P.E.R.T. Postsecondary Education Readiness Test

TODAY’S PERT HANDOUT Evaluation Services copied only the pages that pertained to the actual administration of the test at your school site Page numbers reference the original pages to include all information pertaining to the administration of a College Success test and may not follow in series Parts of the hand out may be reproduced for distribution to your Test Administrators 2

What is P.E.R.T? The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) is Florida’s common placement test This test is used by all 28 Florida colleges and public high schools to determine if a student is ready for college credit courses in reading, writing and math The P.E.R.T. has been aligned with the Postsecondary Readiness Competencies (PRCs) that Florida’s faculty identified as necessary for success in entry-level college credit coursework Florida Department of Education 3

PERT Test Design Computer adaptive test (C.A.T.) Reading, writing and mathematics subtests 25 operational questions on each subtest plus 5 field test questions Each test item is aligned with a PRC Items have been approved and aligned by Florida faculty Accommodations available based on IEP or 504 Plan (Braille, large print, paper and pencil, and audio versions) Test score invalidation procedures are in place Test score repository is in place Florida Department of Education 4

What are Postsecondary Readiness Competencies? The Postsecondary Readiness Competencies (PRCs) are skills identified by high school, college and state university faculty as critical to college readiness in mathematics, reading and writing. – True assessment of what students need to know before enrolling in ENC 1101 and MAT 1033 – Based on courses in the Statewide Course Numbering System (i.e., Florida content) – PERT is aligned to Florida’s Postsecondary Readiness Competencies (PRCs) Florida Department of Education 5

Postsecondary Preparatory Instruction Courses 10/23/2011 Florida Department of Education 6 PERT IS THE FINAL EXAM – courses to include: – Math for College Success ( ) credit – Reading for College Success ( ) – 0.5 credit – Writing for College Success ( ) – 0.5 credit – English 4: College Prep ( ) – 1.0 credit – Math for College Readiness ( ) – 1.0 credit Refer to the Comprehensive Course Table in.aspx

Average Placement Test Times For the computer-based test, average administration times are – Mathematics – 37 minutes – Reading – 1 hour, 3 minutes – Writing – 33 minutes Subtests will follow the school’s Final Exam schedule. Tests are untimed Florida Department of Education 7

Accommodations for P.E.R.T. Computer-Adaptive Test (the primary assessment method) has Accessibility Wizard for personalized screen adjustments A built-in onscreen calculator appears for specific mathematics items. Hand-held calculators are not allowed. Only students who have an IEP or 504 plan that authorizes accommodations on standardized tests are eligible for P.E.R.T. accommodations – Paper version – Large print paper version – Braille version – Audio version English Language Learners (ELL) with student plans that specify allowable accommodations – Heritage language-to-English or English- to-heritage language dictionary Florida Department of Education 8

P.E.R.T. Administration This Test Administration will follow the regular High School Exam schedule. Test administration personnel will receive training by district, McCann, and online self-help materials Scores are available Site Managers via the College Success web site and to District Institutional Administrators and via the repository Florida Department of Education 9

P.E.R.T. Resources P.E.R.T. Websites: Available on websites: – Florida Statutes – State Board Rules – P.E.R.T. Frequently Asked Questions – P.E.R.T. Study Guide Florida Department of Education 10

What’s new? Signed Test Administration and Security Agreements are now required by ALL Test Administrators at a testing site Signed documents will be kept on file at your site College Success has supplied a Security Log, Script, Student Sign-In, and Mathematics Scratch Paper templet 11

What’s new? Con’t…. Web –site Format!

What’s New? Con’t ….. Site Manager Dashboard 13

What’s New? Con’t…… Administer Tests/View and Export Student Logins 14

What’s New? Con’t…… 15

What’s New? Con’t…… With ticketing system, students will not have current test assigned on their dashboard--- assignment will be by access code 16

Before Testing Train Test Administrators Get Test Administration and Security Agreements signed Schedule computers for testing Check Testing Units and request additional from Evaluation Services if necessary (reminder: each test required one unit) Activate students testing on the College Success Website Print Authorization Tickets (Secure) Obtain Access Keys (Secure) Organize testing supplies for Test Administrators 17

Supplies needed to test PERT Page numbers reference the McCann Test Administration Guide Handout Student Authorization Tickets Testing Room Setup – Student Login Instructions (Yellow Sheet) Security Log (Page # “62” of handout) Student Sign-in Sheet (Page # “63” of handout) Supply of Scratch Paper (Page # “64” of handout) NO Electronic devices poster (Page # “65” of handout) Seating chart reminder (Page # “66” of handout) Script (Page # “60-61” of handout) Access Key for assigning tests (Evaluation Services) Supply of copied Mathematics Scratch Paper 18

Test Administrator Reminders: Test Administrators must set up the computers prior to students arrival using the Testing Room Setup – Student Login Instructions. (Yellow Sheet) Read Script (Test Administrator instructions are in italics) DO NOT pass out tickets until instructed to do so in script Hand-held calculators will not be used. On-line calculators will only show on student’s screen as allowed per question. Score Report Instructions are included with McCann Hand out 19

After Testing The SECURE items are to be held at school until all PERT testing is complete for the school year. Date due will be announced at end of year. Student Authorization Tickets Students’ Scratch Paper (Mathematics only) Security Logs Student Sign-In Sheets Seating Charts 20

SECURITY AGREEMENTS Today you will sign one copy of the Test Administration and Security Agreements found in your packet and leave it with us – You will not be designated any additional units until Evaluation Services faxes your signed copy to FLDOE 21