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ACT Assessments

Last Updated on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5:02 AM

As mandated by Senate Bill 130, beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, all Kentucky public school students are required to take the Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) tests from ACT. Eighth grade students will take Explore, tenth grade students will take the PLAN, and eleventh grade students will take the ACT. In addition, any student may take the WorkKeys assessment one time in grades 10, 11, or 12 beginning in the 2008-09 school year.

For additional information, concerning Intervention Strategies for Accelerated Learning/ Individualized Learning Plan/ Retake of ACT, click here.

Click on the links below to download information, tools, and resources for school and district use.

The links to the right will lead to pages which are not a part of the Kentucky Department of Education but contain valuable resource information.

A 2008-09 DAC Manual EXPLORE PLAN ACT has been developed to give an overview of all of the ACT assessments and is available here or on any of the EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT or WorkKeys pages.

Content Area Benchmarks

2007 EPAS Resource Manual

ACT National and State Score Reports
ACT has released the National and Kentucky High School Profile Reports. These documents reflect ACT scores for the students who graduated in 2007. Additional documents contain information pertaining to those results.

EXPLORE Assessment
The EXPLORE program is a curriculum-based assessment program designed to help 8th grade students gain an understanding of their academic development in terms of preparation for college, make the most of their opportunities in high school and beyond, and guide them as they start thinking about future educational and career planning. ... More

PLAN Assessment
The PLAN program helps 10th grade students build a solid foundation for future academic and career success and provides information needed to address school districts' high-priority issues. It is a comprehensive guidance resource that helps students measure their current academic development, explore career/training options, and make plans for the remaining years ... More

The ACT
The ACT program is a comprehensive system for collecting and reporting information about students planning to enter postsecondary education. It consists of four major components: Tests of Educational DevelopmentThe multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading and science. The tests emphasize reasoning, analysis, problem solving, and the integration of ... More

WorkKeys
WorkKeys is used to measure skills considered necessary in the workplace. The assessment provides individualized information on student achievement in a set of academic skills relevant to the workplace. It also provides students, parents, and schools feedback on academic needs to be addressed prior to high school graduation. The three WorkKeys tests ... More

For more information contact:

Assessment Information
500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-4394

Fax: (502) 564-7749

dacinfor@education.ky.gov

ACT Sites

www.act.org/resources

www.act.org/standard Connect EXPLORE, PLAN & ACT test scores

www.actstudent.org/testprep
Information about free ACT prep materials