Next Generation (ACCUPLACER) April 26, 2018 Concurrent Enrollment

According to College Board, ACCUPLACER Next Generation

Focus on essential knowledge and skills Reflect the changing landscape of higher ed math aligning to math pathways (not everyone needs College Algebra!) Aligned to states’ college and career readiness standards Aligned to same content domain as the SAT suite of assessments Respond to feedback from our users Based on changes to college’s placement programs Based on research and evidence of what is most important for students to understand and be able to do in order to be successful in their first year of college.

For Writing a greater focus on a range of content areas, text complexity, and writing modes; the ability to assess rhetoric, synthesis, and vocabulary skills; longer text (up to 400 words) and paired text sections; a shift to more authentic writing tasks such as revising and editing.

For Math math content aligned to college and career readiness standards established by states.   For CCCS The math sections of the assessment will more easily align with the math pathways model adopted in the CCCS Redesign of Developmental Education.

Comparison of Reading/Writing Reading Comprehension Sentence Skills Write Placer Next Gen Reading Next Gen Writing Write Placer Current Assessment Next Generation

Comparison of Math Arithmetic Elementary Algebra College Level Math Next Gen Arithmetic Next Gen Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) Next Gen Advanced Algebra and Functions (AAF) Current Assessment Next Generation

Scores Scores range from 20 to 120 Scores range from 200 to 300 Current Assessment Next Generation

Other products ESL assessments still available. My Foundation Lab (MFL) still available. Practice tests still available for students. Ability to Benefit At this time, the next-generation assessments are not approved by the US Department of Education for ATB use. However, institutions can continue to leverage the classic tests for ATB even after the January 2019 migration until the next-generation assessments are approved.

Score Setting Session Friday, February 23, at Arapahoe Community College. Faculty from both community colleges and 4 year schools determined scores for math and English courses. Testing Center staff also attended. College Board facilitated the workshops.

Reading and writing faculty determined that the Writing assessment was sufficient for placement in college writing courses Math faculty determined that the Advanced Algebra and Functions was not sufficient for placing students into Calculus (MAT 201+)

January 29, 2019…. College Board fully implements Next Generation ACCUPLACER.

Brief Timeline February 2018 Score setting session lead by College Board and CCCS. April/May2018 Colleges begin inputting new scores into BANNER and updating all relevant college materials. Training for all college staff and college partners including concurrent enrollment staff. December 2018 Update all college ACCUPLACER accounts. January 2019 All colleges using Next Generation products by January 29, 2019. Date allows majority of spring 2019 students to use traditional ACCUPLACER for placement. Students enrolling in summer and fall 2019 will use Next Gen.

Resources Next Gen FAQ https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/educator/next-generation/faq College Board Presentation https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/pdf/next-generation-accuplacer-overview-march- 2017.pdf Test Specifications https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/next-generation-test- specifications-manual.pdf Test Preparation and Practice https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/student/practice

Questions?

College Board Change in Policy

What we know now…… College Board decided that since ACCUPLACER is a college readiness test that colleges should be the primary site for managing ACCUPLACER Testing. Tests can be administered at a high school, but a college site has to monitor and ensure proper testing integrity measures are being observed and that the test is being used for the purpose it was created.

Many states have already received notification from College Board—Colorado has not yet received letters. As soon as I have more information and a College Board contact, I will forward that information.

Contact Marilyn Smith Marilyn.smith@cccs.edu 720.858.2328