HSMASS High School Math and Science Success

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HS-MASSHigh School Math and Science Success

• Materials prepared by the
• Michigan Math Science Centers Network
• Michigan Department of Education

Workshops offered through a cooperative effort
between Wexford-Missaukee and Manistee
Intermediate School Districts
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Goals of Workshop

• To increase awareness and knowledge of new High
  School Content Expectations (HSCE) and associated
  Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) and Michigan
  Merit Exam (MME)

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Expectations of Participants

• Complete a pre-program survey
• Administer a student PRE and POST instructional
  activity assessment in your classes pertinent to
  the project (test items will model the ACT
  portion of the new high school science and
  mathematics test). Return completed tests to
  Jodi Redman.
• Complete an end-of-program survey
• Submit a paper copy of your instructional
  activity as per workshop guidelines

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• The best ways to prepare for both the MEAP
  and the MME are to make sure your high school
  curriculum covers the state defined content and
  encourage students to take rigorous high school
  courses and study hard. While test-prep courses
  have some benefit, your students best way to
  prepare is to study a rigorous curriculum under
  good teacher direction.
• Planning for the Michigan Merit Examination
• by Ed Roeber

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• Statistics from ACT indicate that students
  who take more math classes, do better in the math
  component. Further, it appears that their
  improved scores are not necessarily based on how
  well they have done (grade achieved) in the
  class, but rather the additional exposure to the
  mathematical reasoning process that makes the
  difference.
• John Carroll, ACT Senior Consultant
• Paraphrased statement made at
• TBAISD Workshop, Jan. 8, 2006

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ACT College Readiness Benchmarks

• Through collaborative research with postsecondary
  institutions nationwide, ACT has established the
  following college readiness benchmarks
• Minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area
  test to indicate a 50 chance of obtaining a B or
  higher or a 75 chance of obtaining a C or higher
  in the corresponding credit-bearing college
  course.

13 17 15 20
18 22 21 24
15 19 17 21
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ACT College Readiness

• Comparison of ACT College Readiness Benchmark
  Scores to Grade Level and High School Content
  Expectations
• Comparison of ACT College Readiness Benchmark
  Scores to High School Course Standards and
  Expectations
• Michigan High School Content Expectations for
  Mathematics

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Resources for High School Content Expectations,
Graduation Requirements, and ACT/WorkKeys
preparation

• Wexford-Missaukee ISD Michigan Merit Exam page
• http//web.wmisd.org/General20Educations/toolkit
  /mme/default.aspx
• High School Content Expectations (HSCE) for all
  content areas http//mi.gov/highschool
• High School Graduation Requirements
• http//mi.gov/highschool
• ACT Test Prep website
• http//www.actstudent.org/testprep/index.html
• Includes test description, sample test items,
  free 80-page booklet Preparing for the ACT, and
  more!
• Preparing for the WorkKeys Assessmenthttp//www.a
  ct.org/workkeys/pdf/Preparing.pdf (or from the
  Michigan Merit Exam home page http//mi.gov/mme)

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resources continued

• WorkKeys Applied Mathematics Test Description and
  Sample Items
• http//www.act.org/workkeys/assess/math/levels.ht
  ml
• WorkKeys Reading for Information Test Description
  and Sample Items
• http//www.act.org/workkeys/assess/reading/index.
  html
• WorkKeys Practice Tests
• http//www.act.org/workkeys/practice/index.html
• MDE Mathematics Resource website
• http//mi.gov/mathematics
• MDE English Language Arts Resource website
• http//mi.gov/ela
• MCTM www.mictm.org
• Michigan Math/Science Centers www.mscenters.org