DAACS is a diagnostic assessment designed to help students transition to college. DAACS provides personalized feedback about students’ strengths and weaknesses in terms of key academic and self-regulated learning skills, linking them to the resources to help them be successful students.
Measure
DAACS assesses critical college skills.
Self-Regulated Learning
Writing
Mathematics
Reading
Learn
After completing DAACS, students receive immediate feedback about their strengths while identifying areas in need of improvement
Support
Students are directed to resources designed to promote skill development
Online Writing Lab
Coaches, Advisors & Faculty
Open Education Resources
Rethinking Placement Exams
Traditional placement exams are high stakes assessments on which students receive either a passing or failing grade. Those who fail are placed into costly remediation courses that delay progress. In contrast, DAACS provides students with detailed information and feedback on their preparation for college-level work, as well as resources for shoring it up. Students can build needed skills while enrolled in courses that lead to the completion of their degrees.
Assessing the Whole Student
Current research suggests that mindset, self-regulated learning, and grit are better predictors of college success than traditional placement or entrance exams. DAACS will assess these and provide students with strategies to be a more successful college student.
Predictive Analytics
Data provided by DAACS can increase the efficacy of predictive analytic models. These data will not only help institutions identify their most academically at-risk students, but also provide specific information as to why they are at risk. With this information, more targeted interventions can be developed that better serve students’ needs.