The College Board FORUM 2008
The College-Level Examination Program®
and ACCUPLACER®
Tools That Improve the K–16 Pipeline
Ms. Connie Lorick, University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Tammie Campos, El Paso Community College
Welcome!
This session will…..
Communicate information about how Florida and Texas use CLEP and
ACCUPLACER as tools to:
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Promote awareness of college readiness expectations and collaboration
among the secondary and postsecondary educational community.
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Measure students’ college readiness to identify areas of need and
potential for accelerated opportunities.
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Manage enrollment and appropriate course placement.
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Increase access and support for diverse student populations.
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Support academic momentum and expedite progress toward degree
completion.
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Provide college cost and time saving options.
What is CLEP?
Over 6 million
people served
• 41-year history of serving as alternative means to earn college credit
• 34 introductory college-level examinations in the following disciplines:
• Foreign Languages, Science & Mathematics, Business, English
Language & Literature, Social Sciences & History
• 600+ faculty participate in ongoing exam development and standards
setting.
• Exam fee is currently $70, plus test center administration fee (usually
$15-25)
• 2,900 colleges grant credit; over 1,400+ colleges administer CLEP
CLEP Exams
Composition and Literature
History and Social Sciences
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American Literature
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American Government
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Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
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Human Growth and Development
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English Composition
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Introduction to Educational Psychology
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English Composition with Essay
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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English Literature
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Principles of Microeconomics
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Freshman College Composition
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Introductory Psychology
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Humanities
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Introductory Sociology
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Social Sciences and History
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U.S. History I: Early Colonization to 1877
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U.S. History II: 1865 to the Present
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Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
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Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present
Science and Mathematics
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Calculus
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College Algebra
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Precalculus
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College Mathematics
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Natural Sciences
Business
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Information Systems and Computer Applications
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Principles of Management
Foreign Languages
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Financial Accounting
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French Language
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Introductory Business Law
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German Language
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Principles of Marketing
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Spanish Language
How can CLEP help?
Based on recent studies of the CLEP program:
• Students who earn credit via CLEP perform as well or better in
subsequent courses than students who completed the equivalent course
• CLEP students have a higher cumulative GPA than students who did not
take CLEP
• Data show that students earning credit through CLEP are more likely to
be retained semester-to-semester.
• CLEP students took additional course work in the subject for which they
received credit-by-examination, or they took additional elective courses.
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/cb/clep
2008 Survey of CLEP Candidates
• More than 90% rated CLEP
extremely important for saving
time and earning credit for
content they already know.
• 85% rated CLEP extremely
important for saving money on
tuition.
• 75% rated CLEP extremely
important for graduating on time.
• 62% reported talking to an
academic advisor about CLEP.
Age Distribution
National Candidates, 2007–08
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Education Level
National Candidates, 2007-08
College
Graduate
12%
HS Student
9%
HS Graduate
8%
College
Freshman
14%
College Senior
29%
College Junior
12%
College
Sophomore
16%
“Tools in Toolbox Revisited”
Research by Clifford Adelman
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/toolboxrevisit/index.html
• Academic momentum—what contributes to it and what detracts
from it.
• The importance of persistence, continuous enrollment and hours
to degree.
• “Academic advisors and counselors have to target every first –
time student for at least 20 credits by the end of the first calendar
year of enrollment.”
* Consider advising students (even P/T students) about the
advantage of earning credit through CLEP to maintain
academic momentum, achieve the essential 20 credits, and
expedite progress toward degree completion.
CLEP for Military and Veterans
• CLEP exams are free for eligible
military service members
• Military veterans can seek
reimbursement from the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs for
exam and administration fees
• Nearly 72,000 funded CLEP exams
were administered to military
personnel in 07-08
Who CLEP Serves
Staff Sergeant James C. Young, now
stationed in Iraq
Significance….
With the passage of the Post 911 Veterans Assistance Act
of 2008 (GI Bill), increased opportunity exists for active
military and veterans to take advantage of credit earned
through funded CLEP exams.
• Because the bill provides tuition for up to 36 months, it is
important that institutions honor the transfer of CLEP credit,
which will allow veterans to expedite progress and degree
completion within the funded timeframe.
