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Cut Scores and College Success:Data Matters
A Presentation for theHigher Education Subcommittee
of theArkansas Legislative Council
Judy Trice, Senior ConsultantACT, Inc., Southwest Region
August 19, 2010
•Cut-Scores and Their Impact on College Success in Arkansas
• Factors That Can Improve Readiness for College Success
•Recommendations
College Readiness Benchmarks Determined by Content Area Empirically Derived ADHE Policy as
by ACT* Cut-off Score toAvoid Remediation
English 18 19
Mathematics 22 19
Reading 21 19
Science 24 N/A
*A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college courses.
I.I.
CutScores
and Their
Impact
College Readiness Benchmarksprovide a valid, reliable tool that should be used along with other factors to determine college readiness.
69
34
49
22
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34
48
21
70
35
49
22
67
35
50
24
64
35
47
23
0
20
40
60
80
100
English Math Reading Science
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Five-year Trend for ArkansasPercentages of Tested Students
Meeting ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks
6452
626453
626454
646354
636053
60
0
20
40
60
80
100
English Math Reading
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Five-year Trend for ArkansasPercentage of Tested Students
Meeting ADHE-established Cut-Scores of 19
21,005 21,40322,545 22,523
24,578
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
# Students Tested
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Five-Year TrendArkansas Students Tested with ACT
Implications of the Data:Remediation by the Numbers
Based on 2010 Data Number of remediation courses needed if ALL tested students enroll in Arkansas colleges for
Fall Semester 2010*:
English 9,890Mathematics 11,658Reading 9,743
Total 31,291
*IF ACT College Readiness Benchmarkswere used, the total # requiring remediation
would be 35,737.
0 10 20 30
2006
33--36
28--32
24--27
20--23
16--19
13--15
1--12
0 10 20 30
2006
33--36
28--32
24--27
20--23
16--19
13--15
1--12
0 10 20 30
2006
33--36
28--32
24--27
20--23
16--19
13--15
1--12
A Deeper Look at Achievement:Percentages of Students By Score Ranges
[ENGLISH]
Class of 2006 (21,005) Class of 2010 (24,578)
8
12
22
26
17
10
4
0 10 20 30 40
33--36
28--32
24--27
20--23
16--19
13--15
1--12
14,493 students College-ready
12
12
19
25
17
11
4
0 10 20 30 40
33--36
28--32
24--27
20--23
16--19
13--15
1--12
15,730 students College-ready
ScoreBandRanges
ScoreBandRanges
II.Factors
ThatImpact
Readiness
Curriculum and instruction rigorously focused on College and Career Readiness
Systematic measurement of academic strengths and gaps through assessments like EXPLORE (8th grade) and PLAN (10th grade)
Educator Understanding and Use of Data to Inform Instruction
Adoption of the Common Core Standards strengthens an already-robust set of Frameworks as a bridge to college and career readiness.
Language Anchor Standards 100% 100% 100% 100%
Language Standards 100% 100% 100% 100%
Language Progressive Skills 100% 100% 100% 100%
EXPLORE PLAN ACT ACTCommon Core State Standards (Grades 8-9) (Grade 10) (Grades Course
11-12) Standards
-excerpted from The Alignment of Common Core and ACT’s College and Readiness System
Visit www.act.org/commoncore to see the entire alignment document.
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2421 22
1815
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9
18
27
36
Science Reading Math English
EXPLORE PLAN ACT
College Readiness Benchmarks:Growth from
EXPLORE (8th grade) to PLAN (10th grade) to ACT (11th or 12th grade)
that achieves college readiness
15.713.8 14.4 13.6
17.4 16.2 1720.2 20.6 19.9 20.1
16.1
0
9
18
27
36
Science Reading Math English
EXPLORE PLAN ACT
College Readiness Benchmarks:Actual Growth in Arkansas* from
EXPLORE (8th grade) to PLAN (10th grade) to ACT (11th or 12th grade)
ClassOf
2010
* Grad Class (2010) matched to 10th grade (2007-08) and 8th grade (2005-06)
Thorough evaluation of the reporting provided as part of EXPLORE and PLAN testing empowers educators to address
student needs early and increase likelihood of college and career readiness.
•Extensive Student Report including Career Exploration Information and Item Analysis
•Intervention Rosters
•Item-Response Summary Report
•Aggregate and student-level data files by school, district and state
To facilitate effective use of the data, ACT regional staff works through ADE to conduct regional workshops for educators as well as data interpretation workshops.
Recommendations
Fully fund and mandate ACT’s College Readiness System (EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT) to assure access for ALL Arkansas students and to decrease college remediation costs.
Continue to mandate effective interpretation and use of data to impact readiness.
Advocate that VUAA students with scores below remediation level take rigorous coursework and re-test with ACT.