Kentucky Department of Education

The EXPLORE program is a curriculum-based assessment program designed to help 8th grade students gain an understanding of their academic development in terms of preparation for college, make the most of their opportunities in high school and beyond, and guide them as they start thinking about future educational and career planning.

EXPLORE assesses academic progress, provides an early indicator of college readiness, helps students understand and begin to explore the wide range of career options open to them, and assist them in developing a high school coursework plan that prepares them to achieve their post-high school goals.

All students enrolled in a Kentucky public school in grade 8, except those enrolled in the Alternate Assessment program, should complete the EXPLORE assessment.

TESTING WINDOW:
September 19 - 30, 2011

The documents and presentations below are designed to help administer the EXPLORE and understand the results.

Additional materials from ACT are available for Educators here: http://www.act.org/explore/downloads.html

 

2011-2012 DAC BAC Guide includes EXPLORE PLAN ACT QUALITYCORE COMPASS All EXPLORE Test Administration Manauls can be found in the Content Pack.
2011 TEST ADMINISTRATION FORMS Seating Chart English Learner Accommodations
Link to Medical and Extraordinary Exemption Forms
Using EXPLORE Results     2009-2010 English Version    2009-2010 Spanish Version
EXPLORE Intepretive Guide EXPLORE Guide for Interpreting Item Response Summary Report
Link to EXPLORE and PLAN Data Link to PLAN Materials Link to ACT Materials Link to EPAS
2007-08 Kentucky EXPLORE State Report
JAN/FEB 2009 EXPLORE WORKSHOPS On Target for College & Career Readiness Guidelines for Developing & Reviewing an Instructional Unit EPAS Curriculum Review Worksheets
2010 EPAS INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT WORKSHOPS Connecting EPAS Assessment Results to Classroom Instruction EPAS Test Descriptions EPAS Curriculum Review Worksheets