10-10-04_04 tim lawrence skill connect assessments
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Skill Connect Assessments
Industry-driven employability assessments for the
next generation
NASESManchester, New Hampshire
October 4, 2010
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AgendaToday’s discussion:
• Assessing STEM-related employability skills– Technical Assessments
– Teaching employability skills
– STEM and 21st Century Skills Related Assessments
– Q&A
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But first…
• Thank you for your support!
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Another Year of Growth
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FY10 GrowthFY10 Growth
ANOTHER NEW MEMBERSHIP RECORD!
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All-Time High National Conference
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Largest Championships Ever
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Largest Cash Pledge in History
$9 million to states and chapters
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Largest World Team in 22 Years
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44 Skill Connect Assessments
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Alumni reached an all time high
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Engineering Alliance Launched
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New Records in Media Exposure
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Advocacy on Capitol Hill
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Social Networking Expanded
SkillsUSA BLOG
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Highest Ever Grant Support
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29 PVSAs Presented
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Teacher incentives
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FY09 Income
FY09 Revenue = $9.22 million
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Expenditures
FY09 Functional Expenses = $9.52 million
Student Return on Investment highest ever as $8 National Dues returned a value of $29.76 in programs and services provided
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Looking toward the future…
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Vision 2020
Reach
• Impact the lives of one million students and teachers annually
• 100,000 alumni members
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IMPACT
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Vision 2020
Partner Network• A national resource that benefits members,
education and industry• A strong organization positioned to deliver
needed services
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Vision 2020
Leaders & Experts SkillsUSA is nationally and
internationally known for employability education and workforce readiness leading to career success
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IMPACT
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Work Force Ready System
Designed to meet the needs of both education and industry:•Interactive•Industry-driven•Up-to-date•Real-time feedback•Affordable•Meets Perkins IV requirements
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The Development Process
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What differentiates the Skill Connect Assessments?
• Online, native assessment. (Didn’t originate as a paper-pencil test)
• Interactive questions with media-rich content (videos, animation, images)
– More closely assesses student practical knowledge than text-only– More engaging – less test fatigue!
• Screen readers for students with IEPs• Compression technology minimizes
bandwidth issues• Developed through a rigorous,
educationally-sound process– Based on critical competencies, standards and criteria as defined
by industry– Comply with standards for testing
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The development process
A rigorous, sound process monitored
closely by a team of psychometricians…
1. Validation of the technical standard
2. Construction of the assessment matrix
3. Validation of the assessment matrix
4. Assessment item development
5. Validation of assessment items
6. Field testing (pilots)
7. Analysis of field test results
8. Deployment
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Assessments
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Available Now3D Visualization & AnimationAdvertising DesignArchitectural DraftingAudio-Radio ProductionAutomated Manufacturing TechnologyAviation Maintenance (Secondary)Aviation Maintenance (Post-Secondary)CabinetmakingCNC Milling and Turning TechnologyCommercial BakingComputer Maintenance TechnologyComputer ProgrammingCosmetologyCulinary ArtsEmployabilityInternetworkingMajor Appliance RepairMechatronicsMedical AssistingMotorcycle Service TechnologyNail CareNurse AssistingPhotographyPlumbingPower Equipment TechnologyPractical NursingResidential WiringRoboticsTechnical DraftingTelevision Video ProductionWelding
Available Now (Co-brand)ASE-AYES-SkillsUSA Co-brandAutomotive RefinishingAutomotive Service TechnologyCollision Repair TechnologyDiesel Equipment
CarpentryCustomer ServiceCriminal Justice/CSIEngineering TechnologyElectronics Application & TechnologyMarine Service TechnologyMasonryScreen Printing Technology
In developmentDental AssistingHVAC & Refrigeration
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How They Can Be Used
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How they’re used
• Focus is on the students• Candidates prove skills and knowledge
to instructors and employers• Support instructional programs as
– Pre-assessments– End-of-program evaluation– Prepare for industry certification
(on-ramp) • Instructors demonstrate the value of
their programs
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Feedback
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What was liked best
37What did you like best about the Skill Connect Assessments?*Based on 327 participants in a survey at NLSC
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Students related
• “The Skill Connect Assessment is much easier than the assessment we’ve been using. I liked the colors, and it’s just a better assessment. Students related to it better than any other assessments they have taken. It was so nice to have the results in the same day! This seems like the way to go with assessments in the future.”
– Dave OwensBarry Tech, NY
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More accurate than written exam
• “It was better than taking a written exam. The interactivity made it a more accurate presentation to help me understand the questions and answers.”
– Joshua, Student N. Kansas City School District, MO
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Easy to administer and navigate
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If you took the test, please rate your experience with the test based on the following criteria.
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How the assessments work…
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How the test works
• Each assessment includes approximately 50 questions of different question types– 4 equivalent forms (A, B, C, D) for item security– A student takes only one form
• Tests are all online• Approximately one hour to administer• Students and instructors get immediate
results• Skill Connect Certificates available
immediately for students who achieve industry-defined cut score
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Skill Connect Certificates
Competency areas fromnationalindustry standards
Companylogos
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Teaching 21st Century Skills
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Employabiity skills blueprint
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Robust reporting
• Robust, real-time and dynamic reporting – reports available immediately after assessments submitted
• All reports can be printed AND exported to a CSV file (Excel readable)
• Course (school)-specific reports for teachers
• Aggregated reports for administrators
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Shows final grades for students in a course (assessment), as compared to the course, school, state and national average.
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Assessment Grades (course)
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Assessment Grades (Aggregated)
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Shows administrators the # of submissions and average score per assessment form. (Missouri in this case)
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Certificates Issued
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Shows teachers how many students in a school received certificates for an assessment vs. how many were ineligible. Also shows cut rate, # of users who took the test form and average score per form.
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Certificates Issued (Aggregated)
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Shows administrators the number of certificates issued for each assessment form per school and per state.
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Competency Profile
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Details student progress per competency, including the # of questions answered per competency and average score. Can be used as a skills gap analysis.
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Demo Skill Connect Assessments
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To see 10-question mini-assessments in 44 areas:• Open your browser and go to http://www.skillconnect.org.
• Click Self-enroll to system on the right-hand side of the page.
– Enter your personal details.Enter demo in the Enrollment Key field.
– Click Create my new account.
• Log in with the username and password you just created.
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Thank you NASES for your interest in Skill Connect Assessments
Industry-driven assessments for the next generation