Spotlight on Placement Tests, GED and CLEP Students who graduate high school often do not automatically make it into college level classes. Often placements are based on ACCUPLACER or COMPASS and if students end up in remedial classes they are spending more time and money on their education. By raising their awareness of these standards, students will be able to fulfill their educational and career goals in a timely fashion.
While the Common Core standards are a future-looking goal, for the moment it would be interesting to consider the GED as a standard. According to the GED, only 60% of high school graduates could pass the GED if tested. GED Fact Sheet GED Math Sample Questions
The CLEP (College-Level Examination Program -- passing this College Board gets students credit and is underpublicized compared to AP exams) is also worth checking out. Math Confidence Blog on the CLEP
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Working Without a Calculator
Placement tests sometimes allow calculators but if they do, it makes the test questions vastly different than in 19XX.
Students boost their brain fitness by solving problems in their head and/or in clever ways -- this leads to empowerment, confidence and self-reliance.
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Brain Teaser
Amanda went to the mall to buy supplies.
She spent 1/2 of what she had plus $2.00 in the first store.
Then she went to the second store and spent 1/2 of what she had left plus $1.00.
In the third store, she spent 1/2 of what she had left plus $1.00.
In the fourth and last store, she spent 1/2 of what she had left.
After all of her purchases, she was left with only $3.00. How much money did she start with and how much did she spend in each store?
Answer to February's Brain Teaser:
a = 4,b = 5, c = 7, d = 3, e = 11
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