ATI TEAS Admissions Offerings April 22, 2018 Christine Mills, Ph.D., Director Research and Applied Psychometrics Michelle Dunham, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist Annie Todd, ATI Product Manager, Admissions and Post Graduate
ATI Admissions Product Suite TEAS Smart Prep TEAS Analysis Cut Score Tool TEAS Practice Tests and Study Manual TEAS Transcripts TEAS 2
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Some Challenges Recent applicants may be academically unprepared for the rigor of health sciences Students often underestimate the rigor of the TEAS test and do not prepare properly for the test. Self-guided prep for TEAS inadequate ATI Proprietary
The Smart Prep Solution Perfect for Pre-Admissions OR After Admissions/ Pre- Program Aligned to TEAS Blueprint Customized and Self Guided Engaging ATI Proprietary
The most extensive preparation available 65 individual lessons and more than 650 questions Human anatomy & physiology Life and physical sciences Scientific reasoning Key ideas and details Craft and structure Integration of knowledge & ideas Numbers and algebra Measurement and data Conventions of standard English Knowledge of language Vocabulary acquisition ATI Proprietary 6
ATI TEAS A Holistic Admission Offering Admission Assessment Blueprint based on nurse educator feedback Predictive of early nursing program success Trusted: Used by over 1900 health science programs Ability to identify applicants academic readiness Streamlined reporting/transcripts Versatile administration options PSI or on site
ATI TEAS: Cut Score Analysis Tool Data Normative and National Data TEAS Cut Score Analysis Tool helps programs evaluate and set the best cut score for their population of students Post Diagnostic Reference Detailed student reporting ATI TEAS SmartPrep builds strong applicant/student foundations Pulse Dashboard: NCLEX probability of passing
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ATI TEAS : Purpose Promoting Student and Program Success The ATI TEAS will: Measure the level of general academic preparedness of students entering a health science program of study. Diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of admitted students immediately following entry into a health science program of study.
ATI TEAS: Content Design ATI TEAS Outline and Weighting Outline Content Weighting Four-part multiple choice exam Total testing time: 3:29 minutes Total number of questions: 170 with 20 are un-scored pretest questions
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ATI TEAS Academic Preparedness Categories 13
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ATI TEAS National Normative Data Mean: Average score Example: Total national mean score is 65.6% Percentile Rank: % of students who scored at or below your score Example: Total score of 66%; 52 nd percentile rank which means 52% of the people scored at or below my score, while 48% scored above my score. 15
ATI TEAS BSN Normative Data 16
ATI TEAS: Score Report 17
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Pulse: Starts with the TEAS Average Probability of Passing NCLEX 19
TEAS Cut Score Analysis Tool Purpose Equips you to make data-informed admission criteria decisions Personalized to your program Decreases the time it takes to access and analyze your program data 20
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ATI TEAS scores: Pre- and Post-SmartPrep Subject English Math Reading Science Pretest Level Posttest Level Below Above Below 45 49 Above 2 124 Below 33 39 Above 1 81 Below 30 40 Above 1 100 Below 40 50 Above 0 105 % of below moving to above 52.1% 54.2% 57.1% 58.3% A pre-post design was utilized to examine the effect of SmartPrep usage on ATI TEAS scores: Results show the effect on the total posttest subscore for individuals using each SmartPrep section. For individuals scoring below the Proficient level on the ATI TEAS pre-test, at least 50% scored at Proficient or above on the post-test (range: 52.1% - 58.3%) 27
ATI TEAS scores: Pre- and Post-SmartPrep Gain Comparison for Students Below and Above Proficient Level on ATI TEAS pre-test Pretest ATI TEAS Performance Levels Science Reading Math English 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 Gains in ATI TEAS Total Score Below Above For all four SmartPrep sections, individuals who scored below the Proficient level on the ATI TEAS pre-test made greater gains from pre- to post-test than those who scored in the Proficient level or above on the pre-test. The average difference in gain score between the two groups was 2 percentage points For all students, the average increase in score was 7.5 points; for students in the below group, it was more than 8 points 28
