Draft+Group+1+Recommendations

=Here's the full draft report with recommendations included (6/14/11):=

At each college students will participate in a dynamic and informed assessment process that will provide both the institution and the student with the information needed to make informed decisions about course placement in order to move through precollege to college-level work as quickly as is reasonable. This process will include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Comprehensive upfront advising and/or orientation processes that precedes the assessment process which will identify the high stakes nature of the assessment process Heather Keast: at my college, we usetesting as a commitment measure and therefore direct few resources into thestudent experience prior to testing. Thousands of students submit applicationswho do not test, so how would the students who are most likely to attend beidentified and given this upfront advising? If delivered online, how do weencourage students to take better advantage of it than they do our currentpre-testing resources?

2. Multiple measures to include but not be limited to: directed self-placement, reciprocity of placement, k-12 reciprocity, options for appeal, and/or transcript evaluations, credit for prior learning.

3. Options for test preparation that could include but are not limited to computer based activities, workshops, web-based tools (e.g., wamap.org, Khan Academy) further diagnostic testing, etc.

**RECOMMENDATIONS**
// 1. Provide transcript-based placement option for students entering directly from high school. // (DavidChalif)
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// 2. Offer early assessment for college readiness (with option for placement) to high school juniors. // (Bill Moore)
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// 3. Adopt a statewide diagnostic assessment tool that identifies both cognitive and affective skills and abilities of entering students and provides a portable "college readiness" profile. // (Regina Reed)


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// 4. Create placement reciprocity process across the system. // (Jeff Wagnitz)


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// 5. Provide comprehensive pre-test process for students, including a) orientation to purpose and nature of tests and b) skills-based “test prep”. // (Kim Ward and Rebecca Goss)
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// 6. Develop assessment plan for evaluating the success of this new system approach to entry-level assessment and placement. // (???)


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