ACT Online Prep Administration Manual

A C T Online Prep (AOP)

Administration

Manual

2024

www.act.org

How to Contact A C T

If you have questions, please contact A C T Customer Support at

onlineprep.act.org/contact-support or call us at 319.337.1429.

A C T’s normal office hours are 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday (except A C T Holidays).

Note: All hours of operation are central time and subject to

change at A C T’s discretion.

Contents

How to Contact A C T b

Introduction 1

Your Access to A C T Online

Prep 3

Ordering Student Licenses 3

Account Activation and Roles 3

Views According to Role 4

Availability 4

General Account Features 5

Logging In 5

Using the User Menu 5

Instructor View 8

Your Landing Page—Administrative

Dashboard 8

User Menu Dashboard 9

Administrative Dashboard Menu 9

School Test Coordinator View 10

User Menu Dashboards 10

Your Landing Page—School Admin

Dashboard 11

School Admin Dashboard Menu 11

Administrative Dashboard Menu 12

District Test Coordinator

User Menu Dashboards 13

Your Landing Page—District Admin

Dashboard 14

District Admin Dashboard Menu 14

Administrative Dashboard Menu 15

State Test Coordinator View 16

Your Landing Page—Administrative

Dashboard 16

Creating Students, Instructors,

and Admins 18

Important Note on User

Passwords 18

Important Note on Email

Addresses 19

Creating Accounts Individually—

Student and Instructor 19

Creating Accounts Individually—

Admin 21

Creating Accounts in Bulk—Student

and Instructor 22

Creating Accounts for Students

without an Email Address 24

Distributing Login Credentials to

Students 25

Managing Existing User Accounts 26

Creating Groups 27

Creating Groups Individually 27

Creating Groups in Bulk 30

Creating Assignments for

Students 33

Creating a New Assignment 33

Managing an Existing Assignment 35

Reviewing Performance Data on

Assignments 36

Impersonating a Student 37

Message Center 38

Banner Message 38

In-App Message 38

Student Listing 40

Student Reports 41

Individual Student Reports 42

CONTENTS

Reporting: Real-Time 45

Real-Time Reports 45

Session Detail Reports 48

Individual Sessions 50

Student Session Aggregate Report 51

Course Session Aggregate Report 52

Test Reports 53

Group, School, and District

Reports 57

Group Reports 57

School Reports 62

District Reports 64

Student Experience 66

Study Plan Navigation Menu 67

My Stats 69

Practice Questions 69

Practice Tests 70

Writing Tests 72

Writing Prompt Scores 73

Lessons 74

Flashcards 74

Game Center 75

Discussions 76

Search 76

Additional Features 76

Frequently Asked Questions 77

Appendix A: Email Template 78

Appendix B: Study Plan Course

Outline with Estimated Times of

Completion 79

Introduction

A C T Online Prep, which is often referred to as AOP, is a web-based test

preparation program provided by A C T. It is designed to be easy for students

to access and use. A C T Online Prep provides students with an interactive test

preparation experience that is available anytime via the internet.

The program includes two full-length A C T practice tests, four short subject

tests (English, math, reading, and science), two sample Writing prompts,

lessons, practice questions, flashcards, and games based on flashcard content.

Lessons provide comprehensive review of English, math, reading, and science

content covered in the A C T test. Additional lessons include information on the

A C T test, test-taking strategies, preparing for test day, and what to expect on

test day. There are over 2,500 practice questions with feedback and solutions.

Student-reported confidence levels, bookmarks, and notes allow students to

mark content for further review. Upon account creation students have access

to all the AOP content. Optionally, instructors and school test coordinators may

create assignments composed of lessons, sets of practice questions, and tests

to focus students on specific concepts.

The course was reorganized in August 2019 after feedback showed that users

found it overwhelming to work through the content one subject at a time.

These changes were designed to improve the student experience and create a

prescribed path for students to follow.

A C T Online Prep course content is organized into 16 Study Plan Steps, starting

with the most-tested (foundational) materials on the A C T test and ending with

the least-tested (advanced) materials on the A C T test. Each Study Plan Step

includes lessons and practice question sets for each of the four subject areas:

English, math, reading, and science. Students can work through the entire

course by simply following the study plan steps. After an introduction to the

platform and course, Study Plan Step 1 has students take the four short subject

tests.

Optionally students can use the Study Schedule, which is available by selecting

Support in the lower left of their screen, to guide them through the course.

Students calculate a Composite score based on the results of the four short

subject tests. Based on both the Composite score and the students’ available

time to study (1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, or 4 months), the Study

Schedule guides students to do either a quick review or an in-depth study of

the tasks associated with each step

This manual is intended to help staff at the school, district, and state levels

navigate through the A C T Online Prep platform. Depending on your level of

access to the platform, this manual will help you to:

•

Create student, instructor, school test coordinator and/or school supervisor

accounts

•

Create groups

•

Assign tasks to students

INTRODUCTION

•

View the activity or performance statistics of an individual student or a group

of students

•

View performance statistics for a student population at a school, district, or

state

•

Export student or group performance data

•

Export school, district, or state performance data

The following sections will walk you through how to use A C T Online Prep as a

teacher (instructor), school test coordinator, district test coordinator, or state

coordinator.

As part of your administrative access, you will be able to monitor student usage

of test preparation materials and their progress through the course. A student’s

strengths and weaknesses can be identified by viewing either their individual

answers or their overall scores from short tests and full-length practice exams

alongside the questions’ difficulty ratings. Student-marked confidence levels

can also provide insight into a student’s particular areas of concern.

You should also visit the A C T Online Prep (AOP) Training Toolkit (success.act.

org/s/article/A C T-Online-Prep-Training-Toolkit) to access support materials,

including this manual and short training videos by topic. The A C T Onlne

Prep Educator Guide provides ways to incorporate the use of AOP within the

classroom.

Your Access to A C T

Online Prep

Access to A C T Online Prep is initiated when a school, district, or state purchases

student licenses from A C T.

Ordering Student Licenses

Schools and districts can order student licenses by downloading the A C T Online

Prep order form from the ACT website (https://www.act.org/content/act/en/

products-and-services/act-online-prep-schools/ordering-aop.html). Email the

completed document to customerservice@onlineprep.act.org.

Student License Count

After purchase, each school is given a “license count,” i.e., a fixed number of

A C T Online Prep licenses that can be distributed to students at the school. The

total license count is determined according to the information either provided

on the order form (for school and district purchases) or collected from the

state department of education (for statewide purchases). A count of student

licenses (seats) that have been redeemed can be viewed by a School or District

Test Coordinator from the Contracts section of their Admin Dashboard (see

“Contracts and License Tracking,” page 11, for further information).

Account Activation and Roles

The person identified on the order form as “site administrator” for a school is

granted access to A C T Online Prep as the main contact for the organization

and assigned the School Test Coordinator role. An email containing a link and

instructions for account activation is sent to the site administrator once A C T has

processed the order.

Note: Activation emails are sent from onlineprep.act.org. To ensure that you

receive all important email messages regarding A C T Online Prep, please check

your spam or junk folders and whitelist the following sites and IP addresses:

•

onlineprep.act.org

•

@act.org

•

108.168.255.219/32

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169.44.156.176/29

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169.45.68.80/28

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169.45.70.120/29

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169.45.73.48/29

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169.45.82.232/29

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169.45.86.40/29

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169.45.87.192/27

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169.45.109.192/28

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169.45.126.160/29

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169.46.45.16/28

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169.46.66.80/28

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169.46.120.24/29

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169.47.238.0/29

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169.48.163.240/29

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169.48.166.48/29

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169.62.82.40/29

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169.63.216.192/27

Teachers in a school setting must have an account with the Instructor role set

up by a School or District Test Coordinator before they can access A C T Online

Prep. This process is covered in “Creating Students, Instructors, and Admins,”

page 17.

YOUR ACCESS TO ACT ONLINE PREP

District and state officials may also be given access to A C T Online Prep as part

of a state or district’s agreement with A C T. They are assigned the District Test

Coordinator or State Test Coordinator role.

Views According to Role

Your “view” within the A C T Online Prep platform—i.e., the tasks you are able to

perform and the reports you are able to review—will vary depending on your

assigned user role. This is illustrated in the table below:

Function Student Instructor

School Test

Coordinator

School

Supervisor

District Test

Coordinator

District

Superviser

State Test

Coordinator

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Impersonate a Student

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Create Assignments for

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View/Export Student

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* Instructors only have access to data for students who are in groups in which the

instructor is a member

Important: School Test Coordinators and District Test Coordinators are usually

assigned the corresponding supervisor role. This role assignment bridges the

functions available in each of these roles under a single account.

Availability

Regardless of your role, access to the platform is provided on a 24-hour basis,

from any computer with online access and a supported browser (Chrome is

preferred, but Safari, Firefox, and Edge are supported).

General Account

Features

Logging In

Visit https://onlineprep.act.org/login to log into the A C T Online Prep platform.

Your account username is the email address associated with A C T Online Prep.

If you’ve forgotten your password, select the Reset Password link on the login

screen, enter your email address, and follow the instructions within the email

sent by nor[email protected].

Note: If you do not see this email, please check your spam or junk folders.

If your access was established using a non-active (mock/faux) email address,

please see your site administrator to have your password reset.

Using the User Menu

All users see the following header at the top of their screens when they log in:

The “profile” icon on the right side of this header provides access to

your user menu. This menu contains links to your personal User Portal, your

dashboards (according to role), and the means to sign out of A C T Online

Prep. Here are example user menus for an Instructor (left) and a School Test

Coordinator (right):

GENERAL ACCOUNT FEATURES

User Portal

The user portal is comprised of four sections:

•

My Courses allows students to see summary information on their progress.

•

User Profile allows users to update their name or email address and to

change their password.

Note: To change your account password, enter your current and new

passwords into the appropriate required (red-starred) fields and select Save.

•

Account Details allows users to view their account information such as

account creation date, last activity date, associated school account, and

group(s) in which the account has membership.

•

Email Settings allows students to opt out of discussion email notifications.

GENERAL ACCOUNT FEATURES

Dashboards

All users interact with A C T Online Prep by means of three types of role-based

dashboards:

1. The School or District Admin Dashboard is used by School and District Test

Coordinators to create and manage accounts (student, instructor, and/or

admin) and groups of accounts, as well as view contract information and set

the default test reset limit.

2. The Administrative Dashboard is broken into three sections:

a. TOOLS: Instructors and School Test Coordinators can create

assignments—selected lessons, practice questions, and/or tests—for

student(s) or group(s). Instructors and school test coordinators can also

create banner and in app messages for their students and/or groups.

Instructors and school test coordinators can grant additional attempts

on tests on a per student basis.

b. ANALYTICS: Non-student users can view reports for students, groups,

schools, and/or districts based on their assigned access role.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a

timestamp in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and

time of last update.

c. REAL-TIME: Non-student users can view real-time reports of students’

practice question or test performance. Instructors and school test

coordinators can see assignment performance data Reporting data on

individual or aggregate student sessions in the platform is also available.

3. The Student dashboard is used by students to interact with the platform,

navigate through the course content, and monitor their progress.

Instructor View

A user with the Instructor role has access to detailed profile data and

performance statistics about each student associated with a group in which the

instructor is also a member.

Note: Instructors will not be able to see any data until students, instructors, and

groups are set up in the program by the School or District Test Coordinator.

Instructors are also unable to alter which student or instructor accounts

belong in their group(s). See “Creating Students, Instructors, and Admins,”

page 17, and”Creating Groups,” page 26, for information about these

processes.

Your Landing Page—Administrative Dashboard

When you log in as an Instructor, your landing page is the Administrative

Dashboard. Using the navigation menu on the left, you can view information

on any students in the group(s) to which you are also assigned. Detailed

information on all available reports can be found starting on page 40.