ATI TEAS and RN Fundamentals 2016 Comparison of ATI TEAS and Fundamentals scores by program type shows that average scores on ATI TEAS for applicants entering ADN programs are slightly lower than for BSN; mean Fundamentals scores are very similar. ADN (n=6375) BSN (n=3797) Mean SD Mean SD TEAS Composite 72.4 9.5 75.9 10.1 TEAS Reading 77.0 10.9 79.3 10.8 TEAS Math 82.3 12.0 85.7 11.7 TEAS Science 62.6 13.4 67.1 14.0 TEAS English & LU 69.9 12.5 72.9 12.7 RN Fundamentals 62.5 10.6 62.5 11.0 Date range of ATI TEAS scores: 8/31/2016 10/12/2017. 29
Correlations between ATI TEAS and Fundamentals Total ATI TEAS score is most highly correlated with Fundamentals for both ADN and BSN program types. ATI TEAS Subsection and Total Correlation with Fundamentals Program Type Reading Math Science English & LU Total ADN (n=6375).318.205.305.258.362 BSN (n=3797).379.322.401.337.456 Date range of ATI TEAS scores: 8/31/2016 10/12/2017. 30
ADN scores by proficiency level For ATI TEAS preparedness level Proficient and above, the highest percentage of students score at proficiency level 2 on the Fundamentals exam. Fundamentals Proficiency Level ATI TEAS Academic Preparedness 0 1 2 3 Developmental % within category 73.3% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0% n 11 4 0 0 Basic % within category 35.1% 40.3% 23.2% 1.4% n 147 169 97 6 Proficient % within category 17.1% 35.6% 42.4% 4.8% n 685 1424 1694 193 Advanced % within category 7.4% 25.8% 53.2% 13.6% n 134 468 965 247 Exemplary % within category 0.8% 9.9% 52.7% 36.6% n 1 13 69 48 31
BSN scores by proficiency level The highest percentage of BSN students in ATI TEAS proficient level score at level 1 on Fundamentals. However, nearly 38 percent of students at this level do score at level 2 or above on Fundamentals. Fundamentals Proficiency Level ATI TEAS Academic Preparedness 0 1 2 3 Developmental % within category 70.6% 23.5% 5.9% 0.0% n 12 4 1 0 Basic % within category 38.0% 40.9% 20.5% 0.6% n 65 70 35 1 Proficient % within category 21.2% 40.9% 33.9% 4.0% n 388 748 620 73 Advanced % within category 6.6% 26.5% 54.3% 12.7% n 103 417 853 199 Exemplary % within category 1.4% 13.9% 51.0% 33.7% n 3 29 106 70 32
Side by side comparison of dichotomized variables Despite the difference in performance of students scoring in the ATI TEAS Proficient level, the crosstabs of the dichotomized variables look very similar for ADN and BSN students. ATI TEAS Preparedness Below Proficient Proficient and above % within category n % within category n ADN Fundamentals Proficiency Level Below Level Level 2 and 2 above 76.3% 23.7% 331 103 45.9% 54.1% 2725 3216 BSN Fundamentals Proficiency Level Below Level 2 Level 2 and above 80.3% 19.7% 151 37 46.8% 53.2% 1688 1921 33
ATI TEAS: Repeated Attempts By the time they achieve max score, even individuals who make 7 or 8 TEAS attempts look very similar to those who took it only once. How can a program best make decisions based on these multiple attempts? RN sample PN sample Complete Attempts n Min TEAS mean Max TEAS mean Difference 1 58837 73.57 73.57-2 14617 65.59 72.13 6.54 3 3273 61.98 71.91 9.93 4 884 57.41 71.63 14.22 5 287 57.26 71.68 14.42 6 111 55.16 71.00 15.84 7 40 57.63 74.33 16.70 8 27 55.90 73.68 17.78 Complete Attempts n Min TEAS mean Max TEAS mean Difference 1 17184 62.20 62.20-2 4022 55.97 61.99 6.03 3 1116 53.02 62.16 9.14 4 396 51.66 62.77 11.10 5 109 49.42 62.48 13.06 6 41 48.20 62.39 14.20 7 13 47.90 62.87 14.97 34
For individuals taking the TEAS more than once, the average of all TEAS total scores is most strongly related to future Fundamentals performance, and most similar to the relationship for those who take the TEAS only once. Correlation with RN Fundamentals Correlation with PN Fundamentals 1 attempt 2+ attempts 1 attempt 2+ attempts n 58,837 19,254 17,184 5,704 First 0.378 0.354 0.423 0.410 Most recent 0.324 0.360 Average 0.368 0.420 Maximum 0.332 0.384 35
Versatile Test Administration Options Choose the following options for the administration of the TEAS Online Registration. Send applicants to a PSI testing center. Independently schedule and administer the TEAS assessment.
ATI TEAS Transcript When applicants test at another location, they can send their transcript to your program. 37
ATI TEAS TEAS Study Manual $50 TEAS Online Practice Assessments $46 / two for $88 TEAS Study Manual + Practice Assessments $115 v ATI TEAS SmartPrep Package $209 SmartPrep Study Manual 2 online practice assessments 38