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TSI Test Prep: Goal Setup

Nicole McCabe
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This article contains the following information:

General Setup

The math and English material have been broken out into two goals:

Study Paths

  • Each main component (outlined here) is available as a study path. 
  • Like in TCB College Prep, students will begin with an initial diagnostic. 
  • After completing the diagnostic, a study path will be generated. It will include any material the student did not answer correctly on the initial assessment, as well as material that has not been tested directly yet.
  • The target score for each study path is set to 100, which means that students will only see the on-screen Congratulations page when they reach a score of 100

Tests

  • A Post-Test is available for each component study path. There is also a comprehensive Final Test for each subject, covering all the material across all the study paths. 
  • The initial assessment for each Test is comprehensive and will directly test every single concept from the study path. 
    • Students can earn a score of 0-100 on this assessment
    • After completing the diagnostic, a study path will be generated. This study path will only include concepts the student did not answer correctly on the initial assessment. 
  • You don't need to use any or all of the Tests; they are provided as optional pre-TSI activities for your students to complete. 

 

Available Study Path Approaches

Pilot ISDs were given three options for configuring their study paths for the TSI Test prep Pilot. Each ISD selected the option that best met their needs, depending on their planned implementation. 

Option 1: Study paths unlock automatically in order

With this approach, all students will begin in the first study path in the sequence. As students reach the target score for each study path, the next study path will automatically unlock.

Teachers can manually unlock (or lock) study paths early as needed, based on each student's readiness.

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This approach mirrors how the Texas College Bridge College Prep program works. This is an excellent option for having students all begin with the first set of concepts and move through the sequence at their own pace. Teachers will still be responsible for monitoring progress in the reports, but will not be responsible for directly controlling student access to each study path. 
 

Option 2: Study paths must be manually unlocked by a teacher/admin

All study paths begin locked: teachers must unlock the appropriate study path(s) each student should begin working in.

As students are ready to progress to different study paths, their teacher will need to manually grant access. 
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This approach will best support implementations where the teacher is positioned to understand where each student should begin, and can then verify that each student is ready to move on before granting access to the additional study paths. 
 

Option 3: Study paths all available and unlocked

All study paths begin unlocked: students can work on any study path as appropriate for their needs.

Teachers can manually lock any study path for any student at any time, as needed.

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This approach supports implementations in which teachers do not need to control or limit access across content areas. This option works best when students can be trusted to work on the material their teacher recommends or on the material they know they need based on their TSI performance. 
 

 

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