College Credit
Regulations/Legislation
Study Guide
Teacher's Corner
NOCTI, NOCTI - Who's There?
100
NCCRS
What is National College Credit Recommendation Service?
100
NCLB
What is the No Child Left Behind
100
Core competencies: Identi?es core ??? and ??? included on the assessment for a speci?c technical area.
What is skills and abilities?
100
Use Assessment Blueprints to identify the right assessment for your students. Prepare students using NOCTI Study Guides and Countdown Kits. Explore accommodation options for students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Set up your lab or classroom for performance testing Identify gains and areas for improvement using NOCTI score reports
What is the teacher’s role in the assessment process which vital to student success!
100
NOCTI
What is National Occupational Competency Institute?
200
Students must meet a ???? benchmark on an approved NOCTI multiple-choice assessment to be eligible for the College Credit Recommendation Report.
What is 70%
200
The federal law that governs Career and Technical Education?
What is the Carl Perkins Act?
200
Content distribution: Displays percentage distribution of major ?????? within the assessment determined through a weighting process during test development.
What is content areas?
200
Security Policy concerning proctoring NOCTI AssessmentsI proctor the written test?
What is NOCTI Policy states that teachers for the content area in which the assessment is administered are prohibited from proctoring their own students or students in a similar educational or Career Technical Education program. This applies to the multiple-choice assessments in both online and paper/pencil formats.
200
Extended time,Readers, Visual Assistance, Time Extensions, Assessment Booklets and Multiple Sessions
What are IEP accommodations permitted for NOCTI assessments?
300
The report can be used as part of a student’s portfolio, and more importantly, can be presented at any of the ????? participating colleges and universities for college credit consideration.
What is 1500+?
300
State regulations that govern Career and technical Education in PA
What is Chapter 339?
300
Provides ????????? similar to those included on the actual assessment, both in format and in content.
What are sample questions?
300
Eligible performance monitors
Who are - Advisory committee members; Private contractors and local businesspersons; Military personnel; and Qualified non-instructional staff (e.g., school nurse, maintenance staff).
300
Discuss NOCTI assessment blueprints with advisory committee members to help them realize the test is an accurate reflection of the occupation. Recruit local Occupational Advisory Committees (required by Perkins) to serve as evaluators on any upcoming performance tests. Share and discuss results of NOCTI written and/or performance tests during your Occupational Advisory meetings. Identify changes that could be made in instruction, curriculum, lab layout, and/or equipment to improve student test results. Emphasize to your local advisory committee members that NOCTI credentials should be requested when interviewing any CTE student.
What is how do I engage local business and industry about my school’s NOCTI testing program?
400
Participating Colleges in the Philadelphia include….
Who are Widener University, La Salle University, West Chester University, Valley Forge Military Academy, Harcum College, Immaculata University, Philadelphia University, Delaware Valley College, Chestnut Hill College, Montgomery County Community College, Bucks County Community College, etc.
400
Three benchmarks/accountability standards in CTE required by Perkins and Chapter 339 that relate to academic performance.
What are = CTE - Reading CTE - Numeracy CTE - Skill Attainment
400
Includes an overview of the activity objective for each of the ??????? participants will complete during administration, including test taker instructions.
What are hands on jobs?
400
Group Score Reports; Task Link Reports; Individual Score Reports
What are: Provided for the testing group; Duty and total scores for each participant; Available for PDF and Excel Provided for each test taker; Scores by duty and total; Pre-/post-test comparisons; Comparative data; Available for PDF and Excel extracts
400
Baby boomers are leaving America’s workforce with ????? turning 65 every day for the next 19 years.
What is 10,000! Who will ?fill these vacant positions in the job market? How will potential employees acquire the skills needed? How can employers verify they are hiring highly-skilled workers? NOCTI and Industry Certification
500
An "official" transcript may be obtained through Excelsior College for $?????? per test per student. Because each college is different, confirm the college will accept a transcript from Excelsior prior to completing an application. Would SDOP pay this expense?
What is $45?
500
Four benchmarks/accountability standards in CTE required by Perkins and Chapter 339.
What is Job Placement, Completion, Graduation and Non-Traditional Enrollment?
500
What are: Compare curriculum to knowledge, skills, and abilities to select the assessment that best matches their program Facilitate classroom discussions in preparation for testing Explore the additional resources listed such as O*Net codes for information about careers and skills needed in a speci?c technical program
Assessment Blueprints can be used to do these three activities…..
500
???? provides a checklist for each major topic on the written test and for all the jobs of the performance test. Teachers and students can work together to build confidence and knowledge as they prepare for NOCTI testing. Online sample questions provide students and teachers the opportunity to: Experience the online testing system features Become familiar with NOCTI’s test question format
What are NOCTI Study Guides?
500
Provides assessment products and services for many Fortune 500 companies including Nestle, The Boeing Company, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, and Unilever. A NOCTI credential and supporting assessment results provide employers seeking skilled employees with third-party validation that supports valuable hiring,promotion, and training programs.
What is NOCTI’s connection with industry which is supported by various collaborations as well as through its subsidiary, Nocti Business Solutions (NBS).
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