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PreACT ® Data for Educators North Carolina 1
PreACT®
Data for Educators
North Carolina
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Meredith Townley
Senior Program Manager
ACT Program Management & Sales Support
Today’s Presenter
Katie WollanProject Coordinator – North Carolina
ACT Operational Program Management
Shannon JordanEducational Consultant
Testing Policy and Operations
Division of Accountability Services
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Resources
Agenda
How can I utilize PreACT reporting data to
set my students up for success?
• Quick overview of PreACT
• PreACT reports
• How to interpret PreACT data
• Planning for the future
• Connect students to applicable resources
What are the benefits of
PreACT?
PreACT
Benefits
PreACT
Reports
Student Report
Student Report
Scores
Composite scores and subject
test scores tell you and your
students which subjects need
more focus.
Reporting Categories
Each subject test is broken
down into categories to provide
more information about a
student’s performance on the
skills tested.
Predicted ACT
Scores
This is the student’s
predicted future
composite and subject
test score ranges when
taking the full ACT one
year from now.
US Rank
This is also known as
National Norm and helps
students compare their
scores to peers around
the country.
Student Report
Calculated Score
Benchmark
Score Range
Table 1.Taken from PreACT Interpretive Guide for Student and Aggregate Reports, p. 7
Table 1.Taken from PreACT Interpretive Guide for Student and Aggregate Reports, p. 7
Student Report
Reporting Category
www.act.org/standards
Scores
Reporting
Categories
Student Report
Student Report
Item Response Analysis
Shows how a student’s course-
taking plans matches up with
college-preparatory core
curriculum.
Student Report
Item Response Report
Educator Report
Educator Report
Comprehensive
Analysis
Shows how your
students, as a whole,
performed on the
PreACT.
Ethnicity
Breakdown
Shows composite
group performance
based on ethnicity
and gender.
Educator Report
Frequency of PreACT Scores
Educator Report
Frequency of PreACT Scores Close Up
Educator Report
Frequency of PreACT Scores Close Up
Educator Report
Frequency of PreACT Scores Close Up
Educator Report
Frequency of PreACT Scores Close Up
Educator Report
Frequency of PreACT Scores Close Up
Educator Report
Local Items
PreACT offers opportunity for
you to include your own survey
items for students.
Item Response Summary
Report
Item Response Summary Report
Student Responses
For each subject test, there is a
table showing percentage of
student responses grouped by
reporting category.
www.act.org/standards
Item Response Summary for Math
Item Response Summary Report
www.act.org/standards
Item Response Summary for Math
Item Response Summary Report
www.act.org/standards
What’s next?
Targeted
Interventions
Item Response AnalysisThe Item Response Analysis on
the Individual Student Report
provides insight into how an
individual performed on each
subject test.
Shaping
Your
Classroom
ACT
Academy
Monday–Friday (except holidays)
9:30 am – 6:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Through test window (10/15/2018—11/30/2018)
7:30 am – 6:00 pm (Eastern Time)
877.789.2925
www.act.org/stateanddistrict/northcarolina#preact
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