ACT Aspire Dashboards

• ACT Aspire Achievement and Progress• Average Score by Subject• Progress with Text Complexity• Predicted WorkKeys NCR Certificate

• ACT Aspire Readiness• Percent Ready by Subject• Percent Ready in Subject Skills

Let’s start with NCR Scores

Let’s Explore Your Data

• Open the Aspire NCR Gaps worksheet to record your findings

1. Record data for All Students

2. Then filter using the “Group By”...

Defining Readiness on ACT Aspire

• Performance Levels on ACT Aspire

• Exceeding• Ready• Close• In Need of Support

• READY on ACT Aspire is defined as “on target for 50% or higher likelihood of college course success by grade 11”

Documenting Readiness by Subject

1. Open the Aspire Gaps Worksheet2. Go to the ACT Aspire Readiness Dashboard and filter results for all students by ACT Aspire Subject .3. “Group By”

ACT Plus Writing

Things to Note

• There are two ACT dashboards• ACT Graduates-ACT data from last year’s

Seniors• ACT Statewide-embargoed data from

statewide administration of ACT Plus Writing (Juniors)

• Districts may need to take this into consideration when comparing these two assessments

Available ACT Statewide dashboards

• ACT Statewide-ACT Benchmarks• College Ready Based on Benchmarks• ACT Average Score by Subject• Percent of Students Meeting all ACT

Benchmarks

• ACT Statewide-DPI Benchmarks• Performance Category Based on DPI

Benchmarks

ACT DPI Performance Level Score Ranges

Advanced= 75% probability of earning a B or Higher in a college level credit bearing courseProficient= 50% probability of earning a B or higher in a college level credit bearing courseBasic= 35% probability in of achieving a B or higher in a college level ELA aring course and 25% for Math and Science course.

For more information click HERE

ACT Benchmarks

What currently constitutes proficiency on the ACT assessment? ACT has established college readiness benchmarks for multiple content area assessments. Based on empirical data collected by ACT over several studies, students earning a score at or above the ACT college readiness benchmark have a 50% likelihood of earning a B or better in a related, credit-bearing college course, or about a 75% likelihood of a C or better.

ACT Plus Writing Activity

• Open the ACT Gaps Worksheet to record your findings

1. Record data for All Students

2. Then filter using the “Group By”...

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