User Menu Dashboard

The profile icon menu for the Instructor view offers the following option:

Dashboard Role Function

Administrative

Dashboard

Instructor • Create assignments; create banner and in

app messages; access student and group

reports views; grant additional attempts on

tests

INSTRUCTOR VIEW

Administrative Dashboard Menu

Selecting… Allows you to…

Assignments • Create assignments composed of

selected tasks (lessons, practice

questions, and/or tests) for students and/

or groups in which the instructor is also

a member; and monitor progress on

those assignments.

Message

Center

• Create banner and in app messages for

students and/or groups in which the

instructor is also a member.

Student

Listing

• Grant additional attempts on tests on a

per student basis.

Students • View all students in groups in which the

instructor is also a member. View and

export individual student usage data.

Groups • View and export data at the group level

for groups in which the instructor is also

a member.

Real-Time

Reports

• View and export real-time student

performance data on practice questions,

the short subject tests, practice exams,

and quizzes for students of groups in

which the instructor is also a member.

Monitor student performance on

assignments.

Session Detail

Reports

• View and export time spent data for

students using the program.

Test Reports • View and export data on all attempts on

student performance on the two full-

length practice exams, the four short

subject tests, and the two additional

quizzes.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

School Test

Coordinator View

A user with the School Test Coordinator role can perform account

administrative tasks, such as individually creating or bulk uploading new

accounts, performing maintenance on other accounts in the school, and

assigning students and/or instructors to groups.

Note: Instructors and students cannot access A C T Online Prep until they have

been loaded onto the platform.

Although it is not mandatory to assign students to groups, you will get more

benefit out of the program if you do so; it’s through group assignments that

you are able to create links between student and instructor accounts. It is a

good idea to assign each student to at least one group (e.g., “Mr. Smith’s Home

Room”), though assigning to multiple groups also has benefits, especially for

single-subject teachers (e.g., “11th Grade English Honors”).

If a user with the School Test Coordinator role is also assigned the School

Supervisor role, their user menu will allow access to data, via the Administrative

Dashboard.

Note: The School Supervisor role is co-assigned to the site administrator’s

School Test Coordinator account by default. However, additional admin

accounts may be created with only one of these two roles assigned. See

“Creating Accounts Individually—Admin,” page 20, for more information on

the assignment of these roles.

User Menu Dashboards

The profile icon menu for the School Test Coordinator view offers the

following options:

Dashboard Role Function

School Admin School Test Coordinator • Manage user accounts and groups;

impersonate a student; set the default

number of test resets

Administrative

Dashboard

School Supervisor • Create assignments; create banner

and in app messages; grant additional

attempts on tests on a per student

basis; access student, group, and school

reports views

SCHOOL TEST COORDINATOR VIEW

Your Landing Page—School Admin Dashboard

When you log in as the School Test Coordinator, your landing page is the School

Admin Dashboard. Using the navigation menu on the left, you can review your

contracts and manage groups, students, instructors, and other school test

coordinators. School Test Coordinators also have the ability to set the number of

times a student can retake a test or quiz.

School Admin Dashboard Menu

The various administrative functions of the School Admin Dashboard menu are

shown below:

Selecting… Allows you to…

Contracts • Track licenses

Groups • Create groups and assign instructor(s)

and student(s) individually or in bulk via

spreadsheet upload (*.csv)

• Manage existing groups

Instructors • Create and manage instructor accounts

individually or in bulk via spreadsheet

upload (*.csv)

Students • Create student accounts individually or in

bulk via spreadsheet upload (*.csv)

• Manage existing student accounts

• Impersonate a student

Admins • Create accounts with the role of school

test coordinator and/or school supervisor

Settings • Set the default number of test resets

Contracts and License Tracking

The Contracts tab includes information on both active and expired contracts

associated with the school. For each contract, the number of available seats,

used seats, users uploaded, users activated (logged in), and users active (have

performed a task) is indicated. The first and last user activation dates indicate

the date range in which a student can be loaded under the contract. The start

and end date indicate the contract duration, and the admin access expiration

date is the last date school staff will have access to the A C T Online Prep

platform under an active contract.

SCHOOL TEST COORDINATOR VIEW

Notes:

•

Student licenses are redeemed when students are loaded onto the platform.

•

While creating accounts, if you see an error message related to the number

of student licenses redeemed, please contact support at onlineprep.act.org/

contact-support.

Administrative Dashboard Menu

Selecting… Allows you to…

Assignments • Create assignments composed of

selected tasks (lessons, practice

questions, and/or tests) for students

and/or groups; and monitor progress on

those assignments.

Message

Center

• Create banner and in app messages for

students and/or groups in the school.

Student

Listing

• Grant additional attempts on tests on a

per student basis

Students • View all students loaded onto the

platform within the school. View and

export individual student usage data.

Groups • View and export data at the group level.

Schools • View and export data at the school level.

Real-Time

Reports

• View and export real-time student

performance data on practice questions,

the short subject tests, practice

exams, and quizzes. Monitor student

performance on assignments.

Session Detail

Reports

• View and export time spent data for

students using the program.

Test Reports • View and export data on all attempts on

student performance on the two full-

length practice exams, the four short

subject tests, and the two additional

quizzes.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

District Test

Coordinator View

On a level of access above the school, District Test Coordinators have access to

A C T Online Prep data for all students and schools in their districts. Using the

District Admin Dashboard, District Test Coordinators may load/create students,

instructors, and groups for all schools within their districts.

Note: You will not see any data within the various reports until School or District

Test Coordinator enters the organizations’ data into the system.

If a user with the District Test Coordinator role is also assigned the District

Supervisor role, their user menu will allow access to Student Reports, Group

Reports, School Reports, District Reports, and Real-Time Reports via the

Administrative Dashboard.

Note: District Test Coordinator accounts are typically also assigned the District

Supervisor role by default.

User Menu Dashboards

The profile icon menu for the District Test Coordinator view offers the

following options:

Dashboard Role Function

District Admin District Test

Coordinator

• Access all schools within the district

• Manage groups within each school

• Load instructor(s) and student(s) within each

school; impersonate a student

• Create additional accounts with the role of school

test coordinator and/or school supervisor

Administrative

Dashboard

District

Supervisor

• Access student, group, school, district, and real-

time reports views

DISTRICT TEST COORDINATOR VIEW

Your Landing Page—District Admin Dashboard

When you log in as the District Test Coordinator, you land on the District Admin

Dashboard screen (found under your profile icon menu ), which contains a

list of all schools within your district. Selecting a specific school and using the

options from the navigation menu on the left, will allow you to review contracts

and manage groups, students, instructors, and other school test coordinators

for the selected school.

District Admin Dashboard Menu

The various administrative functions of the District Admin Dashboard menu are

shown below:

Selecting… Allows you to…

Contracts • Track licenses (see “Contracts and License

Tracking,” page 11)

Groups • Create groups and assign instructor(s)

and student(s) individually or in bulk via

spreadsheet upload (*.csv)

• Manage existing groups

Instructors • Create and manage instructor accounts

individually or in bulk via spreadsheet

upload (*.csv)

Students • Create student accounts individually or in

bulk via spreadsheet upload (*.csv)

• Manage existing student accounts

• Impersonate a student

Admins • Create accounts with the role of school

test coordinator and/or school supervisor

Settings • Set the default number of test resets

DISTRICT TEST COORDINATOR VIEW

Administrative Dashboard Menu

The various administrative functions of the District Admin Dashboard menu are

shown below:

Selecting … Allows you to …

Student

Reports

View all students loaded onto the

platform within the district. View and

export individual student usage data.

Group Reports View and export data at the group level.

School Reports View and export data at the school level.

District Reports View and export data about your

district(s).

Note: You can also drill down to Group

Report and School Report views in the

District Reports option.

Real-Time

Reports

View and export real-time student

performance data on practice questions,

the short subject tests, practice exams,

and quizzes.

Session Detail

Reports

View and export time spent data for

students using the program.

Test Reports View and export data on all attempts on

student performance on the two full-

length practice exams, the four short

subject tests, and the two additional

quizzes.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

State Test

Coordinator View

When A C T Online Prep is purchased through a statewide agreement, State Test

Coordinators are given reporting access to A C T Online Prep data for all districts,

schools, groups, and students within their state. Detailed information for each

type of report is covered in “Group, School, and District Reports,” page 56.

Note: State Test Coordinators do not have the option to load/create students,

instructors, or groups. State Test Coordinators will not be able to see any

reporting data until students, instructors, and groups are set up in the

program by the School or District Test Coordinator.

Your Landing Page—Administrative Dashboard

When you log in as a State Test Coordinator, your landing page is the Student

Reports screen from the Administrative Dashboard. Note: You can always return

to this view by selecting Administrative Dashboard under your profile icon

menu . Using the navigation menu on the left, you can view information on

any students, groups, schools, and/or districts in your state.

Screenshot Selecting … Allows you to …

Student

Reports

View all students loaded onto the platform

within the state. View and export individual

student usage data.

Group Reports View and export data at the group level.

School Reports View and export data at the school level.

District Reports View and export data about the district(s) in

your state.

Note: You can also drill down to Group

Report and School Report views in the

District Reports option.

Real-Time

Reports

View and export real-time student

performance data on practice questions, the

short subject tests, and practice exams.

Session Detail

Reports

View and export time spent data for students

using the program.

Test Reports View and export data on all attempts on

student performance on the two full-length

practice exams, the four short subject tests,

and the two additional quizzes.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

Creating Students,

Instructors, and

Admins

School or District Test Coordinators can create user accounts for students,

instructors, and admins via their corresponding Admin Dashboard. Student and

instructor accounts can be created individually (by entering the information on

screen) or in bulk (by uploading spreadsheet data saved in a .csv file). Admin

accounts, i.e., accounts with the role of school test coordinator and/or school

supervisor, can only be created individually.

Note: Students and Instructors will not be able to access the platform until after

they have been loaded.

To create an account, you will need the following information for each user:

•

Name (first and last) (required)

•

Email address (required)

•

Password (optional)

•

SIS ID (optional)

When accounts are created, users receive an email that prompts him or her

to activate his or her account via a web link. To ensure that you receive all

important email messages regarding A C T Online Prep, please check your

spam or junk folders and whitelist the following sites and IP addresses: @

onlineprep.act.org, @act.org, 108.168.255.219/32, 169.44.156.176/29, 169.45.68.80/28,

169.45.70.120/29, 169.45.73.48/29, 169.45.82.232/29, 169.45.86.40/29, 169.45.87.192/27,

169.45.109.192/28, 169.45.126.160/29, 169.46.45.16/28, 169.46.66.80/28,

169.46.120.24/29, 169.47.238.0/29, 169.48.163.240/29, 169.48.166.48/29,

169.62.82.40/29, 169.63.216.192/27.

Note: For students without an email address, or with an email address that

the student or implementing organization wishes to keep confidential, see

“Creating Accounts for Students without an Email Address,” page 23.

Important Note on User Passwords

When creating accounts, you can either create passwords for users or leave the

password field blank. If you leave the password field blank, users will be prompted

to create their own passwords during the account activation process. If you create

user passwords, it is your responsibility to distribute login credentials to each user.

For instances where a generic (mock/faux) email address is used, the password

field is required and will need to be provided to the user.

CREATING STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND ADMINS

Important Note on Email Addresses

The email address entered at account creation will serve as the student’s

(instructor’s) username when logging into the platform. Therefore, email

addresses must be unique to each user account, regardless of whether a real or

faux/mock email address is used.

Creating Accounts Individually—Student and Instructor

The same steps apply whether you are creating a student or an instructor

account:

1. From the Admin Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the screen:

•

Select Students to create a student account, or

•

Select Instructors to create an instructor account

2. On the Students (Instructors) screen, select New Students (New Instructors),

then choose Add a Student (Add an Instructor) from the drop-down menu.

