Naviance Test Prep: When Counseling Meets the Classroom Presented by Rob Spackey and Srikar Dronam Naviance Summer Institute July 2015

2. Naviance Test Prep
Where Counseling Meets the Classroom
Rob Spackey, Product Marketing Manager
Srikar Dronam, Product Manager

3. Current Landscape
Percentage of students who
meet SAT benchmarks
43%
Source:
College
Board
Students are missing the mark on
standardized tests
…and may be missing opportunities
Scholarships & FinancialAid
Credit for College Coursework
Expanded College Options

4. Current Landscape
Percentage of students who
meet ACT benchmarks
26%
Source:
ACT
Students are missing the mark on
standardized tests
…and may be missing opportunities
Scholarships & FinancialAid
Credit for College Coursework
Expanded College Options

5. Current Landscape
Percentage of students who
meet ACT benchmarks
20%
Students are missing the mark on
standardized tests
Source:
College
Board
…and may be missing opportunities
Scholarships & FinancialAid
Credit for College Coursework
Expanded College Options

6. Foundations of Naviance Test Prep

7. Game-Based Courses
• Keep
students
engaged
• Create
a
posi0ve
emo0onal
response
• Help
students
see
when
they
are
“#Winning”
• Increase
learning
objec0ve
comple0on

8. Game Elements
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University
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Low
Anxiety
Boredom
Low High
Skills

9. Game Elements
Flow (aka, ‘the zone’) = doing something that fully energizes
you, immerses you in the experience
To achieve flow:
o Be involved in a task or activity with clear goals and
standards of progress
o Task/activity provides immediate and clear feedback
o Have a balance between the perceived challenges and
perceived skills needed to complete the task/activity

10. Badges and Achievements
Answer
10
discussion
ques0ons
Ac0vate
study
plan
1st
test
completed
100%
of
test
progress
Study
plan
adjusted
Flipped
1,000
unique
cards

11. Introducing Naviance Test Prep
Naviance
Test
Prep
provides
proven,
game-­‐based
learning
to
equip
middle
and
high
school
students
to
perform
their
best
on
test
day.
ACT
Aspire™
|
ACT®
|
SAT®
|
Advanced
Placement®

12. Introducing Naviance Test Prep
engage
58%
40%
30% More
ac=ve
days
Higher completion rate
More learning activities
Average
score
improvement
+16%
When
students
complete
over
80%
of
the
course
Engaging
Courses
Results
for
students
who
took
our
structured
study
plan

13. Introducing Naviance Test Prep
What should
I do now?
How am I
doing?
Premier
Content
Created
by
subject
matter
experts
and
updated
annually
Intelligent
Repor7ng
Students,
teachers
and
administrators
have
information
that’s
cri0cal
for
them
How are my
students
doing?
How are my
schools
doing?
Gamified
for
Engagement
Designed
to
motivate
and
reward
students

14. AP Test Prep
18
Advanced
Placement
(AP)
Test
Prep
Courses
English
Language
&
Composition
U.S.
History
English
Literature
&
Composition
Calculus
BC
Calculus
AB
Government
&
Politics
-­‐
U.S.
Psychology
World
History
Biology
Statistics
Chemistry
Environmental
Science
Human
Geography
European
History
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Physics
B
Physics
C
–
Mechanics
Covers 91%
of test
takers!

15. PrepMe and Naviance Test Prep
PrepMe
Naviance
Test
Prep
Personalized
Diagnoses
strengths
and
weaknesses
Adjusts
for
the
student’s
test
date
Integrated
with
Naviance
Gamified
for
greater
engagement
AP
and
ACT
Aspire
prep
Tablet
compa0ble
(iOS,
Android
+
Windows)
Intelligent
repor0ng

16. Results for Students

17. Elo Rank Improvements
Elo Rank measures answer
accuracy relative to
question difficulty. As
students progressed, their
Elo Rank improved.
1,287
1,273
1,248
1,210
0-20 21-40 41-60 61-80
Percent of course completed
1,295
81-100
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Sample size: 18,410 students I Time period: Jan 2013 to Dec 2014
Subjects included SAT, ACT and AP prep courses

18. Course Design Factors
The achievements and gam,e mechanics
boosted engagement
Mobile use boosted engagement
Compared to Naviance Test Prep courses
without
Comparedtodesktop usage mtes

19. Course Design Factors
A Naviance Test Prep structured study plan
led to significantly higher engagement

20. Score Improvements
Ultimately, students realized a
16o/oaverage score improvement
RawScoreby Course Completion
63
0-20 21-40 41-60 61-80
Percent of course completed
81-100

21. Live Demo

22. Reporting
Lesson
performance
snapshot
Question
Difficulty
Time Spent
Concept
Mastery
Performance
Metrics

23. Reporting
Individual student progress
Classroom progress
School snapshot
District overview
Individual schools

24. Questions?