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The Early Assessment Program

ASSESSING COLLEGE READINESS

College Readiness Students who complete math and English proficiency requirements before arriving at CSU are 33% more likely to graduate than those who do not.

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Source: CSU Chancellor’s Office Website: www.CalState.edu

Remediation Statistics

• Nationally, 30%-60% of college freshmen

require remedial education

• Roughly 50% of CSU students need

English remediation

• Remediation rates range between 70%-

90% in the CA Community College system

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College Eligible versus College Ready

College Eligible Meets all admission requirements to the CSU College Ready

• Possesses the academic skills necessary to be

successful in college, especially in math & English

• Is prepared mentally for the rigors of college (i.e.,

“Habits of Mind”)

• Takes college level math and English courses in

the first semester — not remedial courses that do not earn credits that count toward a degree

The Early Assessment Program (EAP)

The EAP seeks to help reduce the number of entering first-time freshmen who need remediation in math and English. By providing opportunities to help students achieve college readiness, we can help them to avoid the placement tests at the CSU and participating community colleges. As a result, these students will begin taking college level math and English courses in their first year.

Are We Making a Difference?

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Change in Number of Students Taking the EAP in Math and English With Percentage College Ready: 2006 - 2012 Year English Ready % English Ready Math Ready % Math Ready 2006 48,072 15% 16,120 12% 2012 86,939 23% 30,426 15%

 College Level English Ready is now 23%, an increase of 39,000 since 2006. An additional 60,000 received English- Conditional status in 2012  Students math ready topped 30,000, nearly doubling since

• 2006. Over 200,000 took the math EAP Test this year

Are We Making a Difference?

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Number of Students Tested in EAP Annually Since 2006 (Math & English)  Since 2006, the number of Juniors taking the exam has increased by 70,000 to 386,324  Now, all HS Juniors in CA now take the EAP Exams

300000 310000 320000 330000 340000 350000 360000 370000 380000 390000 400000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Year Students Tested

The Early Assessment Program Exam

• EAP Exam: An opportunity to avoid

CSU placement tests and earn college readiness in math and English

Smarter Balanced

• Smarter Balanced (SBAC) was fully

implemented last year

• The SBAC/EAP has 4 levels of results:

– Score of 4 = Ready (standard exceeded) – Score of 3 = Conditional (standard met) – Score of 2 = Not yet ready (standard nearly met) – Score of 1 = Not ready (standard not met)

Smarter Balanced

• Computer Adaptive
• EAP Exam fully integrated

– It’s in there!

• Scores are not used to determine admission

status

What Do EAP Exam Results Mean?

• Ready for CSU College-Level Courses
• Exemption from the CSU Placement Test Requirement (and

participating community college placement testing)

• May enroll in college level classes
• Conditionally Ready for CSU College-Level

Courses

• Student will need to take an approved English/math class in

their Senior year

• Not Yet Demonstrating College Readiness
• Unable to earn exemption through EAP

If a Student Earns Conditional Status:

• In the Senior year, earn a C or better:

– AP English (Lang or Lit) – Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC)

• Adopted as a full year course, taught by a certified

instructor

• This curriculum was developed by CSU
• Offered at Mayfair High School

SOURCE: http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/conditional_esw

Other Opportunities to Demonstrate College Readiness

• SAT and ACT
• AP Exams
• College Coursework

SAT

• 500 or above
• n the

English section

• Obtaining a

score of 550

• r above on

the Math section

ACT

• Obtaining a

score of 22

• r above on

the English section

• 23 or above

for the math section

AP

• Obtaining a

score of 3 or higher on the AP English or Math exams

• (Caution: AP Scores

not received until July! Highly encourage students to take the EPT/ELM, and CSU will honor either passing score.)

Other College Course

• Completing

a college course that satisfies the requirement in Quantitative Reasoning, with a grade

• f C or

better

Other Ways to Demonstrate College Readiness (and avoid placement exams)

College Readiness is a BIG DEAL

EAP Test Results: ready, conditional, not ready 2nd Opportunity Early Start CSU Placement Tests High SAT/ACT Scores, AP exams, etc. 1st Opportunity 3rd Opportunity 4th Opportunity

Exemption from CCC Placement Tests

 Can students earn exemption from California Community College placement tests through the EAP exams?  A list of participating community colleges and which exemptions they recognize can be found by googling “Community College EAP”

Long Beach City College

• 80% of students who take ERW and pass with a

C or better are enrolled in English 1, Freshman Composition in the Freshman year

• 801A (remedial class)
• 801B (remedial class)
• 105 (remedial class)
• English 1

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• Cerritos College
• Long Beach City College
• Cypress College
• Orange Coast College

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The English Placement Exam (EPT)

• Approximately 2.5 hours and $18
• Essay — an argument
• 45 minutes
• Reading Skills
• 30 minutes to answer 45 mc questions
• Composing Skills
• 30 minutes to answer 45 mc questions

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