Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.)
The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test
(P.E.R.T.) is Florida's customized common placement test. The purpose of the
P.E.R.T. is accurate course placement based on the student's skills and abilities. The
P.E.R.T. is aligned with the Postsecondary Readiness Competencies identified by Florida faculty as necessary for success in entry-level college credit coursework. The
P.E.R.T. assessment system includes Placement and Diagnostic tests in mathematics, reading and writing.
The (P.E.R.T.) Placement is administered to students in public high schools and Florida College System institutions to determine readiness for Intermediate Algebra, MAT 1033, and Freshman Composition I, ENC 1101. The P.E.R.T. assessment is a computer adaptive test (C.A.T.) with 25 operational items that will be the basis of the student's placement score and five (5) field test items which are designed to continuously enhance the operational test bank.
Students who are placed into developmental education have an opportunity to take the (P.E.R.T.) Diagnostic to identify specific deficiencies. There are two linear Diagnostic tests for each subject area - one for lower level developmental education and another for upper level.
A student cannot fail the P.E.R.T. Test scores are used to determine whether a student is ready for college level coursework. For those who do not meet the state established cut score, the score is an indicator that additional preparation is necessary before entering college level courses. For high school students who do not meet the college-ready cut score on the P.E.R.T., the high school must offer those students postsecondary preparatory instruction.
The scaled scores on the P.E.R.T. Placement range from 50-150. The current course placement score ranges for the (P.E.R.T.) are:
| Mathematics |
| Lower Level Developmental Education |
Scores of 50-95 |
| Higher Level Developmental Education |
Scores of 96-112 |
| Intermediate Algebra (MAT 1033) |
Scores of 113*-122 |
| College Algebra or higher (MAC 1105) |
Scores of 123-150 |
*113 is the college-ready cut score for mathematics.
| Reading |
| Lower Level Developmental Education |
Scores of 50-83 |
| Higher Level Developmental Education |
Scores of 84-103 |
| Freshman Composition Skills I (ENC 1101) |
Scores of 104*-150 |
*104 is the college-ready cut score for reading.
| Writing |
| Lower Level Developmental Education |
Scores of 50-89 |
| Higher Level Developmental Education |
Scores of 90-98 |
| Freshman Composition Skills I (ENC 1101) |
Scores of 99*-150 |
*99 is the college-ready cut score for writing.
Additional College-Ready Measures
| Postsecondary Education Readiness Test |
| (a) Reading |
104 |
ENC 1101 |
| (b) Writing |
99 |
| (c) Mathematics |
113 |
MAT 1033 |
| Accuplacer, The College Board |
| Reading Comprehension |
83 |
ENC 1101 |
| Writing Skills |
83 |
| Elementary Algebra |
72 |
MAT 1033 |
| SAT-I, The College Board |
| Verbal |
440 |
ENC 1101 |
| Mathematics |
440 |
MAT 1033 |
| Enhanced ACT, American College Testing Program |
| Reading |
18 |
ENC 1101 |
| English |
17 |
| Mathematics |
19 |
MAT 1033 |
| Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading |
| Reading |
262 |
ENC 1101, REA |
Florida Statutes
- 1008.30 - Common placement testing for public postsecondary education
State Board of Education Rule
- 6A-10.0315 (Word) - College Prep Testing, Placement, and Instruction
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