• The CLEP Website has military and veteran information,
www.collegeboard.com/clepmilitary
www.collegeboard.com/clepveterans
CLEP Resources
Order The CLEP Advising Kit - A
special CLEP tool for advisors …and
anyone else who helps students make
academic decisions
Order free CLEP materials: brochures,
templates for email messaging,
customizable CLEP policy…..
www.collegeboard.com/clepresources
Sign up for CLEP Notes, our online
quarterly newsletter…
www.collegeboard.com/clepnotes
CLEP Resources for Students
Test preparation aids
- CLEP Sampler – available online free
- Preparing to Take CLEP Exams: Tips
and Suggestions flyer
- CLEP Official Study Guide – $24.95
- CLEP Individual Study Guides – $10
(available online)
Brochures and student
information
-Take One brochures
- Military Take One brochures
- Information for Candidates booklet
- Advance with Spanish brochures
- Business Exams brochure
- Posters
CLEP: Texas 2007-2008
• Candidates=14,101
• Tests taken= 17,083
• Foreign Language exams= 5,543
• Composition & Literature=3,094
• Social Sciences & History= 4,216
• Science and Math=2,776
• Business= 17,083
El Paso Community
College
• The fastest growing community college in the State of Texas
• The largest grantor of associate degrees to Hispanic students in the nation
• Offers more than 130 academic programs
• 5 campuses
• Major Initiatives:
• Achieving the Dream
• EPCC/UTEP/El Paso ISD’s College Readiness Consortium
• Student Technology Services – computers in the community
• Early College High Schools
• Dual credit, distance education, online courses
El Paso Community
College
• More than 24,000 credit students and 8,000 non-credit
students
• Fall 2007 enrollment -25,079
• 60% female / 40% male
• 58% full-time
• 85% Hispanic, 9.6 % White, 3% Foreign, 2% Black,
less than 1% Asian and Native American
• 751 scholarships awarded in 2007
Source: EPCC Institutional Research Fast Facts Fall 2007
CLEP at El Paso Community College
2007-08
124 CLEP exams administered at
test center
Profile of Test Takers
145 CLEP exam scores sent to
EPCC
• 23% Freshmen
Most Popular Exams at EPCC
• 12% Juniors
Ed Level:
• 40% Sophomores
1. Spanish Language (92)
• 10% Seniors
2. English Composition w/Essay
(10)
Age Level:
3. US History II (6)
• 26% 23-29 years
4. Information Systems (5)
• 13% 30-35 years
• 38% 18-22 years
• 13% 36+ years
University of Texas
at Arlington
• 3rd largest in UT System
• Carnegie Classification – Research University/High Activity
• Nearly 25,000 students
18,810 undergraduate, 6,078 graduate
• 130 countries
• More than 180 Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degree
Programs
CLEP at University of Texas at
Arlington 2007-08
590 CLEP exams administered at
test center
697 CLEP exam scores sent to UT
Arlington
Profile of Test Takers
Ed Level:
• 15% Freshmen
• 18% Sophomores
Most Popular Exams at EPCC
• 23% Juniors
1. Spanish Language (301)
• 33% Seniors
2. College Algebra (90)
Age Level:
3. French Language (37)
• 54% 18-22 years
4. US History II (36)
• 26% 23-29 years
5. Freshman College Composition
(26)
• 10% 30+ years
University of Texas at Arlington
• Study to confirm CLEP results
• 2001 – 2007
• 14,700 Freshmen – 4.2%
received CLEP Credit
• 20,313 Transfer Students –
3.3% received CLEP Credit
• Higher GPA
• Higher Retention Rate
• Higher Graduation Rate
Al New Freshmen
-1st Year-
-2nd Year-
-3rd Year-
-4th Year-
-5th Year-
63.7%
54.0%
47.2%
30.8%
13.9%
7.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
14.4%
30.7%
37.2%
Avg Attrition
36.3%
46.0%
51.8%
54.8%
55.4%
55.3%
Avg Retained or Graduated
63.7%
54.0%
48.2%
45.2%
44.6%
44.7%
-1st Year-
-2nd Year-
-3rd Year-
-4th Year-
-5th Year-
62.5%
52.7%
45.7%
30.1%
13.4%
7.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.9%
13.7%
29.8%
36.3%
Avg Attrition
37.4%
47.3%
53.4%
56.3%
56.8%
56.4%
Avg Retained or Graduated
62.6%
52.7%
46.6%
43.7%
43.2%
43.6%
-1st Year-
-2nd Year-
-3rd Year-
-4th Year-
-5th Year-
88.2%
71.1%
80.7%
50.2%
28.8%
17.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.5%
33.9%
59.3%
70.2%
Avg Attrition
11.8%
28.9%
14.8%
15.9%
11.9%
12.8%
Avg Retained or Graduated
88.2%
71.1%
85.2%
84.1%
88.1%
87.2%
Avg Retained
Avg Graduated
New Freshmen No CLEP Scores
Avg Retained
Avg Graduated
New Freshmen With CLEP Scores
Avg Retained
