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ONLINE ACT PROGRAM
USD 208
January 2006
What are the elements of successful test
preparation?
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Pacing/Goal Setting
Skill Building
Test Taking Strategy
Practice!
Test Stress
Where does Peterson’s come in?
• USD 208 has purchased Online ACT Test
Prep available to all 53 districts
• 2500 students will have access to a
personalized ACT course via the internet
• Signing up is easy
• Students will be able to practice and prepare
either at home or at school
• Students will have the elements of successful
test prep available to them!
Adaptive, Learner-Centric Design
Start
Full-Length
Practice Tests
Diagnostic
Test
Assess
Test
Topic-Specific
Practice
Learn
Validate
Customized
Learning PathTM
Post-Assessment/
Topic Quiz
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Tutorial
• An online tutorial is required
• Each student is given an orientation in how
to use the course and maximize their
experience
• They will review exactly how to use the
program
• Once complete, they are ready for the
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
• Initially every student after registration takes this
Diagnostic Test
• It is not a mock ACT but a skills inventory
• Each question isolates a single skill tested on the exam
and pinpoints the student’s precise level on that skill
• The results drive the subsequent lessons received so the
student has a personalized curriculum
• The score isn’t an ACT score, but what tells you
where you strong and weak
• Everyone receives the same test
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The Customized Learning PathTM
• Created for each student based on results of their Diagnostic
Test
• Comprised of discrete Learning Objects: self-contained
instructional modules that focus on specific skills
• Two quintillion possible combinations - no two students
receive the same Learning Path
• Content Taught:
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Question types on the test
Solving strategies
Overall test-taking strategies
Basic skill review or challenge work
Stress reduction
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Post Assessments/Topic Quizzes
• Ensure student’s mastery of each topic
• Over 2000 possible practice questions
• Includes in-depth explanations for every question
• Part of the overall learning process in context of practice
questions
• Available to be taken any number of times, not just once
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Full-Length Practice Tests
• Simulated ACT Tests
• Let students put newly-acquired skills and
strategies into practice
• Increase students’ comfort level with the test
• Score report reflects ACT scaled score
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Comprehensive Reporting Tools
• Administrators can access and print results at multiple
levels, allowing them to:
• Pinpoint the current skill levels of all students
• Identify students who need remediation in specific skill
areas
• Predict students’ future performance on the actual ACT
• Monitor progress during the course at school, class, student
and school level
• Provide school- and district-level data as required or needed
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Initial Steps to Begin
• Students will go to the District’s website
• This is being created by Peterson’s now
• Once school commits and communicates with Peterson’s, the web
address and necessary authentication codes are provided to school
• The Student will choose “Register to Begin”
• The student then creates a User Name and password
• Student provides a unique authentication code given to
school after commitment letter received
• Student selects their school and grade
• And they begin using Thomson Peterson’s ACT Test Prep
course!
Additional Benefits to Students and
Educators
• Students can use their course 24/7 from home, school or
library
• Affordable pricing makes high quality test preparation
accessible to more students
• Personal, ongoing training and support allows for easy,
successful implementation
• Individualized instruction leads to higher achievement for
all students
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Contact Information
• Training Manager is primary contact
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Lauren Hebert
609-462-3018 is primary phone
[email protected] is email
609-896-4536 is fax number
• Commitment Letter must be received by
Lauren to receive online information
• Fax, email, or phone will work