CRMT Working Meeting May 11, 2007

Welcome! Introductions Working as collaboration among –Sectors (4-yr, 2-yr, and K-12) –Agencies/initiatives (APTP, SBCTC, TMP, COP, HECB, OSPI) Meeting minutes and other information under ‘Highlights’ Housekeeping –Participation agreements –Expense reimbursement

What We’re About Overall goal: E xpand existing Math Placement Testing program to provide college-readiness testing at colleges (2- and 4-year) and high schools through out Washington state Objectives for today: –Determine initial test specifications –Begin creating an item bank –Identify critical issues Agenda

Expanded MPT Testing Program Calculus placement (CP)Advanced MPT College readiness 2 (CR2) Intermediate MPT College readiness 1 (CR1) Developmental placement (DP)Compass, etc. Target population: students admitted to baccalaureate institutions or intending to enroll in community colleges Target population: 11th grade high school students Target population: students intending to enroll in community colleges

Development Timeline Define I-MPT test structure; write new items Pretest items Analyze pretest results; create I-MPT and A-MPT tests Admin new I-MPT and A-MPT tests (for 4-yr schools) Develop paper-based testing procedures for 2-yr schools Implement paper-based testing in 2-yr schools Develop 11 th -grade test and pretest procedures Pretest 11th-grade test Finalize test and procedures Admin 11 th -grade test SUAUWISPSUAUWISPSUAU

College Readiness Test Transition Math Project May 11, 2007 Cindy Morana

In Phase I TMP developed “college readiness standards” Next step is to develop a way to assess them In reviewing and funding that work, Washington Learns recommended and the State Legislature subsequently required All public colleges and universities must use the same test, and the same performance standard to determine if a student is college ready.

Who? Led by TMP, including college and university reps, SBCTC, OSPI, COP and HECB What? “…revise the MPT to serve as a common college readiness test for all 2 and 4-year institutions…” Make the test available to H.S. students to advise them if they are on-track to be college- ready. That test and those determinations must be aligned with actual placement into or out of remedial-level course requirements in the freshmen year.

Why? Provide one clear target that everyone agrees on, thereby reducing remediation When? By September 1, 2008 have the test revised All public colleges and universities implement the new test by September 1, 2009 Fall 2009 school districts provide tests to students (especially grades 10 & 11) How…?

For more information related to math placement and college readiness, see: highlights/math_placement.asp

Math Placement Testing Program Two multiple choice, paper and pencil tests: –Intermediate Algebra Remedial math  cutoff  Precalc –Advanced Algebra Precalc  cutoff  Calculus –See handout for actual placement decisions Tests taken by students who: –Have been admitted to a state public university –Wish to take their first college-level math course

Math Placement Testing Program Administration: –Large-group, statewide tests administrations on Saturdays from spring through early summer –New student orientation on campuses –Walk-in on campuses Governance –APTP Latest major revision Math faculty from across the state met to: –Establish the table of specifications –Write items that included more contextualized problems, fewer “plug and chug”

Current MPT Alignment with CRMS

Defining “College Ready” Today’s focus – Begin development of: –Testing specifications for measuring college readiness –An item bank Today’s task – Operationalize college readiness by : –having a notion of what courses a college ready student would and would not place into –the relative importance of various college readiness standards –what items that measure these standards look like (Or getting on the same page for rating the relative importance of components of the college readiness standards.)

Defining “College Ready” Purposes of the test(s) To determine whether students are college-ready in terms of their mathematics skills (Yes, No) To make placement decisions –If yes above, may take degree-credit-bearing classes –If no, must take remedial math (WAC: Algebra 2 and below) To communicate college readiness standards and preparation needs to high school students and faculty

Defining “College Ready” Discussion question: What courses and skills separate college-ready and not- college-ready students? Do not include “math” courses for which you want students who are not-college-ready to gain graduation credit.

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