Transcript Developmental Mathematics Implementation Sub-Team Kick

Presented by:
Chris Porter - Learning Technology Center Manager
Brooke Ferguson – Coordinator of Developmental Education
Melissa Williams – LTC Remote Testing Site Liaison
Funding provided through the VCCS Chancellor’s Innovation Fund 2013
Welcome!
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Logistics
Payment Forms
Why are we holding this workshop?
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Developmental Education Task Force, 2009
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Developmental English & Math Redesign Teams
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Recommended structure for courses
Developmental English & Math Curriculum Teams
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Reduce need
Reduce the time to complete
Increase the students graduating, transferring, or completing a credential
Created Curriculum Guide containing Student Learning Outcomes for courses
Placement Test Team
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Worked with test vendor to create new assessment
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Computer-based adaptive/diagnostic placement test
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Used to determine college readiness and course placement
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Separate Mathematics and English tests
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English - two sections
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Essay: choice of two prompts; electronically scored
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Multiple Choice: 40 integrated reading & writing questions
Mathematics – Adaptive/diagnostic for nine (9) levels and Calculus
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More specific and accurate placement = less developmental
coursework
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End of Compass
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New students in a program of study or taking a
course that has a Math or English prerequisite
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Includes Dual Enrollment students (same as any
other student)
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Students interested in applying to the CCAP
program
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Exemptions
EXEMPTIONS
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Math Testing Exemptions
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520 SAT- Math within 2 years
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22 ACT- Math within 2 years
English Testing Exemptions
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500 SAT-Critical Reading AND 500 SAT- Writing
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21 ACT- English AND 21 ACT- Reading
Provide documentation to
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Debbie LaRocca (Admissions Office) for Dual Enrollment
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Becky Kraemer or Allison Dooley for CCAP
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Before meeting with advising specialists to select courses
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Students enrolling in Fall Semester before Discover
Orientation
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Dual Enrollment - before the course begins
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CCAP – before application deadline (March 29, 2013)
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At Virginia Western’s Learning Technology Center - hours
info on web page http://virginiawestern.edu/services/ltc
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For CCAP and Dual Enrollment - At their home High School
(if possible)
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Support from LTC – technology much easier
Training and support provided
PURPOSE
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To get the most accurate course placement possible
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Avoid unnecessary developmental coursework
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Avoid placing students in courses for which they do not
possess the requisite skills and abilities
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Qualify for CCAP program
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Two Components
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Essay
Multiple Choice: 40 integrated reading & writing questions
Essay Scoring
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Electronically scored from 1-6 on five(5) diagnostic components
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Organization
Focus, Development, and Support
Vocabulary
Sentence Structure
Mechanics
Unit 0
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Adaptive &
Diagnostic
Precise placement
•D0 Whole Numbers
(Non-credit)
Units 1-5
•D1 Fractions
•D2 Decimals
•D3 Pre Alg
•D4 One Var Alg
•D5 Two Var Alg
Units 6-9
•D6 Exp & Factoring
•D7 Rationals
•D8 Radicals
•D9 Quadratics
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Maintaining Test Integrity
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Secure web browser (LDB)
Verifying Identity
Personal Belongings (e.g. phones, calculators etc…)
Scrap paper & pencils
One retest is allowed in one year period since first test
No calculators allowed (one is provided by test)
Students may start and stop the test (except English
Essay)
Can restart anytime, saved up to two months
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McCann and Associates: College Success
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Site Administrator accounts– District level
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Proctor accounts – Building level
Usernames and Passwords
Please secure these!!!
McCann and Associates: College Success
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Automatic upload to VWCC SIS
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Printing individual Score Reports from College Success
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Decide based on your needs (protected academic information)
Instructions included
Scores remain in CS for 1 year but are valid for two years
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Total Time
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Placement Results
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Lists MTE units that were passed in BOLD
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Lists eligible college-level mathematics courses
(if any)
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Lists English placement recommendation
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English Essay Pending Results
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Some essays are deemed “un-scoreable”
Generate a “Pending” message on score report
Essay is sent to McCann for grading; must be manually
reviewed
Score updates within approx. 24 hours
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Adult Basic Education VPT- English
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Students do not meet admissions criteria for any developmental or
college-level courses
Score report reads “ABE English”
Non-credit : EDUC 2151 or ESLA 2665
Adult Basic Education VPT - Mathematics
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Students do not qualify for developmental or college-level
mathematics courses
Score report reads “Advise ABE or BSK”
Non-credit: MATH 2140
 Samples
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Why Prepare for the VPT?
http://vccsblogs.com/math/?p=16
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Sample Test on Log-in page for College Success
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Preparatory materials
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Practice Test with Diagnostics
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Sample Test on Log-in page for College
Success https://college.measuredsuccess.com
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Not actually based on the VPT
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Feeling of testing web site and the testing
experience in general
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Preparatory materials
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Handout and LTC Web Page
http://virginiawestern.edu/services/ltc
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Upcoming Student Workshops - Flyer
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VPT Practice Test with Diagnostics
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Follow specific Login instructions
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No English Essay available
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Thank you for your time!!!!!!!!!
We are here to support you ….
A survey will be forthcoming
Contact Info
Chris Porter - Learning Technology Center Manager
[email protected]
540-857-6697
Brooke Ferguson – Coordinator of Developmental Education
[email protected]
Melissa Williams – LTC Remote Testing Site Liaison
[email protected]
540-857-6323
540-857-7250