Note: Alternatively, if you haven’t yet created any student (instructor)

accounts for your school, you can select the “Create one!” link.

CREATING STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND ADMINS

3. Complete the fields to define

the user properties by typing in

the user’s name, email address,

password (optional), and SIS ID

(optional).

Note: SIS ID stands for student

information system ID and is

a customer defined unique

id, such as a student id, that

can be optionally added to a

student account.

Note: The contract selection for

this account will automatically

default to the current active

contract. If more than one

contract is active, a drop-down

menu will be available to select

the appropriate contract to be

used.

4. Check the box related to the

type of account you are

creating:

•

If you are creating a student

account, ensure that the

Course for A C T Online Prep

box is checked.

•

If you are creating an

instructor account, select the

role or roles from those listed

and ensure that the Course

for A C T Online Prep box is

checked.

5. Select Create to create the

account and return to the

Students (Instructors) screen.

The new user will now receive

an activation email at the

address you supplied.

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Creating Accounts Individually—Admin

Complete the following steps to create an admin account with the role of

school test coordinator and/or school supervisor:

1. From the Admin Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the screen,

select Admins.

2. On the Admins screen, select New Admin.

3. Complete the fields to define the user properties by typing in the user’s

name, email address, and password (optional).

4. Check the box in front of each role you wish the admin user to have.

Note: The school test coordinator role allows the user to create accounts and

groups. The school supervisor role allows the user to run reports and create

assignments. You may assign one or both to an admin account. (See “School

Test Coordinator View,” page 10, for more information on these roles.)

5. Select Create to create the account and return to the Admins screen. The

new user will receive an activation email at the address you supplied.

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Creating Accounts in Bulk—Student and Instructor

To create student or instructor user accounts in bulk, with data from an Excel

spreadsheet, take the following steps:

Note: If you wish to create student or instructor accounts in bulk while also

adding them to groups, follow the steps for “Creating Groups in Bulk,” page

29.

1. From the School Admin Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the

screen:

•

Select Students to create student accounts, or

•

Select Instructors to create instructor accounts

2. On the Students (Instructors) screen, select New Students (New Instructors),

then choose Upload Multiple from the drop-down menu.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to create a .csv file containing the

appropriate data and formatting.

a. Locate the following information for each student (instructor):

Field Required Notes

email Yes Real or mock/faux email address

name Yes First and last name

password Optional If a real email address is used: Leave blank. The user will

receive an email with instructions for creating a password.

If a mock/faux email address is used: This field is

required. The admin must create and distribute the

sis id Optional SIS ID Optional SIS ID stands for student information

system ID and is a customer defined unique id, such as

a student id, that can be optionally added to a student

account. Note: SIS ID is only available when creating a

student account.

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b. Create a spreadsheet in Excel with four column headers: email, name,

password, and sis_id. All four headings are required, in this order and

in lowercase letters, even if you are leaving some information blank.

When creating instructor accounts you will only create the email, name,

and password headers. It should look like this:

c. Fill in each student’s (instructor’s) information below the headers (top

row). Note: If you are using real email addresses, leave the password

fields blank. Remember, if you are using mock/faux email addresses,

the password field must be populated.

4. Save the spreadsheet to your desktop in a “CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited)

(*.csv)” format.

Notes:

•

A maximum of 999 rows may be loaded in each .csv file. If you have more

than 999 users, you will need to create more than one file.

•

By default, Excel saves spreadsheets in a .xls or .xlsx format. Make sure you

save your data in the correct format.

•

CSV stands for Comma-Separated Values, meaning that the content of

each data field is separated by a comma.

5. Back on the Upload Multiple screen, ensure that the Course for A C T Online

Prep box is checked.

Note: The contract selection for these accounts will automatically default to

the current active contract. If more than one contract is active, a drop-down

menu will be available to select the appropriate contract to be used.

CREATING STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND ADMINS

6. Using Browse, search your desktop to locate the .csv file you created, select

the file, then choose Upload to import the file.

7. A status message appears. When the file has finished uploading, the new

accounts are listed on the Students (Instructors) screen.

New users, where a real email address was used, will receive an activation

email. Login credentials must be provided to users where a mock/faux email

address and password were included in the .csv file.

Creating Accounts for Students without an Email Address

The “Generate A C T Student Accounts” option within the platform allows

you to create accounts for users without supplying a genuine email address.

It generates a mock/faux name (“A C T Online Prep User”), a mock/faux @

onlineprep.act.org email account (account login username), and a password for

the user.

If this option is used, the student will not have the ability to change their email

address, and their name will show as “A C T Online Prep User”; however, School

and District Test Coordinators are able to edit the student name after the

account is created and enter the student’s name.

Note: The email address entered at account creation will serve as the student’s

username when logging into the platform. Therefore, email addresses must be

unique to each user account, regardless of whether a real or faux/mock email

address is used.

To use this option, take the following steps:

1. From the School Admin Dashboard navigation menu, select Students.

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2. On the Students screen, select New Students, then choose Generate A C T

Student Accounts from the drop-down menu.

3. On the Generate Account screen, follow the instructions presented to

complete the prefix, count (i.e., number of generic student accounts to

generate), and password fields, then select Generate.

Distributing Login Credentials to Students

If a mock/faux email address was used to generate a student account, those

To obtain and distribute student login credentials:

1. Navigate to the Students screen and select Download Student CSV.

2. Open or save the spreadsheet file when prompted.

3. Edit the spreadsheet:

a. Delete columns C through G, while keeping columns A (name) and B

(email).

b. Delete all students except the ones you just created.

c. In column A (name), replace any names entered as “A C T Online

Prep User” with the actual names of the students to whom the login

information will be given.

d. Label the empty column C (password), then insert the password you just

used to create the student accounts into the column C fields.

CREATING STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND ADMINS

4. Provide the credentials to the student accordingly.

•

If your school is not part of a state contract: Distribute the login credentials

as you see fit. A copy of the state contract template is included at the end

of this guide as a potential reference (see “Appendix A: Email Template,”

page 77).

•

If your school is part of a state contract:

a. Locate the Accessing Online Prep: A C T Student template (Word

document) on your A C T State hosted webpage.

b. Within the document, on the mailings tab, use the mail merge option to

insert the spreadsheet data into the template fields.

c. Once you have merged the information, print and distribute the

completed document(s) to the student(s).

Managing Existing User Accounts

After accounts have been created, School and District Test Coordinators have

the ability to both view and edit student, instructor, and admin (School Test

Coordinator) account information. In addition to general maintenance, this can

be useful if someone forgets their password. or needs to change the group(s)

they are assigned to.

The Students, Instructors, and Admins screens display a list of the

corresponding types of users that have been created for your school. Selecting a

specific account will provide additional details, as well as allow you to:

•

View and edit the user’s name, email address, password, and sis_id (only

students have an sis_id).

•

Manage the groups to which a student or instructor is assigned.

•

Assign a student or instructor to a new contract.

Creating Groups

School or District Test Coordinators can create groups via their corresponding

Admin Dashboard. Groups can be created individually (by entering the

information on screen) or in bulk (by uploading spreadsheet data saved in a

.csv file). Each student or instructor can be associated with multiple groups.

Common uses for groups are to separate by grade level, homerooms, classroom

assignments, or subject. For each group you will need to assign:

•

A group name

•

One or more students(preferred, but not required)

•

One or more instructors (preferred, but not required)

Note: An instructor will not be able to access a student’s information unless he

or she is assigned to the same group as that student.

Creating Groups Individually

To create one group:

1. From the School Admin or District Admin Dashboard navigation menu,

select Groups.

2. Select New Group, and then choose New Group from the drop-down menu.

Note: Alternatively, you can use the “Create one!” link that is available when

there are no existing groups for your school.

CREATING GROUPS

3. On the Assign Name screen, type a unique name for the group and, if

desired, enter a study plan date in the “Preset Study Plan Completion Date

(Optional)” field, then select Next.

Notes:

•

Study plan dates will carry over from the group to the associated student

accounts, serving as a countdown on the calendar of his or her Study Plan

screens.

•

Group names are case sensitive (e.g. “Juniors 2023” and “juniors 2023” are

two different group names).

4. On the All Available Instructors tab of the Instructor Management screen,

check the box next to the name(s) of the instructor(s) to assign, then select

Add to Group.

Note: You can also use the checkbox below the All Available Instructors tab

heading to select or unselect all listed instructors.

Note: If you wish to add an instructor not currently on the All Available

Instructors tab, select New Instructors, then select either Add Instructor

or Upload Multiple from the drop-down menu and follow the subsequent

instructions (see “Creating Accounts in Bulk—Student and Instructor,” page

21). Once the new instructor(s) has been added to the tab, you will need

to complete step 4 to add the new instructor(s) to the group.

The assigned instructors now appear on the Instructors in Group tab. On this

tab, you can check the box next to any instructor name(s) and use Remove

from Group to remove instructor(s) from the group, if needed.

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5. When you are done assigning instructors to the new group—or if you want to

skip instructor assignment now and add them later—select Next.

6. On the All Available Students tab of the Student Management screen, check

the box next to the name(s) of the student(s) to assign, then select Add to

Group.

Note: You can also use the checkbox below the All Available Students tab

heading to select or unselect all listed students.

Note: If you wish to add a student not currently on the All Available Students

tab, select New Students, then select either Add Student or Upload Multiple

from the drop-down menu and follow the subsequent instructions (see

“Creating Accounts in Bulk—Student and Instructor,” page 21). Once the

new student(s) has been added to the tab, you will need to complete step 6

to add the new student(s) to the group.

The assigned students now appear on the Students in Group tab. On this tab,

you can check the box next to any student(s) name(s) and use Remove from

Group to remove student(s) from the group, if needed.

7. When you are done, select Finish to return to the updated Groups screen.

Note: Before selecting Finish, you can change the information for the

group by selecting the Assign Name, Instructor Management, or Student

Management tabs. When done, use Next to return to the screen with Finish.

IMPORTANT: The group will not be created in the system until you select

Finish.

CREATING GROUPS

Creating Groups in Bulk

Depending on the data you include in your spreadsheet, this option can be

used to:

•

Create new groups

•

Upload new students/instructors

•

Assign students/instructors to groups

•

Import new students/instructors directly into existing groups

•

Add existing users to existing groups

IMPORTANT: This bulk upload process cannot be used to change an existing

user’s name, email address, password, or SIS ID. The import will fail if the

name or email address of an existing user does not match the platform’s

current information for that user.

To create groups in bulk, take the following steps:

1. From the School Admin or District Admin Dashboard navigation menu,

select Groups.

2. Select New Group, and then choose Upload Multiple from the drop-down

menu.

CREATING GROUPS

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to create a .csv file containing the

appropriate data and formatting:

a. Locate the following information for each user:

Field Required Notes

group_name Optional If left blank, the user will be imported but not

added to a group.

name Yes First and last name

email Yes Real or mock/faux email address

password Optional If a real email address is used: Leave blank. The

user will receive an email with instructions for

creating a password.

If a mock/faux email address is used: This field is

required. The admin must create and distribute the

user_type Yes Must be eIther “student” or “instructor” (all

lowercase letters).

User sis_id Optional This field gives you the opportunity to add an

external unique id such as a school id.

b. Create a spreadsheet in Excel with six column headers: group_name,

name, email, password, user_type, and sis_id. All six headers are

required, in this order and in lowercase letters with underscores, even

if you are leaving some information blank. It should look like this:

c. Fill in each user’s information below the headers (top row).

Notes:

•

If an existing group name is entered into column A, users will be added

to that existing group once the spreadsheet is uploaded. If the group

does not exist, it will be created and users will be assigned to it once the

spreadsheet is uploaded.

•

Group names are case sensitive (e.g. “Juniors 2023” and “juniors 2023”

are two different group names).

•

If you are using real email addresses, leave the password fields blank.

Remember, if you are using mock/faux email addresses, the password

fields for those users must be populated.

