Using ACCUPLACER Diagnostics to Enhance Student Performance

Making Meaningful Interventions
Using ACCUPLACER Diagnostics to Enhance
Student Performance

ACCUPLACER National Conference 2011
June 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 & Answers
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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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JFYNet ACCUPLACER Readiness
Needs Improvement

Needs
Assess Improvement
INSTRUCT Measure

Placement
TEST Proficient
Proficient

101
COURSE
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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


ACCUPLACER Placement
Report

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ACCUPLACER Diagnostic Report

7


ACCUPLACER Diagnostic Test Summary Report

8


JFYNet Test Summary Report


JFYNet Course Massachusetts High School
Pre-Test
Placement Charts 11%
ACCUPLACER Reading
Comprehension Placements
January/February 2011
4 students

Further1Testing
Level
Level 1
Communications
Communications
29% Level 12
Level
Level 2
Communications
18% 11 students Communications
Communications
7 students
Level 23
Level
Level 3
Communications
Massachusetts High School Communications
42% Communications
ACCUPLACER Reading
16 students 101 Level
101 Level
Comprehension Placements 101 Level
April 28, 2011

Further Testing
Level 1
17%
8 students )
Communications
37% Level 12
Level
17 Students Communications
Communications
24%
11 students )
Level 23
Level
Communications
Communications
22%
10 students 101 Level
101 Level
10
Post Test

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

12


JFYNet Skills Tutor ACCUPLACER alignment to
ACCUPLACER Domains

13


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


ACCUPLACER Readiness Results
Diman Regional 14 13 # of Developmental
Vocational 12 Courses Needed, First
Technical High 10
Assessment, October
School 2010 Fall 2010
8
Mathematics 6 5 # of Developmental
ACCUPLACER 4 Courses Needed
Fall 2010 2 Second Assessment
(6 students) 0 November 2010

50 47 # of Developmental
Lynn Vocational Courses Needed, First
Technical Institute 40 Assessment, February
Reading 32 2011
30 Spring 2011
Comprehension
ACCUPLACER 20 # of Developmental
Spring 2011 Courses Needed
10 Second Assessment
(23 students) April 2011
0

40
38
Community # of Developmental
35 Courses Needed, First
College of Rhode 30 Assessment, June 2011
Island 25
Reading and Math 20 # of Developmental Summer 2011
ACCUPLACER 15 Courses Needed
Summer 2011 10 7 Second Assessment
(18 students) 5
July 2011 18
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Questions and Answers
For more information contact:

Gary Kaplan, Executive Director
gkaplan@jfynet.org

Derek Kalchbrenner, Program Manager
dkalchbrenner@jfynet.org

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