The algebra texts that I've seen have practice final exams containing
questions keyed to specific chapters; answers are located in the back
of the book. Those exams could be used as diagnostic tests for
students struggling in more advanced courses.
Sue Wickham
Des Moines Area Community College
On Jun 10, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Nic Voge wrote:
> If I can tag onto Shaunte's comments, I am looking for similar
> kinds of resources. But, I want more :)
> I am also looking for an assessment instrument which measures
> students' competency in algebra, geometry and trig.
> Ideally this assessment would be keyed to specific sub-topics in
> these domains so that students could be directed to
> study specific modules based upon their performance on the
> assessment instrument. That is, I want to give to students
> a diagnostic test the results of which could be used to indicate
> specific subtopics in a domain of math, rather than a more
> global assessment that the student is not, for instance, competent
> in Trigonometry.
>
> Here's the context of my request. In a program we have on my campus
> students take a placement exam for one of several calculus courses.
> According to instructors, some students are actually more
> knowledgeable/competent in calculus than their scores indicate because
> they have gaps in their algebra and trig. Students' subsequent
> performance in their classes confirms this; instructors frequently
> observe that
> students who have a good conceptual understanding of calculus are
> hindered by limited algebra, geometry and trig competence. However the
> calculus placement test we use does not reveal much systematic
> information about students' non-calculus math knowledge. So, we are
> thinking about
> administering a diagnostic assessment in combination with the
> calculus placement test. We'd like to be able to point students to
> specific
> topics to study and materials for doing so, because the compressed
> nature of the program will not allow for systematic review of trig,
> etc. during class time.
>
> If any of you have any leads on this--especially those with
> expertise in self-guided learning--please let me know.
> Many thanks,
> Nic
> On Jun 10, 2010, at 4:32 PM, Shaunte.Montgomery wrote:
>
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>> students who need all sorts of assistance--from Math to English,
>> Study Skills, and Resume/Cover Letter help. Most of my students
>> are in need of Math remediation and I would like to see them
>> become more independent of my help and begin to be more confident
>> in their own capabilities. With that being said, I am in search
>> of any sort of self-paced Math tutorial software. Though an
>> inclusive program of lower-level Mathematics would be fine, I am
>> mostly interested in software that encompasses Algebra I & II,
>> Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus.
>> Thank you for any assistance,
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