The Math Readiness Test covers the topics of algebra, analytic geometry, trigonometry, exponentials, logarithms, and more. We recommend working through the exercises in these resources: Another option ...

Quadratic functions are something Round Lake High School seniors have learned before, but in preparation for college math placement tests, Craig Schrader’s applied math class has been going through ...

At CU Boulder, students have several math courses to choose from, based on their intended major. While some courses do not require a prerequisite or prior math experience, others will require a math ...

Math skills are extremely perishable. The most common mistake students make is not studying for the MPE. In order to place into a course concordant with your actual skill level, it's important to ...

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The University of North Georgia offers an Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) Assessment to determine readiness for mathematics courses. ALEKS ...

College readiness is getting examined like never before. As tricky as it is to define exactly what “college readiness,” it could be even trickier to figure out how to assess such readiness. Colleges ...

Research released earlier this year found that commonly used placement tests fail to adequately determine whether incoming college students need remedial coursework. Yet most colleges rely exclusively ...

How do I know what math course I should take? "Prerequisite" is a term for "something necessary as preparation for something else." In the case of math placement, prerequisites come in the form of ...

The purpose of the Math Placement Assessment (MPA) is to make sure that students begin their mathematical studies at UD in a course for which they are prepared and in which they can succeed. In that ...