CREATING GROUPS

d. Save the spreadsheet to your desktop in a “CSV UTF-8 (Comma

delimited) (*.csv)” format.

Notes:

•

A maximum of 999 rows may be loaded in each .csv file. If you have

more than 999 users, you will need to create more than one file.

•

By default, Excel saves spreadsheets in a .xls or .xlsx format. Make

sure you save your data in the correct format.

•

CSV stands for Comma-Separated Values, meaning that the contents

of each data field is separated by a comma.

5. Back on the Upload Multiple screen, ensure that the Course for A C T Online

Prep box is checked.

Note: The contract selection for these accounts will automatically default to

the current active contract. If more than one contract is active, a drop-down

menu will be available to select the appropriate contract to be used.

6. Using Browse, search your desktop to locate the .csv file you created, select

the file, then choose Upload to import the file.

7. A status message appears and you are returned to the Groups screen.

New users, where a real email address was used, will receive an activation

email. Login credentials will need to be provided to users where a mock/faux

email address and password were included in the .csv file.

Creating

Assignments for

Students

Instructors and School Test Coordinators have the ability to create assignments

for students within their assigned school(s) or group(s), respectively. An

assignment is a selection of tasks, with each task being comprised of a lesson,

a practice question set, and/or a test or quiz. Students or groups can be added

to an assignment either when an assignment is created or by editing an

existing assignment. Instructors and School Test Coordinators can view only

assignments that they have created.

Note: Throughout this section when we reference School Test Coordinator the

user also has the role of School Supervisor.

Creating a New Assignment

1. From the Administrative Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the

screen, select Assignments.

2. On the Assignments screen, select Create.

Note: On the Assignments screen, you will see a list of your previously created

assignments. If you wish to instead edit or delete an existing assignment,

see “Managing an Existing Assignment” for instructions.

3. Complete the fields on the Set Up screen, then assign students to the

CREATING ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

assignment. You can use Groups to filter for students associated with a

specific group and then add them to the assignment.

4. Select Continue.

5. Choose which tasks to associate with the assignment by selecting the plus

(‘+’) sign next to each task, or dragging and dropping the task title to the

New Assignment field. Remove a task by selecting the x next to each task, or

dragging and dropping the task title back to the first column. Select the eye

icon to preview a task.

Note: The list of available tasks to choose from can be filtered by using the

Filter Options tab above the list. You can filter by content type (practice

questions, tests, or lessons), by estimated time to complete task (less than 15

minutes, 15-30 minutes, 30-60 minutes, or 60 plus minutes), or by a word or

phrase. For example, entering “Math” in the search query field will display all

tasks associated with the Math subject.

CREATING ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

6. When you have finished choosing tasks, select Continue. A summary page

will appear.

7. Select Assign to finish. You are taken back to the Assignments screen and

can edit the assignment to make changes.

Note: Each student included on the assignment will receive a notification

within the platform that they have a task to complete.

Managing an Existing Assignment

Instructors and School Test Coordinators can also access existing assignments

by selecting Assignments from the Administrative Dashboard navigation

menu.

Note: Users can only view, change, and/or delete assignments that they have

created.

To view summary information for an assignment, select Assignments from the

Administrative Dashboard navigation menu, then select the assignment name

from the displayed list. From this screen, you can also change or delete the

assignment.

CREATING ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

To change the assignment:

Select Edit. You will go through the same screens that you used when you

initially created the assignment (Set Up, Assign Tasks, and Confirm) in order to:

•

Add or remove students(s) associated with the assignment

•

Add or remove tasks associated with the assignment

Note: The course selection (“A C T Online Prep”) cannot be changed once an

assignment is created.

To delete the assignment: Select Delete, then OK on the pop-up confirmation

window. You will be returned to your updated list of assignments.

Reviewing Performance Data on Assignments

Instructors and School Test Coordinators may view reporting data for the

assignments they have created.

To view, select Assignments from your Administrative Dashboard navigation

menu, select the specific assignment from the list, then:

•

Select Student Reports to see the list of students associated with that

assignment along with summary progress data including the percentage

of progress through the assignment, the percentage of currently answered

practice questions associated with the assignment, the percentage of

correctly answered test questions associated with the assignment, and the

date the assignment was completed.

CREATING ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

•

Select Task Details to see a list of all tasks within that assignment.

Note: Performance data on assignments is also included in Real-Time Reports,

which can be viewed by School Test Coordinators, as well as Instructors in the

same group as the student (see “Reporting: Real-Time,” page 44 for more

information).

Impersonating a Student

Test Coordinators and Instructors can also view the completed tasks of an

individual student by using the Impersonate feature.

1. From the Administrative Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the

screen, select Students under ANALYTICS.

2. Select the individual student’s name from the list to view the individual

student report.

3. At the top of the student report screen, select Impersonate to see the activities

of a student more directly by viewing what the student views in the program.

4. Select OK in the dialogue box to confirm that you want to be logged in as the

student. Or, select Cancel to return to the detail report screen.

5. On the screen explaining the Impersonation Mode, select Continue to

proceed.

IMPORTANT: After selecting Continue, you are logged in as the student.

While impersonating a student, be cautious not to provide responses to

any tasks or assignments.

You are taken to the Student dashboard, as shown below. A black banner is

displayed showing the name of the student that you are impersonating.

6. When you are finished impersonating a student account, select the X next to

Exit Impersonation in the black banner message. This will return you to your

own account.

Message Center

Instructors and school test coordinators who also have the role of school

supervisor can create Banner and In-App messages for the students they

oversee. This feature is available on the Administrative Dashboard under TOOLS.

Banner Message

A Banner Message is a dismissible message to be viewed by students in a

specific group or by all students in groups that the user oversees and for a

specified period. Banner messages can either be dismissed by the student or

will no longer appear after the specified end date.

Creating a Banner Message

1. From the Administrative Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the

screen select Message Center

2. Select Create Banner Message

3. Enter the text for the message (Editing tools included)

4. Select the dates the message will display

5. Select a specific group or All for all groups to receive the message

6. Select Preview to see a preview of the message

7. Select Post to post the message

8. Select Post again as confirmation

In-App Message

An In-App message is a dismissible message sent to the A C T Online Prep inbox

of an individual student or groups of students that the user oversees.

Creating an In-App Message

1. From the Administrative Dashboard navigation menu on the left side of the

screen select Message Center

2. Select Create In-App Message

3. Enter the title of the message in the Title field

4. Enter the text of the message in the Message field (Editing tools included)

5. To select select Recipients

•

Use Search to find a specific student and select the checkbox in front of

their name.

•

To send a message to a group, from the drop down menu under “Group”

you select a specific group and then select Select All.

•

To send a message to all users you oversee, from the drop down menu

under “Group” select “All” and then select Select All.

6. Select Send

7. Select Send again as confirmation

MESSAGE CENTER

Managing Messages

Instructors and school test coordinators can manage their existing messages

by selecting Message Center and then selecting Banner Message or In-App

Message.

Note: Users can only view messages that they have created.

Student Listing

Users with the role of instructor or school test coordinator with the additional

role of school supervisor can grant additional attempts on tests, quizzes, and

exams on a per student basis, overriding the school level default test reset limit.

1. From the Administrative Dashboard select Student Listing. A list of students

to which the user has access is displayed.

2. Use Search to filter the list of students shown by Name, Email, or ID. Select

the student to be granted additional test attempts.

3. Select the plus symbol (+) next to the A C T Online Prep course to expand the

view to grant additional test attempts and select the minus symbol (-) to

collapse.

a. The test reset limit for the school is displayed under Reset Limit. For

example, if the Reset Limit is set to 1 it means the each test can be taken

a maximum of 2 times (the initial attempt and 1 additional attempt).

b. The names of the tests associated with the course are displayed in the

Tests column.

c. The number of times a test has been reset is displayed in the Resets

Used column.

d. The score on the most recent attempt on the test is listed in the Latest

Test Score column.

e. The average test score for all attempts on the test is displayed in the Avg.

Test Score column

4. To grant an additional test attempt(s), select a number from the drop-down

menu under Additional Resets and then select Save. A message is displayed

confirming the additional quiz reset(s).

Note: If a student does not see Reset Test after selecting a specific test from

Tests on the Student Dashboard, it means that the student has used up all

their Test Resets. The instructor or school test coordinator working with the

student must add an Additional Reset.

Student Reports

Using the Administrative Dashboard, Instructors, School, District and State

Test Coordinators can view reporting data on students within their respective

domains. In this section we will assume that users with the role of School Test

Coordinator or District Test Coordinator also have the role of School Supervisor

or District Supervisor respectively.

Note: Instructors may only run Student Reports for students in groups in which

the instructor is also a member.

From the Administrative Dashboard, under Analytics, select Students. A list of

students is displayed, based on the user’s access role. The following information

is provided for each student:

•

Name: The student’s first and last name

•

ID: The ID automatically assigned when the student is loaded to the platform

•

Last Active: The date the student was last active in the system

•

SIS ID: An optional customer defined ID, such as a school ID number

•

Progress: The student’s percentage of total progress through A C T Online

Prep material

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: The average of the student’s Composite

score on the two full-length A C T practice exams; if only one practice exam

has been taken, the score for that exam is displayed

•

Avg. Session Time: The average time a student spends in the program each

time he or she logs in

From the drop-down menu in the center of the page, you can select either All

Courses or the current course, which is A C T Online Prep.

Note: Most users will only see 1 A C T Online Prep course listed.

Use the Search and column sort ( ) options to display the information you want

to see in the list.

Use Export to export the student data to a .csv file. You have the option here to

export selected students or all students.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

Individual Student Reports

On the Students dashboard screen, select a student from the list to see a

detailed report for the student.

Overview Section

At the top of the screen is an overview section, as shown below.

From this screen you may select Impersonate to the course from the student’s

perspective.

IMPORTANT: After selecting Impersonate, you are logged in as the student.

While impersonating a student, be cautious not to provide responses to any

tasks or assignments.

Displayed at the top of the screen is the student name, student ID number,

school name, any groups in which the student is a member, the course(s) to

which the student has access, and SIS ID.

The Student Overview section displays:

•

Last Active: The most recent date the student was active in the course

•

Student Status: The student’s percentile ranking among all A C T Online Prep

STUDENT REPORTS

users

•

Overall Progress: The percentage of total progress through A C T Online Prep

material

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: if the student has taken only one full-

length A C T practice exam the score on that exam is displayed. If the student

has taken both of the full-length A C T practice exams the average of the two

scores is displayed.

•

Latest Practice A C T Test Scores: a score range is displayed for each of the

four short subject tests and a single score is displayed for each of the full-

length A C T practice exams.

Strengths and Weaknesses Section

Scroll down to see a specific breakdown of student progress in the four subjects

(English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science) and reporting categories, as

shown below:

Note: Students see this same information while logged into their own

accounts.

The system provides ratings performance on subjects and categories as the

student completes testing content in A C T Online Prep. These strengths and

weaknesses are determined by the platform’s adaptive engine, and are not

fixed; ratings update based on the platform’s measurements of the student’s

skill level, the student’s proficiency in the specific category, as well as the

difficulty of the items they are answering. The possible ratings are shown below:

•

N/A

•

Beginner

•

Basic

•

Intermediate

•

Proficient

•

Advanced

•

Expert

Exporting the Report

At the top of screen, select Export to create a .pdf file of the Overview and

Strengths and Weaknesses data. It does not include the data found under the

STUDENT REPORTS

Details tabs lower on the screen.

Details Section

At the bottom of the screen, a details section provides statistics related to

specific activities of the student’s performance. By default, you see the Lessons

tab, as shown below. All tabs are available. The tab you select will be shown in a

darker gray.

Note: Students see this same information while logged into their own

accounts.

Other tabs include Flashcards, Practice questions, and Tests.

