ACT Testing Prewriting and ResourceCollection

ACT Testing Prewriting and ResourceCollection

1. ACT Strengths and Benefits

   • Nebraska Offers One Free ACT to All Juniors
     • Encourages Students to Try and See
   • Gain Insight Into Strengths and Weaknesses
     • Students Get Feedback
       • OpenEd
       • PrepFactory
         • Check out the following website: https://www.prepfactory.com/

2. ACT Weaknesses

   • Impact of Testing on Instruction
   • One Size Fits All
     • Testing in Our Classes Different - Not Timed - Not Multiple Choice
       • Teachers Need to USE Assessments and Data to Drive Their Instruction
         • Check out the following website for discussion and ideas on how to prepare students and to use the results to impact the classroom. https://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin366.shtml
         • Scholarly Article on Use of Assessments
           • https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1182131 APA Reference Li, H., & Xiong, Y. (2018). The Relationship between Test Preparation and State Test Performance: Evidence from the Measure of Effective Teaching (MET) Project. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 26(64). Retrieved from https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/

3. Ideas for How to Use the Strengths to Overcome the Weaknesses

   • Use Results and Percentages in OpenEd
     • Use the link to access the website and start using the resources. https://www.opened.com/dashboard
   • Data Analysis
   • Incorporate Feedback Throughout Year

Imagens e arquivos do mapa

• Is there too much testing in the public schools? (Incorporar)
• Try PrepFactory for SAT & ACT Prep (Incorporar)
• ACT OpenEd Test Prep Intro (Incorporar)