1. ACT ASPIRE UNDERSTANDING 2014-2015
visit for more information and to watch a video for students and parents.

2. ACT Aspire covers 5 content areas:
English
Math
Reading
Science
Direct writing at all grades.

3. Where do I stand right now?
You can also see how a child is doing in combined subject areas such as
English language arts (ELA)
science and math (STEM).
The report also shows how s student performed in specific skill areas within each subject. Finally, you can see how scores compare to those of other students who have taken ACT Aspire.

4. How can I make goals for the future?
The scores achieved on the ACT Aspire test(s) can help decide what to do next. Looking at particular areas of strength and weakness can help determine where a child needs help and where they may need to be challenged. This information can help plan coursework and set goals.

5. See Handout For each subject taken, you will see a three- digit score.
Your score for each subject will fall into one of three levels:
Ready
Close
In Need of Support.
The level your score falls into indicates how you did in meeting certain standards or “benchmarks.”

6. Levels and Benchmark
Your score for each subject will fall into one of three levels:
Ready
Close
In Need of Support
The level your score falls into indicates how you did in meeting certain standards or “benchmarks.”

7. Benchmark Scores
Grade English Reading Mathematics Science Writing

9. SUPPLEMENTAL SCORES
ELA combined score, which averages your English, Reading, and Writing test scores
• STEM combined score, which averages your Science and Mathematics test scores
• Progress with Text Complexity indicator, which identifies whether you are making sufficient progress toward reading the complex texts you will encounter as you further your education and work toward college and career

11. National Percentile
Your score for each subject is also associated with a National Percentile Rank that shows how your score compares to other students who tested in 2013 and
In figure 4, the score report shows “78th” next to the sample student’s English score. This means that the sample student scored as high as or higher than 78% of students in the national comparison group. The bar graph helps you see which of your scores are strongest and weakest relative to other students.

14. Our students will be taking all areas of the test. Here is
more information about each test.

16. ACT ASPIRE READING KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

19. ACT ASPIRE MATH OPERATIONS IN BASE 10 NUMBER AND OPERATIONS: FRACTIONS
GEOMETRY
MEASUREMENT AND DATA
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING
JUSTIFICATION AND EXPLANATION (not standard) points of the total points possible

21. ACT ASPIRE WRITING 30 MINUTE SUMMATIVE WRITING TASK
3RD GRADE – REFLECTIVE NARRATIVE points
4TH GRADE- ANALYTICAL EXPOSITORY points
5TH GRADE- PERSUASIVE/ARGUMENTATIVE 20 points
6TH GRADE- REFLECTIVE NARRATIVE points
7TH GRADE- ANALYTICAL NARRATIVE points
8TH GRADE- PERSUASIVE/ARGUMENTATIVE points
Refer to last page in handout.

22. Help and Practice http://tn.actaspire.org/client/index.html#login
taffID=105740&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=105740
Practice typing on the computer