•

The Lessons and Flashcards tabs display the “Confidence Levels” the student

has marked. Red indicates student marked low confidence, yellow indicates

student marked medium confidence, and green indicates student marked

high confidence on the lesson or flashcard.

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The Practice questions and Tests tabs display statistics for the amount of

practice question and test questions the student has answered, how much

time they have spent on the platform, and the percentage of questions they

have correctly answered.

Reporting: Real-Time

As the title indicates Real-Time Reports provide real-time data on student

performance on practice questions, short topic tests, full length practice exams,

quizzes, and assignments. There are three types of reports under Real-Time,

Real- Time Reports, Session Detail Reports, and Test Reports.

Real-Time Reports

From the Administrative Dashboard, under REAL-TIME, select Real-Time

Reports. Based on their roles, Instructors, School, District and State Test

Coordinators will be able to view Real-Time Reports for students within their

school, district, or state, respectively. In this section we will assume that users

with the role of School Test Coordinator or District Test Coordinator also have

the role of School Supervisor or District Supervisor respectively. A Real-Time

Report displays a list of students, including:

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Name: The student’s first and last name

•

ID: The ID automatically assigned when the student is loaded to the platform

•

Email: The student’s email address

•

Institution: The name of the school the student is associated with

•

Created At: The date the student account was created

•

Last Active: The most recent date the student was active in the course

•

SIS ID: An optional customer defined ID, such as a school ID number

Use the search function to find a specific student. Arrow keys may be used to

filter by column headings.

Select a specific student to view up-to-date performance data. From this screen

you may select Impersonate to view the course from the student’s perspective.

IMPORTANT: After selecting Impersonate, you are logged in as the student.

While impersonating a student, be cautious not to provide responses to any

tasks or assignments.

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Displayed at the top of the screen is the student name, student ID number,

school name, any groups in which the student is a member, the course(s) to

which the student has access and the SIS ID.

Select the plus symbol (+) next to the A C T Online Prep course to expand the

view to view performance data and select the minus symbol (-) to collapse.

Summary data is displayed at the top including date the student was last active

in the course, total amount of time the student has spent in the course, and the

number of study tasks completed out of the total number of study tasks in the

course.

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The Practice questions section displays performance data on practice questions.

The reporting category name, time spent answering questions within the

reporting category, and the percentage of questions correctly answered based on

the number of questions attempted are displayed.

Select Export and from the drop down list select Export Practice Questions to

generate a csv file with this information.

The Tests section displays performance data on the four short subject tests, the

two full-length A C T Practice Exams, and the two supplemental quizzes. The test

name, the status, the length of the test, the percentage of correctly answered

questions, the date the student took the test, and the score are displayed.

Select Export and from the drop down list select Export Tests to generate a csv

file with this information.

Note: Scores are not included for the quizzes as they just provide additional

practice.

The Assignment Breakdown Summary section displays a list of all assignments

the student has been assigned.The name of the assignment, the number of

tasks in the assignment (lesson, set of practice questions, or test), the progress

toward completion (percentage of tasks completed out of the total number

of tasks), percentage of correctly answered practice questions, percentage of

correctly answered test questions, the date the student started the assignment,

the date the student completed the assignment, and the date the student was

last active on a task included in the assignment.

Note: Assignment Breakdown Summary information is only viewable to users

with the role of instructor or school test coordinator and the data is only

viewable on screen.

Session Detail

Reports

Session Detail Reports are downloadable reports on time students spent in the

program based on user defined parameters including student name, groups,

and date range. There are three types of reports, Individual Sessions, Student

Session Aggregate Reports, and Course Session Aggregate Reports. As these

reports are listed under the REAL-TIME section of the Administrative Dashboard

the data displayed is up to the minute. Based on their roles, Instructors, School,

District and State Test Coordinators will be able to view Session Detail Reports

for students within their school, district, or state, respectively. Remember users

with the role of School Test Coordinator or District Test Coordinator have the

corresponding roles of School Supervisor and District Supervisor respectively.

Note: Session Detail Reports were created in 2019 so students session data is

only available from March 1st, 2019 forward.

Note: Users with the role of instructor, school test coordinator, district test

coordinator, or state test coordinator can run Session Detail Reports for the

students that they manage. In this section we will assume that users with the

role of School Test Coordinator or District Test Coordinator also have the role

of School Supervisor or District Supervisor respectively. Instructors will only see

session data for students who are in groups in which the instructor is also a

member.

SESSION DETAIL REPORTS

From the Administrative Dashboard under REAL-TIME select Session Detail

Reports.

A listing of individual sessions for all students to which the user has access is

displayed in chronological order from the most recent to the oldest session.

There is a separate line for each individual student session and the following

information is provided. Student ID, student name, school name, number of

groups in which the student is a member, course name, session start date and

time, session end date and time, and duration of the session. Columns can be

sorted using the arrows associated with each column header. Use the filter

function to further refine the data for the individual sessions report.

To filter the data, select Filters. Options include student name, groups (one or

more groups can be selected), course name (most users will see the A C T Online

Prep course), and session started within (select a date range).

Note: Users with the role of District Test Coordinator or State Test Coordinator

will also have the option to filter by school.

After selecting your options select Filter. The online display is updated based on

the selected filters.

SESSION DETAIL REPORTS

Individual Sessions

Additional activity level details are available in an exported CSV file by selecting

Individual Sessions from the drop- down menu and then selecting Run. After

selecting run a message is displayed at the top of the screen indicating that the

report is being generated and an email will be sent when it is ready.

When the report is available, you will receive an email from noreply@

benchprep.com with the subject line of session detail report generated to open

the report, select Download CSV.

The individual sessions C.S.V. file includes data on all students selected. The

C.S.V. file contains one line for every student session and contains additional

information on time spent in different parts of the program. The columns listed

are: Session ID, user id, user name, school name, groups in which the student

is a member, course name, session start date and time, session end date and

time, session duration, time spent in tests, time spent in inbox, time spent in

home page, time spent in practice questions, time spent in lessons, time spent

in reset reports, time spent on study plan page, time spent in search, time

spent idle, browser used, time spent reviewing achievements, time spent in

discussions, time spent in flashcards, and time spent in games.

SESSION DETAIL REPORTS

Student Session Aggregate Report

The Student Session Aggregate Reports are only available as an exportable

CSV file which will have a single line per student with aggregated data on all

sessions based on any filters applied.

To run a Student Session Aggregate Report select Session Detail Reports from

the Administrative Dashboard. After all applicable filters are applied to generate

the student session aggregate report select Student Session Aggregate

Reports from the drop-down menu and then selecting Run. After selecting

run a message is displayed at the top of the screen indicating that the report is

being generated and an email will be sent when it is ready.

When the report is available, you will receive an email from no reply at

benchprep.com with the subject line of session detail report generated to open

the report, select Download CSV.

The student session aggregate C.S.V. file includes data on user id, user name,

institution (school name), groups, content packages which is the course

name, total time spent in course, total time spent in lessons, total time spent

in practice questions, total time spent in tests, total time spent in search, total

time spent idle, and number of tests completed.

SESSION DETAIL REPORTS

Course Session Aggregate Report

The Course Session Aggregate Reports are only available as an exportable CSV

file which will have a single line, for each school to which the user has access,

of aggregated data based on the filters selected. To run a Course Session

Aggregate Report select Session Detail Reports from the Administrative

Dashboard. After all applicable filters are applied to generate the course session

aggregate report select Course Session Aggregate Reports from the drop-

down menu and then selecting Run. After selecting run a message is displayed

at the top of the screen indicating that the report is being generated and an

email will be sent when it is ready.

When the report is available, you will receive an email from no reply at

benchprep.com with the subject line of session detail report generated to open

the report, select Download CSV.

The course session aggregate C.S.V. file includes data on institution name or

school name, course ID, course name, student count, students with activities,

total time spent in course, total time spent in lessons, total time spent in

practice, total time spent in tests, total time spent in search, total time spent

idle, and number of tests completed.

Note: The school test coordinator will only see 1 line for their school. The district

test coordinator and state test coordinator will see a line for each school they

manage. The example shown is for a district test coordinator.

Test Reports

Test Reports are real-time in-app downloadable reports on student

performance on all attempts on the short subject tests, the two full-length

practice exams, and the two quizzes that are part of AOP. Optionally, the report

can contain only the results from the most recent attempt on each test, exam,

or quiz.

Performance data on the Writing Prompts is not included.

As this report is listed under the REAL-TIME section of the dashboard the data

displayed is up to the minute.

From the navigation menu on the Administrative Dashboard under REAL-TIME

select Test Reports.

Based on their role instructors, school test coordinators, district test

coordinators and state test coordinators will see test data for students they

manage in their school, district, or state respectively. In this section we will

assume that users with the role of School Test Coordinator or District Test

Coordinator also have the role of School Supervisor or District Supervisor

respectively.

Note:Instructors will only see test data for students who are in groups in which

the instructor is also a member.

The data displayed on screen includes: student name, student email address,

course name (which is A C T Online Prep for all current students), test name,

date the test was taken, the attempt number if the student has taken the

test multiple times, the score on the test (for the short subject tests a range

is displayed, for the full-length practice exams a predicted score is displayed,

and no score is shown for the two quizzes as they are only designed to provide

additional practice with answering questions in a timed environment), the test

state (complete or incomplete if the test has been paused), the percentage of

questions correctly answered on the test, the name of the school with which

the student is associated (only district and state test coordinators will see

TEST REPORTS

students from more than one school), and the sis_id. . Use the arrows to sort

the data in the columns.

Note: The sis_id is an optional customer defined ID, such as a school ID

number, which can be added during account creation. The sis_id can include

numbers, letters, and special characters.

To filter the data, select Filters. Options include student name, sis_id, course

name (most users will see the A C T Online Prep course), school name (only

district and state test coordinators will see more than one school), groups (one

or more groups can be selected), a date range, and/or current test scores only.

Selecting current test scores only means that just the most recent attempt on

each test, practice exam, or quiz will be displayed.

After selecting your options select Filter. The online display is updated based on

the selected filters.

To generate an exportable CSV file, from the drop-down menu select All data

to generate a report for all test data for students to which the user has access

or select Filtered data to generate a report based on the selected filter options.

Select Run to generate the report. A message is displayed at the top of the

screen indicating that the report is being generated.

TEST REPORTS

An in-app notification is sent when the report has been generated. You will see

a red circle over the mail icon. To dismiss the notification, select the mail icon

and then select the new notification from the drop-down menu.

To access the report, select the Generated Reports tab. A listing of all reports

generated within the past 5 days is displayed. If you don’t immediately see your

report refresh the page. Select Download to open the report. A dialog box is

displayed at the bottom of the screen. To open either double click on the file

name or select the down arrow and then select Open.

Note: Directions may vary based on your browser.

TEST REPORTS

The report opens as a CSV file which can be saved to your desktop. The report

includes the student name, student email address, course name, test name,

date the test was taken, the attempt number if the student has taken the

test multiple times, the score on the test (for the short subject tests a range

is displayed, for the full-length practice exams a predicted score is displayed,

and no score is shown for the two quizzes as they are only designed to provide

additional practice with answering questions in a timed environment), the test

state (complete or incomplete if the test has been paused), the percentage of

questions correctly answered on the test, the name of the school with which

the student is associated, and the sis_id.

Group, School, and

District Reports

Group Reports

Now, let’s look at the Group Reports. From the Administrative Dashboard, under

Analytics, select Groups. Based on their roles, Instructors, School, District and

State Test Coordinators will be able to view reporting data on groups within

their school, district, or state, respectively. In this section we will assume that

users with the role of School Test Coordinator or District Test Coordinator also

have the role of School Supervisor or District Supervisor respectively.

Note: Instructors may only run Group Reports for students in groups in which

the instructor is also a member.

