Transcript PERT Update - Florida Department of Education

Postsecondary Education Readiness Test
P.E.R.T.
Division of Florida Colleges
Julie Alexander
Overview
 The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) is
comprised of two components – placement and diagnostic.
 The P.E.R.T. Placement is aligned with the Postsecondary
Readiness Competencies which were approved by the State
Board in Rule 6A-10.0318.
 The computer-based P.E.R.T. Placement was first launched in
October 2010.
 The P.E.R.T. Diagnostics are aligned with the Developmental
Education Competencies which were approved by the State Board
in Rule 6A-10.0319.
 For each subject area, there are two P.E.R.T. Diagnostic tests to
correspond to the developmental education courses.
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Placement Administrations
Mathematics
Reading
Writing
Total
Required per s.
1008.30, F.S.
145,527
86,572
86,572
High School
72,922
50,040
46,964
Florida College
System
194,464
169,157
167,960 533,862
169,926
As of April 6, 2012
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Average Placement Scores
Mathematics Reading
Writing
College Ready
Score
113
104
99
High School
102.72
100.16
100.96
Florida College
System
97.39
104.04
102.09
As of April 6, 2012
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Placement Scores
 Rule 6A-10.0315 authorizes assessments and minimum college
ready scores for postsecondary course placement purposes
 P.E.R.T. Placement interim college ready scores were approved by
the State Board of Education in December 2011
 The interim scores were identified using results from pilot testing and
prior placement rates for the Acculplacer/CPT
 Concerns expressed by colleges that placements are too high based
on the interim scores
 DOE is in the process of analyzing statewide data based on P.E.R.T.
Placement scores and student course performance
 McCann Associates and the DOE are planning standard setting over
summer/early fall to establish permanent cut scores
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College Remediation Rates, Recent High
School Graduates
High
%
School
Not Ready
Graduation
in Math
Year
%
Not Ready
in Reading
%
Not Ready
in Writing
%
Not Ready
in at least
ONE
subject
2000-01 54.2%
42.0%
31.1%
64.4%
2009-10 45.0%
29.9%
28.5%
54.3%
Source: Florida Department of Education, Performance on Common Placement Tests,
includes Accuplacer/CPT, ACT and SAT
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Dual Enrollment Eligibility
 For college credit dual enrollment eligibility, prospective students must
take a common placement test
 No state funding source is earmarked for the testing of prospective
dual enrollment students, K-12 nor Florida College System
 School districts and feeder Florida College System institution must
work collaboratively to administer the P.E.R.T. and share score results
 Administration process and responsibility for costs should be
documented in the District Interinstitutional Articulation Agreement
(Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement, per House Bill 7059)
 P.E.R.T. administrations for prospective dual enrollment students are
considered high school attempts
 Accuplacer/CPT, ACT, SAT and FCAT 2.0 Reading are options for
dual enrollment eligibility
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Placement Options
Subject Area
Standard Score
Postsecondary Education Readiness Test
(a) Reading
104
(b) Writing
99
(c) Mathematics
113
Accuplacer, The College Board
Reading Comprehension
83
Writing Skills
83
Elementary Algebra
72
SAT-I, The College Board
Verbal
440
Mathematics
440
Enhanced ACT, American College Testing Program
Reading
18
English
17
Mathematics
19
Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading
Reading
262
Course
ENC 1101
MAT 1033
ENC 1101
MAT 1033
ENC 1101
MAT 1033
ENC 1101
MAT 1033
ENC 1101, REA
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Diagnostic
 There are six P.E.R.T. Diagnostics
 P.E.R.T. Diagnostics are aligned with the Developmental
Education Competencies and lower/upper level
developmental education courses
 P.E.R.T. Diagnostics are not required
 McCann Associates will improve student performance
reports
 Performance reports may be used by students and faculty
to pinpoint areas of deficiency
 May be administered prior to P.E.R.T. Placement to idenitfy
areas of weakness beforehand
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Placement
Meet or Exceed
Cut Score
ENC 1101 or MAT
1033/MAC 1105
Does Not Meet Cut Score
Upper Level
Course Range
Lower Level
Course Range
Upper Level
Diagnostic
Lower Level
Diagnostic
Modularized
Instruction
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In the works…
 Ongoing P.E.R.T. Placement item review and approval
 P.E.R.T. Placement paper version is now available, remaining
issue with scantron/booklet bundles for high schools
 P.E.R.T. Placement Score Repository for school districts and
postsecondary institutions to retrieve official scores
 Data analysis of fall 2011 Florida College System course
placement data based on P.E.R.T. Placement scores compared
to historical performance based on Accuplacer/CPT
 Select faculty to participate in P.E.R.T. Placement standard
setting
 Exploring use of P.E.R.T. Diagnostic for developmental
education modularization
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