Information regarding benchmarks, cut scores, and readiness levels for grades 9 through 12
Benchmark information, as well as student data regarding the benchmarks, can be found on the Assessment Scores and Review Report. If your state uses specific benchmarks that are different from the national ACT benchmarks, that information will be properly represented in this report.
Grade 9 students in CERT have access to PreACT assessments. PreACT assessments are predictive of how students will do on the full-length ACT assessment for English, math, reading, and science. The PreACT results can be used to help students make important adjustments to their current coursework to ensure they are prepared for the ACT. PreACT and ACT report on a common scale of 1 to 36, giving educators a simple way to see the current projected ACT score for the student.
Since growth is expected from grades 9 to 11, students who score below benchmark on the College Readiness Benchmarks on PreACT still may be on target to meet the benchmark in 11th grade. The College Readiness Indicators, developed by ACT, are an additional way to evaluate student readiness. These indicators categorize the student into one of three readiness levels. These levels are On Target, On the Cusp, and In Need of Intervention. See the screenshot below that details what these College Readiness Indicators are, as well as the definition of each category.
PreACT READINESS BENCHMARKS
Teachers and Admin can quickly see which students are IN NEED, AT CUSP, or ON TARGET.
1. From the REPORTS tab, choose the Assessment Scores and Review Report.
2. Select READINESS INDICATORS from the Score Menu.
3. FILTER DATA, as desired, and UPDATE REPORT.
- On Target: students in this range have a 50% or higher chance of meeting the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in grade 11.
- On the Cusp: these students have less than a 50% chance, but greater than approximately 25% chance, of meeting the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in grade 11.
- In need of Intervention: these students have less than a 25% chance of meeting the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in grade 11.
Readiness Indicators are listed on the right-hand side. Each Readiness Level is interactive. Select the Readiness Level and the students will populate that comprise that category.
Select the ❓by the subject names to see pertinent information regarding PreACT College Readiness Indicators and cut scores.
ACT READINESS BENCHMARKS
For students in grades 10 through 12, the benchmarks set forth either by your state or by ACT, can be found on this report as well. These benchmarks are next to each of the four content areas as displayed below.
- From your REPORTS tab, select the ASSESSMENT SCORES AND REVIEW REPORT.
- Choose ACHIEVEMENT for score type.
- FILTER DATA, as desired, and UPDATE REPORT,
Select the❓by the subject names to see pertinent information regarding ACT cut scores.
CERT ON TARGET BENCHMARKS
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