A list of groups is displayed.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

The following columns of information are provided:

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Name: The name of the group

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# of instructors: The number of instructors assigned to the group

Note: There can be multiple instructors assigned to one group.

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# of students: The number of students assigned to the group

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Last Active: The most recent date a student in the group was active in the

course

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Avg. Progress: The percentage of total progress through the course made by

the students in the group

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: The average of the students in the group’s

composite scores on the two full-length practice exams

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Avg. Session Time: The average time the students of the group have spent in

the course each time he or she logs in

Use the Search and column sort ( ) options to display the information you want

to see in the list.

Use Export to export this aggregate group data to a .csv spreadsheet file.

Depending upon the number of groups in your school you have the option to

export all pages or export current page.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

The Group Report

On the Group Report screen, select a specific group from the list to see a

detailed report for that group.

Overview Section

Displayed at the top of the screen is the group name, school name, the course

or courses to which the group has access, and the instructors associated with

the group.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

The Group Overall Session Summary section displays:

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Total Active Students: The number of active students in the group

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Total Time Spent: The amount of time the students in the group have spent

logged in

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Avg. Progress%: The average percentage of total progress through the

course made by all students in the group

•

Avg. Practice%: The average percentage of practice questions answered

correctly by all students in the group

•

Avg. Test%: The average percentage of A C T Practice Exam questions

answered correctly by all students in the group

The Courses Breakdown Summary section displays:

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Enrolled Students: The number of students in the group

•

Active Students: The number of active students in the group

•

Avg. Session Time: The average time a student in the group spends in the

program each time he or she logs in

•

Avg. Progress%: The average percentage of total progress through the

course made by all students in the group

•

Avg. Practice%: The average percentage of practice questions answered

correctly by all students in the group

•

Avg. Test%: The average percentage of A C T Practice Exam questions

answered correctly by all students in the group. Select Analyze for a deeper

dive into the course.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

The same background information on the group is displayed at the top of the

screen. A graphical overview of the group’s overall progress through the course

and the average of the students in the group’s composite scores on the two full-

length practice exams is displayed.

Also provided are the average scores for student’s in the group for each of the

subject areas on the practice exams, the last date a student in the group has

been active in the course, and the total time spent by all students in the group

in the course.

Note: Information on the two writing prompts is not included in the reports

available in the Administrative Dashboard. You may impersonate a student to

view their results.

Strengths and Weaknesses Section

Scroll down farther to see a breakdown of the group’s strengths and

weaknesses in the subjects (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science) and

corresponding reporting categories, as shown below.

Similar to the ratings for students, group ratings are provided by the system for

subjects and categories as students in the group complete testing content in

A C T Online Prep. See Student Reports, in this section, for the possible ratings.

Exporting the Report

At the top of screen, select Export to create a .pdf file of the Overview and

Strengths and Weaknesses data. It does not include the data found under the

Details tabs.

Details Section

At the bottom of the screen, you’ll find a Details section. Here you can see more

specific information about this group’s collective performance throughout this

course including the lessons and questions they find most difficult. There are

five tabs: Students, Lessons, Practice questions, Tests and Flashcards. All tabs

are available. The tab you select will be shown in a darker gray.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

The Students tab displays a list of students in the group. Use the Search and

column sort ( ) options to display the information you want to see in the list.

The following columns of course performance information are provided for each

student:

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Name: The student’s first and last name

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ID: The ID automatically assigned when the student is loaded to the platform

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Last Active: The most recent date the student was active in the course

•

SIS ID: An optional customer defined ID, such as a school ID number.

•

Progress: The student’s percentage of total progress through the course

material

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: The student’s Composite score; if only one

practice exam has been taken, the score for that exam is displayed

•

Avg. Session Time: The average time a student spends in the program each

time he or she logs in

Other tabs show different information related to aggregate student

engagement with the content in A C T Online Prep.

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The Lessons tab displays the lessons with the lowest student-reported

confidence levels

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The Practice questions and Tests tabs show the “5 Hardest Practice Questions

per Category” and “5 Hardest Test Questions per Test” for students in the

group. Select a category or test to view the contents of each of the questions

in that category/test most often answered incorrectly.

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The Flashcards tab indicates which flashcards have the lowest student-

reported confidence levels by students in the group. Select a Flashcard

category from the drop-down list and the flashcards with the lowest ratings

are displayed.

Both the items that have been flagged with a low confidence level by students

and the questions most often answered incorrectly can help Instructors identify

course material they may want to revisit with their students.

School Reports

Based on their roles, School, District and State Test Coordinators will be able to

view reporting data on a single school, all schools within the district, or all schools

within the state, respectively. In this section we will assume that users with the

role of School Test Coordinator or District Test Coordinator also have the role of

School Supervisor or District Supervisor respectively.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp in

the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last update.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

Upon login, State Test Coordinators land directly on the Administrative

Dashboard. School and District Test Coordinators will need to select the

Administrative Dashboard from their user menu under Analytics, select Schools

to get to the School Listing screen. Here, School Test Coordinators will only see

their school, District Test Coordinators will see all schools in their district and

State Test Coordinators will see all schools in their state.

This screen lists all the schools for which you are the Test Coordinator. It has the

following columns of data related to students at each school:

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Name: The name of the school

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# of groups: The number of groups associated with the school

•

# of students: The number of student accounts associated with that school

•

Avg. Progress: The percentage of total progress through the course by all

students in the school

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: The average practice A C T Composite score

achieved by all students in the school

•

Avg. Session Time: The average time the students of the school have spent in

the course each time he or she logs in

Use the Search and column sort ( ) options to display the information you want

to see in the list.

Use Export to export the student data to a .csv spreadsheet file.

The School Report

On the School Listing screen, select a school from the list to see a detailed

report for the school.

Overview Section

Displayed at the top of the screen is an overview of aggregate data for all

students at the school.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

The same background information on the school is displayed at the top of the

screen. A graphical overview of the school’s overall progress through the course

and the average of the students in the school’s composite scores on the two

full-length practice exams is displayed.

Also provided are the average scores for students in the school for each of the

subject areas on the practice exams, the total number of groups in the school,

the total number of active students in the school, the total number of students

in the school, the last date a student in the school has been active in the course,

and the total time spent by all students in the school in the course.

This information can be exported as a .pdf.

Scroll down below the aggregate data to view a list of all groups associated with

the school.

The following columns of information are provided:

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Name: The name of the group

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# of instructors: The number of instructors assigned to the group

Note: There can be multiple instructors assigned to one group.

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# of students: The number of students assigned to the group

•

Last Active: The most recent date a student in the group was active in the

course

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

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Avg. Progress: The percentage of total progress through the course made by

the students in the group

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: The average practice A C T Composite score

achieved by students in the group

•

Avg. Session Time: The average time the students of the group have spent in

the course

Selecting a specific group here will take you the Group Reports tab under

Analytics.

Note: You can also access Student Reports or Group Reports by selecting the

Students or Groups option directly from the Administrative Dashboard.

District Reports

District Reports are available from the Administrative Dashboard, under

Analytics by selecting Districts. Based on their roles, District and State Test

Coordinators will be able to view reporting data on a single district or all districts

within the state, respectively. In this section we will assume that users with the

role of District Test Coordinator also have the role of District Supervisor.

Note: All reporting data under ANALYTICS is updated twice daily; a timestamp

in the upper-right portion of this screen displays the date and time of last

update.

Upon login, State Test Coordinators land directly on the Administrative

Dashboard. District Test Coordinators will need to select the Administrative

Dashboard from their user menu, then select Districts to get to the District

Reports screen.

The following information is displayed for each district:

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District Name

•

# of schools

•

# of students

•

# of instructors

Use column sort ( ) options to display the information you want to see in the

list.

Use Export to export the school data to a .csv file. For proper formatting of the

data.

GROUP, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT REPORTS

The District Report

On the District Reports screen, select a district to see a report that provides

information and performance data for students across the district, as shown

below.

The District Overview provides the number of schools, number of students, and

the number of instructors associated with the district. Below this, the individual

schools in the district are listed with the following information:

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Name: The name of the school

•

# of groups: The number of groups associated with the school

•

# of students: The number of students assigned to the school

•

Avg. Progress: The percentage of total progress through the course made by

the students in the school

•

Average Practice A C T Test Score: The average practice A C T Composite score

achieved by students in the school

•

Avg. Session Time: The average time students in the school have spent in the

course

Use column sort ( ) options to display the information you want to see in the

list.

Note: You cannot export this report view.

By selecting the title of a school from the list, you can drill down to a School

Report for a particular school and a Group Report for students in a group at that

school.

Note: You can also access Student Reports, Group Reports, or School Reports

by selecting the Students, Groups, or Schools option directly from the

Administrative Dashboard.

Student Experience

A C T Online Prep course content is organized into 16 Study Plan Steps, starting

with the most-tested (foundational) materials on the A C T and ending with the

least-tested (advanced) materials on the A C T. Each Study Plan Step includes

lessons and practice question sets for each of the four subject areas: English,

Mathematics, Reading, and Science.

After an introduction to the platform and course, students take the four short

subject tests to calculate a Composite score. Based on both the Composite

score and the student’s available time to study (1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2

months, or 4 months), the student can use the Study Schedule, which guides

them to do either a quick review or an in-depth study of the tasks associated

with each step. An example of a 2-month schedule is shown below:

Note: The A C T Study Schedule is first introduced to students during the How

to Use This Course lesson, and is always available to students by selecting the

Support icon.

When a student first logs into A C T Online Prep, a tutorial is initiated. This

tutorial guides to the student to select a “deadline” date (either a test date or a

date by which student wishes to complete the course), displays the parts of the

platform, and ends with the “Welcome to A C T Online Prep” introductory lesson

and video.

On subsequent logins, students always land on the Study Plan screen.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

The components of the Study Plan screen are:

•

The Student Dashboard (the menu on the left) is used to navigate the

platform. Selecting Study Plan from the Student dashboard brings the

student back to this view.

•

The countdown calendar shows the date and number of days remaining

until the student-input deadline date, upon which they intend to either take

the test or finish the course. If needed, the student can change this date by

selecting the drop down arrow next to the date.

•

The user menu (the profile icon) is used to change the student’s password

and sign out of the course.

•

The Assignment tab of the Study Plan navigation menu displays

assignments that have been created for the student. Selecting the

Structured Plan tab takes the student back to the Study Plan view.

•

Continue takes the student to the next Study Plan Step task. The names of

both the Study Plan Step and task are indicated.

•

The Progress drop-down menus detail the student’s progress toward both

daily goals and entire course completion.

Selecting the Support or Info icon provides the student with additional

assistance and information.

Now, let’s look at the tabs on the Navigation Menu.

Study Plan Navigation Menu

Each time students access A C T Online Prep they land on the Study Plan screen.

From here, they can quickly see details of their progress through the course and

can access other parts of the program using the Student Dashboard on the left.

The Study Plan allows students to follow a structured path through the course.

Students may work through assignments (groups of tasks) created by an

Instructor or School Test Coordinator who also has the role of School Supervisor

or choose dashboard options to review flashcards, play a game, or go through a

selected lesson, set of practice questions, or test.

Study Plan—Structured Plan

The Structured Plan guides the student through the entire course content

in the prescribed order of the 16 Study Plan Steps. The student simply selects

Continue to move on to the next task.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Scrolling down, the student may view all of the Study Plan Steps and choose

to complete tasks out of order. Selecting the down arrow next to a step title

expands the view to show all tasks within the step, while selecting the up arrow

collapses the content back to just the step title.

Study Plan—Assignment

Instructors and School Test Coordinators may assign specific tasks (lessons,

sets of practice questions, and/or tests) to students within their assigned group

or school, respectively. Students may have multiple assignments. Selecting a

specific assignment displays the tasks associated with the assignment as well

as the progress the student has made towards completing the assignment.

