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Enhancing College Readiness: The Role of Florida’s Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)

The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) is a statutorily required placement test in Florida designed to assess student readiness for college-level coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics. Developed with the involvement of over 100 faculty from various educational institutions, the PERT aligns with the Florida Postsecondary Readiness Competencies (PRCs). The test includes multiple components, diagnostic exams, and is delivered via a Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) engine. Results inform course placements and developmental education needs, enhancing student success in higher education.

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Enhancing College Readiness: The Role of Florida’s Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)

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  1. Florida’s Postsecondary Education Readiness Test John Hughes and Matthew Schultz

  2. College Placement Testing in Florida • Statutorily required placement testing • Acceptable instruments defined in rule • SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, and PERT • Students who do not meet the scores placed in developmental education • Required developmental education coursework must be completed before students may enroll in entry-level college credit courses 2

  3. From Accuplacer to PERT

  4. Faculty Involvement • Over 100 faculty from five school districts, two non-public colleges, nine universities and 24 colleges • Identified Florida’s Postsecondary Readiness Competencies • Prioritized the readiness competencies in terms of determining a student’s readiness for college-level coursework • Helped develop the PERT blueprints based on the prioritized list of readiness competencies • Reviewed test items to ensure they are aligned to the competencies and to ensure accuracy and clarity • Took the test “as a student” to ensure the test is functioning as expected 4

  5. Postsecondary Readiness Competencies • PERT is aligned to Florida’s Postsecondary Readiness Competencies (PRCs) • PRCs in reading, writing and mathematics • Prioritized list of competencies for success in initial college credit courses • True assessment of what students need to know before enrolling in introductory courses • Follow up diagnostics that identify which competencies are not met for the purposes of remediation 5

  6. Blueprint Development • Series of meetings with stake holders from department and colleges • PRC’s for each content area reviewed and prioritized by SME’s • Critical PRC’s identified and weighted • Blueprints developed to reflect most critical PRC’s for success

  7. Test Design Process • PRC’s and Blueprints used to drive content development • College Faculty developed content exemplars • McCann developed item banks of content aligned specifically to PRC’s • College Faculty reviewed all content and approved alignment • DOE, Florida Colleges and McCann collaborated on pilot to test content

  8. Test Development Process • Pilot included all colleges and most campuses • 900+ items administered to samples of student test takers • Online platform used to deliver content • Psychometric review of item performance • Item calibrations (3 parameter IRT) completed and CAT developed • PERT launched operationally Fall 2010 • Includes ongoing field testing of content

  9. Diagnostic Competencies Diagnostic exams are available for students not meeting the cut-scores Lower and upper level in reading, writing and mathematics Based on statewide common course descriptions Prioritized list of competencies for success in given course No passing/failing score, just results by competency 9

  10. PERT Components • PERT System Components • Placement Tests (3 sub-tests) • Identifies appropriate course placement (developmental education through college credit) • Reading • Writing • Mathematics • Diagnostic Tests • Lower and upper level for each subject • Based on separate competencies for exiting remedial courses 10

  11. PERT Test Design • 30 questions per placement subtest • 25 operational items will be the basis of the student’s placement score • 5 field test items to continually enhance the operational test bank • Each test item is aligned with a PRC per the test blueprint • All items have been approved and aligned by Florida faculty 11

  12. PERT Test Formats • PERT Placement is delivered using a CAT engine • Draws on item banks of 200+ items per content area • Item banks constantly being expanded • PERT Diagnostics are linear • Content delivered collaboratively between Florida College Faculty and McCann

  13. PERT Interim Cut Score Setting Data • Pilot data • Data reflecting current student enrollment – first course, first year of enrollment • Data reflecting CPT/Accuplacer scores Target • Establish PERT cut scores/ranges that result in course placement comparable to current enrollment numbers • Two ranges for developmental education – lower and upper • One score for entry level college credit • Additional score for MAC 1105 College Algebra 16

  14. Cut Scores and Expected Placement

  15. Contact Information John Hughes Matthew Schultz Director Psychometric Services McCann Associates mschultz@mccanntesting.com Associate Vice Chancellor Division of Florida Colleges Florida Department of Education John.hughes@fldoe.org

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