Helping Students Prepare for College Mathematics Placement Tests A Guide for Teachers and Parents

by Latterell, Carmen M.

• ISBN13: 9781578866557
• ISBN10: 1578866553
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-08
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Placement tests are rapidly joining the ranks of high-stakes testing and college freshmen are required to take mathematics placement exams to determine their first mathematics course upon entering college. Unfortunately, these exams tend to place students in a lower-level or remedial course. As a result, additional expenses are incurred; degree programs are extended; and scholarships, awards, and external funding are less likely. Helping Student Prepare for College Mathematics Placement Tests: A Guide for Teachers and Parents includes two sample placement tests, a guide that shows what entry course a student will be assigned with a given score, and explanations on material that students might have forgotten or never quite understood. This guide is sure to help students excel!

Author Biography

Carmen M. Latterell is associate professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota- Duluth.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Basic Skills without a Calculator	p. 3
Graphing without a Graphing Calculator	p. 13
A College Mathematics Placement Test	p. 35
Elaborate Solutions to the Test	p. 45
A Second College Placement Test with Solutions	p. 67
Final Advice	p. 85
Study Skills for College Mathematics	p. 87
A Note to Teachers about State Standards	p. 93
Index	p. 95
About the Author	p. 97
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