A green circle with a check mark shows that the task has been completed, a

blue circle with an overlapping white circle with a pause symbol in it shows

that the task has been started, and a solid blue circle indicates that the task

has not been started. Instructors and School Test Coordinators can monitor

student progress and performance through the Assignments option on the

Administrative Dashboard.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

My Stats

My Stats provides the student with an at-a-glance view of their A C T Online Prep

course status. A calendar with the number of days remaining until the student’s

deadline date, a knowledge goal for the day, and the percentage of progress

through the Study Plan are displayed at the top. There are three percentile

ranks demonstrating the student’s performance: a rank comparing the overall

performance of the student to all other students taking the course and the

student’s average percentage of correct answers to practice questions and to

tests. If the student has taken a full length A C T Practice Exam, predicted scores

are displayed. The student’s Strengths and Weaknesses are shown, broken

down by subject and category (see “Strengths and Weaknesses Section,” page

42, for more information on this display). By selecting Continue, the student

is taken to the next uncompleted task in their Study Plan.

Practice Questions

The Practice tab on the student dashboard shows statistics related to a

student’s performance and progress on practice questions. Summary data is

displayed at the top that includes:

•

Percentage of progress towards total completion

•

Percentage of correctly answered questions

•

Total number of questions answered

•

Average amount of time spent answering a question, broken down into:

Average time spent on a correctly answered question

Average time spent on an incorrectly answered question

Average amount of time spent per session

Below the statistics is a list of all practice question categories and the student’s

number of complete and correct answers submitted for each.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

To review, select a set of practice questions from the list displayed. The

questions can be filtered by confidence level, time, bookmark, difficulty and

correctness. The student can review individual questions along with his or her

answers (with indication of whether or not they were correct) and a solution.

Students also have the option to reset practice questions by category or all

practice questions.

Note: If you reset practice questions the action cannot be undone.

The other tabs of the Practice Questions screen allow students to review any

self-reported confidence levels and any notes and/or bookmarks they have

created.

Practice Tests

Included within A C T Online Prep are four short subject tests (for English,

Mathematics, reading, and science) as well as two full-length A C T Practice

Exams and two optional quizzes. Students can check their progress by selecting

Practice Tests from the Student Dashboard.

Summary data is displayed at the top, including the student’s progress

towards completion, the number of tests taken from the total number of tests,

percentage of correctly answered questions from the total number answered,

the average time the student spends answering question, average time spent

answering a question correctly, and average time spent answering a question

incorrectly.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

A list of all tests is displayed along with data for each test: the total number of

questions, the test time, the percentage and number of correctly answered

questions, and whether the test has been completed. Selecting a specific test

provides additional performance data.

To review, select a practice test from the list displayed. The questions can be

filtered by confidence level, time bookmark, difficulty and correctness. The

student can review individual questions along with his or her previous answer

(with indication of whether or not they were correct) and a solution. Students

also have the option to reset all practice tests.

Note: If you reset practice tests the action cannot be undone.

As with Practice, the other tabs of the Practice Tests screen allow students to

review any self-reported confidence levels and any notes and/or bookmarks

they have created. There are some additional navigation tools included with

tests that are explained at the beginning of the test.

While reviewing results of any test, a link to the College and Career Readiness

Standards can be found on the top-right portion of the screen. Selecting this

link displays a predicted Score Range for the selected test, based on his or her

practice results, along with details on the standards.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Writing Tests

In the Writing Tests module, the student is presented with

a prompt and a text box to type in an essay. There are two

writing prompts covered under Writing Tests.

Student are to type their response directly into the area

provide in the AOP program. Students should not copy

and paste a response from a word processing program

as some embedded characters can cause the Writing

Prompt to not be scored. To help the student monitor his

or her writing time, a timer begins counting upward from

zero as soon as the student selects Start. There is a limit

of 10,000 characters per essay and there is a character

counter in the bottom left of the screen. If the student

enters more than 10,000 characters the counter turns red.

The student can continue to enter a response but will not

be able to submit until the response is edited down to

10,000 or fewer characters.

After submitting the essay, the student will receive a score within 24 hours.

Please note that each writing prompt can only be attempted once; the writing

prompts cannot be reset in the way practice questions and practice tests can.

Writing Prompt Scores

Once a Writing Prompt has been scored the Status changes to Scored.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

The student selects Review to view their score and can select each of the

domains for additional information on the domain and score.

Lessons

From the Student Dashboard, select Lessons to display a listing of lessons

broken down into topics.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Selecting “-” (minus sign) on a topic collapses the view to show just the topic.

Selecting “+” (plus sign) on a topic expands the view to show every lesson

associated with that topic. Students may review any self-reported confidence

levels, notes, bookmarks, or student-highlighted text in any lesson.

Filter allows a student to narrow down lesson content by using the displayed

parameters.

Flashcards

Students can access flashcards for every A C T subject (English, Mathematics,

Reading and Science).

Upon flipping a flashcard, the correct definition is shown and the student may

mark whether or not they knew the definition, helping them keep track of

items that may need future review.

Filter allows a student to narrow down to flashcards for a specific category.

There are also tools to move between flashcards, randomize the order of

the flashcards, and change to an adaptive mode for the presentation of the

flashcards.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Game Center

The Game Center contains five games that use the course flashcards to review

English, Mathematics, reading, and/or science content. The dashboard displays

personal high score, rank, and a comparative Leaderboard. Tabs along the top

of the Game Center screen contain information screens detailing the object of

each game along with its instructions.

Discussions

Students may participate in discussions around course content. This option can

be turned off at the school level.

The Search function allows students to search across all lesson, practice

question, and flashcard content for a word or phrase, such as “Algebra.” Search

criteria can be filtered by content area. Search results are presented as links so

that students may go directly to any task displayed.

Additional Features

Highlights

The highlights feature is a support tool that enables students to highlight text

within a lesson for future review. The student selects the text to be highlighted

and then selects the highlight tool to highlight the selected text in yellow.

Highlighted text can be removed by selecting the highlighted text and then

selecting the eraser. Students can review all text that they have highlighted

across all lessons in the course by selecting Highlights at the top of the

Lessons screen. Selecting the eye icon allows the student to go to the lesson

that contains the highlighted text. Selecting the trash can icon removes the

highlighting from the text.

Bookmark and Notes

The bookmark and notes tools are available when students are working

through a lesson, during practice question review, and test question review.

Students select the bookmark icon to mark material for future review and/or

select the note icon to write a note for future review.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Answer Eliminator

When answering a multiple-choice practice or test question, a student can use

the Answer Eliminator tool to mark any of the answers thought to be incorrect

by selecting the “X” next to each of the answer boxes.

A message is displayed, for example: “I don’t think it is D”. Thus, “eliminating”

the answer from consideration as the correct response.

The learner selects the “X” again to make the answer box available.

When the learner selects an answer box to submit, it turns gray and the learner

then selects Confirm to submit their response.

Frequently Asked

Questions

This section covers a few additional questions you might have about using A C T

Online Prep.

A student or instructor says they aren’t able to log in yet. What do I do?

Make sure that you (with the District Test Coordinator or School Test

Coordinator role) have added them to the platform, that their email address

is correct, and that they are using the correct password. If a mock/faux email

address was used, confirm the spelling for each item being entered by the user.

I tried to upload multiple users through a .csv, but it didn’t work. What can I

do?

The most common issue that test coordinators run into when uploading a .csv

file for multiple students or instructors is that they fail to format it properly. A

notification email will be sent that contains the file errors found. Please make

sure that the headers are listed exactly as instructed. Please refer to the section

of the manual on Creating Students, Instructors, and Admins.

Can I move a student from one group to another?

Yes. Students and instructors can be added or removed from an existing group

by editing the group. Students and instructors can also be part of multiple

groups; there is no limit to the number they can be in.

Does it matter which browser I use? What about my students?

Google Chrome is the preferred browser for all users of the A C T Online Prep

platform. However, the most current versions of Edge, Safari, and Firefox are

also supported.

Are there any other materials to help me use this program?

You can also access the A C T Online Prep (AOP) Training Toolkit (success.act.

org/s/article/A C T-Online-Prep-Training-Toolkit) to view support materials,

including this manual, the A C T Online Prep Educator Guide, and short training

videos by topic.

My student exited from the “Welcome to A C T Online Prep” tutorial. What

should I tell them to do?

Instruct the student to select Study Plan from the Student Dashboard and then

select “Welcome to A C T Online Prep” in the Getting Started study plan step.

Appendix A: Email

Template

STUDENT ACCESS

A C T

ONLINE PREP

Dear [FIRST NAME],

Your state, district, or school has provided you with access to A C T

Online Prep

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take the A C T

test.

You’re already preparing to take the A C T with what you’re learning in school—

but additional practice can help you do your best. AOP helps you:

• Get ready: It’s a great way to prepare for the A C T, especially since it’s built by

the A C T test makers themselves.

• Get comfortable: The practice questions and tests are from previous A C T

tests, which helps you get used to the format before test day.

• Get condent: As you see your scores and percentages change with each

completed lesson and practice session, you’ll know you’re getting used to it.

• Go mobile: A free AOP mobile app is available for when you’re on the go!

AOP Login Credentials

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Email [EMAIL]

Password [PASSWORD]

AOP Account Sign In

From an internet browser, take the following steps to sign in and get started:

1. Go to https://onlineprep.act.org/.

2. Select Sign In.

3. Enter the Email address.

4. Enter the Password.

5. Select Sign In again.

Tips for Getting Started with AOP

• Follow the on-screen Setup instructions and watch the welcome video.

• Use the Study Plan to work through the course content.

• You may change your password at any time by accessing the User Portal

menu.

Appendix B: Study

Plan Course Outline

with Estimated Times

of Completion

Getting Started (8 tasks)

•

Welcome to A C T Online Prep (less than 15 minutes)

•

Short A C T English Test (30–60 minutes)

•

Short A C T Math Test (30–60 minutes)

•

Short A C T Reading Test (30–60 minutes)

•

Short A C T Science Test (30–60 minutes)

•

Understanding Your Score and Goal Setting (less than 15 minutes)

•

A C T Basics and General Strategies (less than 15 minutes)

•

Your Personalized Study Plan (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 1 (17 tasks)

•

English: Introduction to the A C T English Test (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Subject/Verb Agreement (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Introduction to the A C T Math Test (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: The Questions Get Harder (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Read the Questions Carefully (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Answer the Question They Ask You (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Integers (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Integers Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Real Numbers (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Decimals (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Fractions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Fractions Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Introduction to the A C T Reading Test (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Timing (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Introduction to the A C T Science Test (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Start with the Questions (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 2 (15 Tasks)

•

English: Elements of Strong Writing (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Answer as You Read (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Subject/Verb Agreement Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

•

English: Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks (less than 15

minutes)

•

English: Comma Rules (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Comma Rules Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Vocabulary (less than 15 minutes) (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Vocabulary Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Basic Operations and PEMDAS (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Basic Operations and PEMDAS Practice Questions (less than 15

minutes)

•

Math: “Is” Means Equals—English-to-Math Translation (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: “Is” Means Equals—English-to-Math Translation Practice Questions

(15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Skim the Passage (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Experimental Design (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Experimental Design Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 3 (20 Tasks)

•

English: Beware: Some Options Introduce New Mistakes (less than 15

minutes)

•

English: Common Comma Mistakes (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Common Comma Mistakes Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Semicolons (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Semicolons Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Colons (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Colons Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Semicolons and Colons Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Exponents (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Exponents Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: (Roots) Radicals and Rational Expressions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: (Roots) Radicals and Rational Expressions Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Math: Factors and Multiples (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Factors and Multiples Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Ratios, Proportions, and Percents (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Ratios, Proportions, and Percents Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Think Before Computing—Logic First, Calculator Last (less than 15

minutes)

•

Reading: Read and Answer the Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: How to Read Science Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams (less than 15

minutes)

•

Science: How to Read Science Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams Practice

Questions (15–30 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 4 (15 Tasks)

