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ACT Aspire is an Assessment System Developed for and Focused on the Student • Identifies a student’s predicted
path toward readiness
• Highlights gaps between what students have learned and what they need to learn
• Leverages familiar technology
• Offers robust online reporting that enables timely modifications to student learning and intervention strategies
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Mission
User Experience
Market Trends
Affirming State / District / School Needs
Research / Evidence
Why ACT Aspire—The Drivers
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Research Supports Early Monitoring
• Readiness matters• Earlier monitoring matters• Multiple dimensions matter
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ACT Aspire
• Vertically articulated, standards-based system of assessments to monitor progress in the context of college and career readiness
• Summative assessments at each grade level on a 3-digit vertical scale that spans grades 3–10 and links empirically to the ACT’s College
Readiness Benchmark score scale (1–36)
• Subject areas: English, math, reading, science, and writing
• Linear, computer-based, multiple question types including constructed response, paper-and-pencil option
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Early High School Grade 11 Grade 12
ACT Aspire Summative Assessments (Grades 3-10) The ACT®
ACT Aspire Classroom / Interim Assessment (Grades 3-12)
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Early High School Grade 11 Grade 12
ACT Aspire Summative Assessments (Grades 3-10)
ACT Aspire Classroom / Interim Assessment (Grades 3-12)
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What Makes ACT Aspire Unique?• Measures “other” critical areas
needed for student success
− Science− Text complexity score − Stem score− Work Readiness score with
predicted NCRC level
• Employs modular administration by subject and/or grade
• Links to ACT College Readiness Benchmarks and aligns with Common Core State Standards
• Provides evidence-based results
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Understanding Demands on Your TimeAssessment should always assist and guide instruction – not overwhelm it. Thus ACT Aspire requires a testing commitment averaging only 3 hours total testing for all five subjects – with an average single test duration as low as 20 minutes – and not greater than 50 minutes per test.
Timing in Minutes
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Inclusive Accessibility FeaturesAudio
read-aloud, text-to-speech, and verbal descriptions
Visualcolor contrast settings, screen magnification, line reader, and highlighter
Cognitive and engagementanswer masking
American Sign Language (ASL)
Closed captioning of video content
Braille and tactile graphics
Large type paper and pencil
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Second Language Support
• Grades 3-6
Spanish Language Audio and Text • math, science and writing
• All grades Spanish Language Support Materials
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Technology-Enhanced Item Sample
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Reporting Guiding Principles
Self-ServiceDetermine how deeply you
want to engage with the data
Easy-to- Understand LanguageFor all audiences
Tell a StoryReflect each child’s
possibilities, not his or her deficits
Focus on the Journey
Progression toward readiness matters, not individual scores
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Foundation based on Validated Measures from ACT’s Research
• ACT College Readiness Standards
• ACT College Readiness Benchmarks
ACT Readiness Benchmarks all Grades/Subjects
Multiple levels of Proficiency all Relative to ACT Readiness Benchmarks
Scaled Subject ScoresEnglish, reading, writing, science, and writing
Reports are designed for both a quick glance overview – and detailed data to inform and guide next-step actions.
Focused on Growth
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Student Longitudinal Growth charts showing personalized progress
• Based on ACT’s decades of research from Explore, Plan and ACT users
• Predicted ACT Scores for Each Subject beginning in Early High School (Grades 9/10)
• National Median Scores to provide Grade Level Context
• Composite Scores for Early High School (Grades 9/10)
Two year student predicted path towards college and career readiness
Focused on Growth
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Reporting Student Skills
Standards performance based on ACT’s College Readiness Standards and aligned to Common Core
ACT Readiness Range typical performance of Students who have met the ACT Readiness Benchmark for that subject
Paths to Improvement
simple interventions
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• National Norms
• ELA Combined Score (English, Reading & Writing)
• Reading Text Complexity Scores
• STEM Combined Score (Science & Math)
• Work Readiness Measure (Early High School – Grades 9/10)
Additional Measures of Readiness
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Experience with assessing, scoring, collecting and reporting data in a useful format should never be based on the assumption that such a skill set will simply arise.
• Easy to Use and Interpret
• Flexible Student Grouping
• Quick identification of Benchmark Attainment, Growth and Standards Performance
Aggregate Reporting that Enables Educators
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• Identifies potential curriculum gaps
• Identifies Students in need of Intervention
• Identifies opportunities for Professional Development
Aggregate Reporting that Enables Educators
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What We’ll Learn About Students
• Subject Scores—English, math, reading, science, and writing
• ACT Readiness Benchmarks for all grades in English, math, reading, and science
• Reporting based on ACT College Readiness Standards and aligned to the Common Core State Standards
• Norms—National
• Paths to Improvement
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• ELA Scores for those who test in English, reading, and writing
• Reading Text Complexity Scores (Reading only)
• Longitudinal growth
• Student predicted paths toward college and career readiness
• Composite Score (Early High School)
• Projected Stem Score
• Predicted ACT Subject and Composite Score (Early High School)
Online Reporting—Support
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Online Reporting Delivery
• Rich data and insights
• Accessible via computer or tablet
• Downloadable PDFs of prebuilt reports
− Student and Educator Reports− Reports for Schools,
Districts, and States
• Aggregate data files available for download to SIS
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Benefits to You• Highest quality item development and test construction• Validated standards and benchmarks
− Provides a 3-digit, vertical scale for grades 3–10 empirically linked to the ACT scale through the inclusion of ACT’s Readiness Benchmarks at each grade level
− Highlights gaps between what students have actually learned and what they need to learn
• Leverage technology
− CBT design to assess more authentic construct and create more natural engagement for students
− Robust online reporting
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Benefits to You• Sustainability plan
− Ongoing research, support, and validation
− Item refreshment plan
• Connectivity
− First digital, longitudinal system to connect student performance from grades 3–12 to college and career
− An aligned classroom and interim-based tool and assessment
• Standards-based reporting
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• Stay Connected
− Sign up for updates
• Learn More
− Test features
− FAQs
− Technical requirements
− News
− Research
www.discoveractaspire.org
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• Avocet - This site contains manuals and ancillary materials. As new materials are created they will be housed here:
http://actaspire.avocet.pearson.com/.
• Training Management System (TMS) - This site contains training modules, including district readiness, student data, test sessions, and many other topics. The TMS site can be accessed here:
https://actaspire.tms.pearson.com/.
The first time you access the TMS site, you will be prompted to enter your email address, name, and organization. If your organization does not appear, you may check the “No Affiliation” box, then click on Register.
Training and Exemplar Web Sites
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Access to demo site
Subject Username Password
English english actaspire
Reading reading actaspire
Writing writing actaspire
Math math actaspire
Science science actaspire
To view the ACT Aspire Exemplar Items visit: tn.actaspire.org Use the appropriate username and password for the subject area you wish to view.
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Pricing
Computer Based Testing Paper and Pencil
$22.00 per student for one subject$1 additional per subject
$28.00 per student for one subject$1 additional per subject
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ACT Profile (Beta)
• Free online tool that helps students answer the college and career planning question: “What do I want to do?”
• Offers students the powerful, personalized insights they need to make smarter decisions about their next steps after high school
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ACT Profile (Beta)
• ACT Profile develops personalized insights and populates an interactive career graph to show students the best career matches based on their self-assessment results.
• Extends the provided insights to help students understand the educational path
needed for each career
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ACT Profile (Beta)
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ACT Profile (Beta)
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Questions
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