Avg Graduated
-6th Year-
-6th Year-
-6th Year-
All New Undergraduate Transfers
Avg Retained
-1st
Year-
-2nd
Year-
-3rd
Year-
-4th
Year-
-5th
Year-
-6th
Year-
61.1%
43.0%
22.1%
9.8%
5.3%
3.3%
2.0%
13.0%
30.9%
41.7%
47.7%
50.9%
Avg Attrition
36.9%
44.0%
47.1%
48.5%
47.1%
45.8%
Avg Retained or Graduated
63.1%
56.0%
52.9%
51.5%
52.9%
54.2%
Avg Graduated
New Undergraduate Transfers No CLEP
Scores
Avg Retained
-1st
Year-
-2nd
Year-
-3rd
Year-
-4th
Year-
-5th
Year-
-6th
Year-
51.8%
42.4%
21.6%
9.7%
5.2%
3.2%
2.0%
12.7%
30.2%
41.1%
47.2%
50.6%
Avg Attrition
46.2%
45.0%
48.1%
49.3%
47.7%
46.2%
Avg Retained or Graduated
53.8%
55.0%
51.9%
50.7%
52.3%
53.8%
Avg Graduated
New Undergraduate Transfers With CLEP
Scores
Avg Retained
-1st
Year-
-2nd
Year-
-3rd
Year-
-4th
Year-
-5th
Year-
-6th
Year-
75.5%
51.1%
36.5%
16.3%
10.8%
9.4%
1.2%
23.5%
50.3%
67.3%
75.3%
75.0%
Avg Attrition
23.3%
25.4%
13.2%
16.3%
14.0%
15.6%
Avg Retained or Graduated
76.7%
74.6%
86.8%
83.7%
86.0%
84.4%
Avg Graduated
GPA Comparison – UT Arlington
• Freshmen
• Avg GPA of Freshmen – no CLEP – 2.606
• Avg GPA of Freshmen – w/CLEP credit – 3.083
• Transfer Students
• Avg GPA of Transfer Students – no CLEP – 2.506
• Avg GPA of Transfer Students w/CLEP credit – 2.979
Student Success!
• Daniel Labrado, A.A.
• Completed high school
diploma and A.A. May
2008
• Utilized dual credit
program, CLEP, and early
admissions
• Earned 12 credits through
CLEP
• Billboard on I-10
For more CLEP information,
please contact:
Pamela A. Kerouac
Manager, CLEP State Systems Outreach
850-521-4916
[email protected]
What is ACCUPLACER?
• Computer Adaptive Placement Testing Program-Internet delivered
• Rapid scoring expedites appropriate course placement- applies
institution placement rules immediately
• Can be used as a benchmark for student enrollment in Distance
Learning Programs
• New: 2009-i# Launch-a robust platform developed in partnership
with Pearson education designed to offer enhanced features,
increased benefits, and flexibility; including intuitive user interface.
Who does ACCUPLACER serve?
• Over 1300 institutions of higher education and secondary education
• 55%-- 2 year
Widely Used in:
• 35%-- 4 year
Alaska, California; Colorado; Connecticut;
Delaware, Florida; Maine; Maryland;
Massachusetts; Minnesota; Mississippi;
Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New
York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Rhode
Island; Texas; Utah; Vermont
• 10% -- high schools
• Nearly 7 million exams
administered in 07-08
ACCUPLACER
Reading, Sentence Skills
Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, College Level Math
Writeplacer PLUS
ACCUPLACER ESL
Reading Skills, Sentence Meaning, Language Use, Listening,
WritePlacer ESL
®
ACCUPLACER
Updates
What’s New in 2008–2009
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New Vendor (Pearson)
New Platform (i3)
Updated Item Banks
Integrated Computer Skills
Placement (CSP)
• Updated WritePlacer®
Scoring Rubric
ƒ New WritePlacer Prompts
ƒ New WritePlacer ESL
Prompts
ƒ New COMPANION™
Forms
ƒ New Diagnostic Tests
ƒ Transition to i3
ACCUPLACER- UT Arlington
• Cut Scores – TSI standard
• Pass rate at C or better for next course:
• Math –
• Elementary Algebra - 69%
• English –
• Reading Comprehension – 73%
• Writing – 80%
Fall 2005, 2006, and 2007 ATD Cohort
First-Time in College High School Graduates
A THREE YEAR COMPARISON OF COLLEGE
PLACEMENT EXAM RESULTS
Selected Student Population
™ 5,802 first-time in college (FTIC) students who:
™First enrolled at EPCC in fall 2005, fall 2006, or fall
2007
™Graduated the previous academic year from high
schools that are members of the Achieving the Dream
College Readiness Consortium
™Took all three placement examinations before their first
class day at EPCC
™Are not former Dual Credit Students
Three Year Comparison of English
Placement by Level
Three Year Comparison of Reading Placement
by Level
Three Year Comparison of Math Placement
by Level
CONCLUSION
™Placement levels have improved in all subject
areas at most levels.
™The most substantial improvements are between
the fall 2006 and fall 2007 cohorts.
™There is a statistically significant change in the
placement levels of the fall 2007 cohort and those
found in the fall 2006 and fall 2005 cohort.
Questions?