•

English: Transition Words and Phrases (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Transition Words and Phrases Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Sentence Fragments (less than 15 minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

•

English: Sentence Fragments Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Comma Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Verbs and Verb Forms Review Practice Questions (less than 15

minutes)

•

Math: (Modeling) Arithmetic Word Problems in Settings (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: (Modeling) Arithmetic Word Problems in Settings Practice Questions

(15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Applying Ratios, Proportions, and Percents (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Simplify the Question (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Let the Question Stems Help You (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Notice Data Trends (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Notice Data Trends Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Writing: Introduction to the A C T (Optional) Writing Test (less than 15 minutes)

•

Writing: How to Prepare (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 5 (19 Tasks)

•

English: Noun and Pronoun Forms (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Noun and Pronoun Case (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Noun and Pronoun Agreement (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Misleading and Ambiguous Pronouns (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Noun and Pronoun Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

English: Commonly Misused Words (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Commonly Misused Words Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: The (x,y) Coordinate Plane (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: The (x,y) Coordinate Plane Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Domain and Range (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Number Line Graphs (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Number Line Graphs Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Equation of a Line (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Equation of a Line Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Paraphrase Question Stems (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: How to Read Science Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams Review Practice

Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Interpretation of Data (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Interpretation of Data Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Writing: How to Score the Writing Test (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 6 (16 Tasks)

•

English: Understand the Question and Option Choices (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Verbs and Verb Forms Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Use Process of Elimination (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Check the Choices (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Ratios, Proportions, and Percents Review Practice Questions (15–30

minutes)

•

Math: Angles (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Angles Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Linear Equations with One Variable (less than 15 minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

•

Math: Linear Equations with One Variable Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Target the Unknown (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: How to Read for the Main Idea (less 15 minutes)

•

Reading: How to Read for the Main Idea Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Connect the Questions to the Passage (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Notice Data Trends Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Experimental Design Review Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Writing: Essay Writing Techniques (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 7 (18 Tasks)

•

English: Run-On Sentences (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Run-On Sentences Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Subject/Verb Agreement Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30

minutes)

•

English: Sentence Fragments Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Misplaced Modifiers (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Misplaced Modifiers Practice Questions (30–60 questions)

•

English: Comma Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Probability (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Probability Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Systems of Equations (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Systems of Equations Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Triangles (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Triangles Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Main Idea Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Main Idea Questions Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: How to Read Science Graphics, Charts, and Diagrams Review

Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Interpretation of Data Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Writing: Plan Your Essay (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 8 (12 Tasks)

•

English: Choosing Appropriate Language: Avoiding Ambiguity (less than 15

minutes)

•

English: Choosing Appropriate Language: Recognizing Tone (less than 15

minutes)

•

English: Choosing Appropriate Language Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

English: Semicolons and Colons Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Misplaced Modifiers Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Circles (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Circles Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Perimeter, Area, Volume, and Surface Area (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Perimeter, Area, Volume, and Surface Area Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Math: Draw Pictures (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Finding the Main Idea—Identify Topic and Scope (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: The Scientific Method (less than 15 minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

Full A C T Test 1 with Scoring (2 Tasks)

•

Test 1 Introduction (less than 15 minutes)

•

Full A C T Test 1 with Scoring (60+ minutes)

Study Plan: Step 9 (15 Tasks)

•

English: Verbs and Verb Tenses (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Verbals and Parallel Verb Forms (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Verbs and Verb Forms Review Practice Questions 3 (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Nouns and Pronouns Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Data Representation (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Data Representation Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Functions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Functions Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Equation of a Line Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Author’s Voice and Method (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Author’s Voice and Method Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Changing Information, Changing Results (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Changing Information, Changing Results Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Writing: Too General (less than 15 minutes)

•

Writing: Too Emotional, Opinionated, and Personal (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 10 (19 Tasks)

•

English: Parentheses and Dashes (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Parentheses and Dashes Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Run-On Sentences Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Apostrophes (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Apostrophes Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Transition Words and Phrases Review Practice Questions (15–30

minutes)

•

Math: Polynomial Operations and Factoring Simple Quadratic Equations (less

than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Polynomial Operations and Factoring Simple Quadratic Equations

Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Roots and Polynomials—Factoring to Find Solutions (less than 15

minutes)

•

Math: Roots and Polynomials—Factoring to Find Solutions Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Linear Equations Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Don’t Be Afraid Take the First Step (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Ratios, Proportions, and Percents Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30

minutes)

•

Math: Triangles Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Specific Details (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Specific Details Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Science: Notice Data Trends Review Practice Questions 2 (less than 15

minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

•

Science: Prioritize (less than 15 minutes)

•

Writing: Too Complicated (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 11 (22 Tasks)

•

English: Process of Elimination (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Choosing Appropriate Language Review Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

English: Apostrophes Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Nouns and Pronouns Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Misplaced Modifiers Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Slope (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Slope Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Circles Review Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Absolute Value (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Absolute Value Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Number Line Graphs Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Systems of Equations Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Arguments (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Arguments Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Making Inferences by Drawing Generalizations (less than 15

minutes)

•

Reading: Making Inferences by Drawing Generalizations Practice Questions

(15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Scientific Investigation (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Scientific Investigation Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Science: Interpretation of Data Review Practice Questions 2 (less than 15

minutes)

•

Writing: Too Conversational (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 12 (28 Tasks)

•

English: Adverbs and Adjectives (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Adverbs and Adjectives Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Subject/Verb Agreement Review Practice Questions 3 (15–30

minutes)

•

English: Run-On Sentences Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Parallelism (less than 15 minutes)

•

English: Parallelism Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

English: Comma Review Practice Questions 3 (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Linear Inequalities with One Variable (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Linear Inequalities with One Variable Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Math: Distance and Midpoint Formulas (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Distance and Midpoint Formulas Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Probability Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Common Trigonometric Concepts (less than 15 minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

•

Math: Common Trigonometric Concepts Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Functions Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Perform a Sanity Check—Avoid Errors (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Perform a Sanity Check—Avoid Errors Practice Questions (15–30

minutes)

•

Reading: The Function of Sentences and Paragraphs (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: The Function of Sentences and Paragraphs Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

•

Reading: Specific Details Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Point of View Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Point of View Questions Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: Author’s Voice and Method Review Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Reading: Making Comparisons and Contrasts (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Making Comparisons and Contrasts Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Science: Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results—Which

Model? Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Science: Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results—Which

Model? Questions Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

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Writing: Unsafe Assumptions (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 13 (19 Tasks)

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English: Topic Development for Purpose and Focus—Goal Questions (less

than 15 minutes)

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English: Topic Development for Purpose and Focus—Goal Questions Practice

Questions (30–60 minutes)

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English: Apostrophes Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

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English: Parallelism Review Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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Math: Mean, Median, Mode (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Mean, Median, Mode Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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Math: Graphing Inequalities (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Graphing Inequalities Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Inequalities and Absolute Value Equations (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Inequalities and Absolute Value Equations Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

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Math: Composite Functions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Composite Functions Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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Math: Substitution and Using Sample Values (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Substitution and Using Sample Values Practice Questions (less than 15

minutes)

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Reading: Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequences of Events (less than 15

minutes)

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Reading: Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequences of Events Practice

Questions (15–30 minutes)

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Science: Supporting Theories, Hypotheses, and Inferences (less than 15

minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

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Science: Supporting Theories, Hypotheses, and Inferences Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

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Writing: Write Your Essay Out (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 14 (21 Tasks)

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English: Avoiding Redundancy (less than 15 minutes)

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English: Avoiding Redundancy Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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English: Choosing Appropriate Language Review Practice Questions 2 (less

than 15 minutes)

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English: Adverbs and Adjectives Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Organization of Sentences, Paragraphs, and Passages (less than 15

minutes)

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English: Organization of Sentences, Paragraphs, and Passages Practice

Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Rectangles and Squares (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Rectangles and Squares Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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Math: Parallelograms (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Parallelograms Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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Math: Sequences and Patterns (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Sequences and Patterns Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Logarithms (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Logarithms Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

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Math: Quadratic Formula (less than 15 minutes)

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Reading: Point of View Questions Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Reading: The Meaning of Words and Phrases in Context (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: The Meaning of Words and Phrases in Context Practice Questions

(15–30 minutes)

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Reading: Specific Details Review Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

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Science: Content Covered by the Science Test (less than 15 minutes)

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Writing: Proofread (less than 15 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 15 (18 Tasks)

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English: Parentheses and Dashes Review Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

English: Wordiness and Awkward Sentence Construction Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Reciprocal Trigonometric Functions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Transformations (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Transformations Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Trapezoids (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Trapezoids Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Scientific Notation (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Scientific Notation Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Factorials (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Factorials Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Parabolas, Ellipses and Hyperbolas (less than 15 minutes)

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Math: Parabolas, Ellipses and Hyperbolas Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

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Reading: Strategies for Specific Question Types (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Meaning of Words and Phrases in Context Review Practice

Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Reading: Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequences of Events Review

Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Writing: Poor Handwriting (less than 15 minutes)

•

English/Writing: Organization of Sentences, Paragraphs, and Passages

Review Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

Study Plan: Step 16 (20 Tasks)

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English: Idioms (less than 15 minutes)

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English: Idioms Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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English: Avoiding Redundancy Review Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Math: Arrangements (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Arrangements Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Other Polygons (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Other Polygons Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Radians and the Radian Circle (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Radians and the Radian Circle Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Uncommon Trigonometric Identities (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Uncommon Trigonometric Identities Practice Questions (less than 15

minutes)

•

Math: Matrices and Vectors (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Matrices Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Complex Numbers and Imaginary Numbers (less than 15 minutes)

•

Math: Complex Numbers Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Math: Standard Deviation (less that 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Multiple Texts (less than 15 minutes)

•

Reading: Specific Details Review Practice Questions 3 (30–60 minutes)

•

Reading: Increasing Your Reading Speed (less than 15 minutes)

•

Writing: Vocabulary and Other Factors (less than 15 minutes)

Full A C T Test 2 with Scoring (2 Tasks)

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Test 2 Introduction (less than 15 minutes)

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Full A C T Test 2 with Scoring (60+ minutes)

English: Extra Practice Question Sets (8 Tasks)

•

Conventions of Standard English Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

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Knowledge of Language Extra Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Production of Writing Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Production of Writing Extra Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Production of Writing Extra Practice Questions 3 (30–60 minutes)

•

Commas Extra Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Transition Words and Phrases Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Topic Development for Purpose and Focus Extra Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

APPENDIX B: STUDY PLAN COURSE OUTLINE WITH ESTIMATED TIMES OF COMPLETION

Math: Extra Practice Question Sets (5 Tasks)

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Equations of a Line Extra Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Number and Quantity Extra Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Algebra Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Geometry Extra Practice Questions (15–30 minutes)

•

Functions Extra Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

Reading: Extra Practice Question Sets (10 Tasks)

•

Making Inferences by Drawing Generalizations Extra Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

•

Making Inferences by Drawing Generalizations Extra Practice Questions 2

(15–30 minutes)

•

Multiple Texts Extra Practice Questions (less than 15 minutes)

•

Spcific Details Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Specific Details Extra Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Meaning of Words and Phrases in Context Extra Practice Questions (30–60

minutes)

•

Main Idea Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Key Ideas and Details Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Craft and Structure Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

Science: Extra Practice Questions (13 Tasks)

•

Scientific Investigation Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Scientific Investigation Extra Practice Questions 2 (30–60 minutes)

•

Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results—Which Model?

Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results—Which Model?

Extra Practice Questions 2 (30–60 minutes)

•

Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results—Which Model?

Extra Practice Questions 3 (30–60 minutes)

•

Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results—Which Model?

Extra Practice Questions 4 (60+ minutes)

•

How to Read Science Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams Extra Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

•

How to Read Science Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams Extra Practice Questions

2 (30–60 minutes)

•

Supporting Theories, Hypotheses, and Inferences Extra Practice Questions

(30–60 minutes)

•

Notice Data Trends Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Notice Data Trends Extra Practice Questions 2 (15–30 minutes)

•

Interpretation of Data Extra Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)

•

Scientific Investigation Practice Questions (30–60 minutes)