ACT Aspire:

Meaningful Outcomes for ACSI Schools

Sherry ReedAccount Executive, ACT Aspire

Agenda

• Welcome• ACT Aspire: Connected, Predictive, Informative• ACT Aspire Summative• ACT Aspire Periodic• Imbedded Instructional Resources: ACT Aspire and OpenEd• ACT Aspire Implementation Overview• Benefits to ACSI Schools• Q&A

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"Standards are meaninglessuntil you define how to assess them. Therefore, assessments are the starting point."

- Jorge PeñaDirector of School Improvement and Catholic School Accreditation, Archdiocese of Chicago

Not having and using longitudinal data

• Students are underperforming in certain curriculum areas

• Problems of practice among teachers across the district

• Trouble monitoring a student across many grade levels

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Challenge: Archdiocese of Chicago

Solution:ACT Aspire ®

Measures longitudinal student growth

• Identifies students underperforming in certain curriculum areas

• Identifies problems of practice among teachers across the district

• Easily targets a student across many grade levels

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ACT Aspire: Connected

ACT Aspire maps learner progress from grades three through high school on a scale anchored to the ACT test scoring system.

PREDICTIVE SCORES

ACT Aspire Summative Scores directly predict what a student will score on the ACT in grade 11.

A LONGITUDINAL SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENTS

INTERIM

CLASSROOM

SUMMATIVE

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Summative• Overview: 1 assessment in each

grade and content area for grades 3–10 in English, math, reading, science, and writing

• Format: Paper or online, selected-response, constructed response, and technology enhanced items

• Grades: 3 though 10

• Duration: 30–75 minutes each depending on grade and subject

• Available Feedback: Online robust reporting (paper available for a fee)

Periodic: Interim• Overview: 4 assessments

in each grade and content area for grades 3–10 in English, math, reading, and science

• Format: Fixed-format, online, multiple-choice

• Grades: 3 though 10

• Duration: 20–48 items; 45 minutes or less

• Available Feedback: Immediate, online analysis and reporting

• Instructional Resources: Attached in math now

• Overview: 10 assessments in each grade and content area for grades 3–8 in English, math, reading, and science

• Format: Fixed-format, online, multiple-choice

• Grades: 3 though 8

• Duration: 15–20 minutes

• Available Feedback: Immediate, online analysis and reporting

• Configuration: Each 5 item quiz is mapped to 1 or 2 Standards

Periodic: Classroom

Test3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Early HS11th

9th 10th

English 413 417 419 420 421 422 426 428 18

Math 413 416 418 420 422 425 428 432 22

Reading 415 417 420 421 423 424 425 428 22

Science 418 420 422 423 425 427 430 432 23

LINKED BENCHMARKS

A LONGITUDINAL SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENTS

ACT Aspire Benchmarks indicate if a student is on target to meet

ACT Benchmarks by Grade 11.

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ACT Aspire: Connected, Predictive

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ACT Aspire Summative Report Insights

Student Report—scores and growth

Shows information about individual subject scores, predicted ACT score, past performance in previous grade levels, and projected student growth.

Student Report—detailed results

Shows where a student who has met the ACT Readiness Benchmark would typically perform compared to the student’s performance.

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ACT Aspire Summative Report Insights

Supplemental scores

Supplemental scores show a student’s national percentile rank, ELA and STEM scores, progress with text complexity, and progress toward career readiness.

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ACT Aspire: Connected, Predictive,

Informative

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Periodic: Interim Assessments

• Overview: 4 assessments in each grade and content area for grades 3–10 in English, math, reading, and science (16 total assessments)

• Format: Fixed-format, online, multiple-choice• Grades: 3 though 10• Duration: 20–48 items; 45 minutes or less• Available Feedback: Immediate, online analysis and reporting• Reports: Math linked to OpenEd• Growth: Growth based measurement

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ACT Aspire Interim Report Insights

Educator Report—proficiency by grade level

This report shows subject proficiency by grade level.

Educator Report—response and content analysis

This report provides insights into student responses to each item on an assessment and the standard tested by each item.

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Periodic: Classroom• Overview: 10 assessments in each grade and content area for

grades 3–8 in English, math, reading, and science (40 assessments)

• Format: Fixed-format, online, multiple-choice• Grades: 3 though 8• Duration: 15–20 minutes• Available Feedback: Immediate, online analysis and reporting• Configuration: Each 5 item quiz is mapped to 1 or 2 Standards

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ACT Aspire Classroom Report Insights

Student assessment results

This score shows the percent and number of points earned out of the total number of points possible on the assessment.

It also shows which standards were tested and the students selected and correct answer for each item.

Educator Report—response and content analysis

This report provides insights into students’ responses to each item on an assessment and the standard tested by each item.

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ACT Aspire: Imbedded Instructional

Resources

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22ACT Aspire - CONFIDENTIAL

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OpenEd Report Insights

Results reported instantly

As students complete assignments and quizzes you will receive scores back automatically in a mastery chart

ACT Aspire: Supported Implementation

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ACSI Purposeful Design Assessment Page: ACT Aspirehttps://pdp.acsi.org/pdp/Category/274_1/ACT_Aspire.aspx.

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ACSI Purposeful Design Assessment Page: ACT Aspirehttps://pdp.acsi.org/pdp/Category/274_1/ACT_Aspire.aspx.

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Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)

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Test Administration

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Process Flows

Technology Readiness

Test Session Setup

Pre-Cache Test Content

Print Authorization

TicketsStudents Sign In

to TestNav

SDU File Upload

PNP Input

Test Session Setup

Test Materials Created & Shipped

Test Materials Arrive at Schools

Students TestTest Materials Returned for

Scoring

Online

Paper

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Spring 2018 Online Schedule

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Spring 2018 Paper Schedule

ACSI Benefits

ACT Aspire: Connected, Predictive, Informative

• Schools who become a part of the ACSI tenant will benefit

• ACSI will provide comparisons of individual schools to the ACSI organization

• ACSI ACT Aspire User’s Group• ACSI customized webinars

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ACSI Benefits

ACT Aspire: Connected, Predictive, Informative

• Comprehensive Assessment System• Measures of College and Career Readiness• Student Reports (static and dynamic)• Growth indicators (longitudinal growth towards

the ACT)• Resources for remediation through OpenEd• Vertical alignment of curriculum• ACT Aspire Supported Implementation

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Next Steps

• Previous ACT Aspire testers• Longitudinal data transferred to ACSI tenant• ACT will send invitations to ACSI tenant• Data not transferred if already Periodic testing—may join for

the next school year

• New ACT Aspire testers• Submit organizational information• ACT will send invitations to ACSI tenant

• Attend an implementation webinar – schedule to be sent in January

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Next Steps

To place your order:• Go to https://pdp.acsi.org/pdp/Category/274_1/ACT_Aspire.aspx.

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Next Steps

• Click the box: Are you part of a group order?• Enter ACSI in the group name on the order form

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Thank You ACSI Schools