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Title: Keyuana Bass-Lone Star College

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Placement and Diagnostic Testing Directly in the
High Schools? How to Get Started
Presented by Keyuana Bass-Lone Star
College Carita hayes-San Jacinto College Shannon
Seibler-NWARCC Karen Stowe-UT Brownsville Don
Pitchford- ACT Post Secondary Consultant
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Placement vs. Diagnostic Measures

Placement scores help schools more accurately
place students into courses appropriate for their
skill levels.
Diagnostic scores help target developmental
instructions where each student needs it most.
The scores can pinpoint the strengths and
weaknesses of individual students in specific
content areas.

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How COMPASS Can Assist With College Readiness
and Persistence

High school outreach
- placement testing for dual/concurrent
enrollment(11-12), diagnostic testing to assist
with college readiness (8-12)
College assessment
- reliable course placement, diagnostic testing
to assist with advanced placement and retention,
assist with course redesign, and to measure
learning outcomes (pre/post test)

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Goals for COMPASS Diagnostic Measures

To gather information to improve instructional
plan for individual students and for course
content
To provide a narrowly focused, efficient means of
determining each students skill deficiencies in
math, writing and reading

5
Math Diagnostic Scores PreAlgebra

Integers
Fractions
Decimals
Exponents, square roots, scientific notation
Ratios and proportions
Percentages
Averages

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Math Diagnostic Scores Algebra

Substitution
Setting up Equations
Basic Operations / Polynomials
Factoring Polynomials
Linear Equations / One Variable
Exponents and Radicals
Rational Expressions
Linear Equations / Two Variables

7
Writing Diagnostic Scores

Punctuation
Spelling
Capitalization
Usage
Verb formation / agreement
Relationship of clauses
Shifts in construction
Organization

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Reading Diagnostic Scores

Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension
Reader Profile

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Diagnostic Scores

Range from 0 99
Based on the individuals performance on the
items completed
Represents the percentage of that particular item
pool the individual would be expected to answer
correctly if they were to take all of the items
in that item pool

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How to use Diagnostic Scores

Review profile of diagnostic scores with
students, indentify both strengths and weaknesses
Determine acceptable levels of achievement based
on expectations of the student and difficulty
level of the course
Prescribe instructional intervention via your
student success center

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Message Capability

Allows instructional messages for each diagnostic
area
Can have multiple messages per diagnostic measure
Helps connect student directly to specific
tutoring centers and instructional resources
PLATO, MY MATHLAB.

12
Standard Individual Score Report

Student background and plans
Responses to local items
Where to get help on campus
Test scores and testing times with customized
course placement messages
Diagnostic scores

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Suggestions for Diagnostic Messages

Low (0-40) Fully work through related
chapter(s) use college learning center tutoring
services
Mid-range (41-65) Take chapter quiz and work on
weak sections use college tutoring services
Upper-range (66-99) Congratulations You need no
additional work in this area

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Models for Implementing Diagnostic Testing

High School Outreach improve overall college
readiness (when,who,how)
On campus Diagnostic testing assist with
retention efforts
Pre test-Post test learning outcomes measurement
Test prep help increase test scores
Course redesign assist with instructional
effectiveness
Combined with Placement Testing student can
retest after receiving diagnosed instruction

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Diagnostic Testing Options

Automatic and instant via routing rules (for
students low or close to next level cutscores)
Delayed come back model (embed message in
placement results message)
Delayed in developmental course (instructor takes
students to testing labs in first days of class)

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High School Outreach the experts!