MATH Placement Testing Results 2009 Data on New Cut Scores.
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Cut-Score Changes
• Cut scores were raised for all MATH courses (making it more rigorous/difficult to place into a specific course) and to bring the cut-score more in line with IVYTech (who uses the same Compass Placement Test).
• Resulting in a shift of 400 students (4.6%) at each placement level to a lower course, out of 8,640 students tested from Aug 2008 to Aug 2009.
The Courses
IUPUI Title K-12 Equivalent
Not Offered at IUPUI
Basic Skills 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade
Not Offered at IUPUI
Pre-Algebra 7th and 8th Grade
M001 and 001 Introductory Algebra
1st Yr HS Algebra
110 and 111 Intermediate Algebra
2nd Yr HS Algebra
153 + 154 = 159 College Algebra + Trig
Pre-Calculus
165Calculus for Science and Engineering
AP Calculus (AB)
The 11 Placement Messages
See Math Placement Chart above – based on the placement domain, and score in that domain, an advisor gets 1 of 11 messages for that student.
Students are given an intermediate algebra question, depending on the response being correct or not, the test starts adapting itself to the test-taker. Usually in less than 20 questions, the student ends in one of the algebra domains:
MA601 Pre-Algebra Questions
MA602 Algebra I and Algebra II Questions
MA603 College Algebra Questions
MA604 Trigonometry Questions
There are no calculus questions (domain) on the placement test.
MATH Level 11 Message
Course
DFW Rate
n Compliant Overall DFW, n
M118 07.6% 52 Y 35.9%, 792
M119 08.0% 25 Y 31.0%, 388
153 15.0% 20 Y 49.0%, 590
159 66.6% 03 Y 58.5%, 118
165 26.4% 74 Y 38.7%, 321
166 22.2% 09 Y 37.8%, 172
221 12.6% 32 Y 31.6%, 174
231 06.7% 15 Y 09.5%, 042
MATH Level 10 Message
Course
DFW Rate
n Compliant Overall DFW, n
110 00.0% 01 Y 35.8%, 547
M118 12.0% 25 Y 35.9%, 792
M119 13.4% 15 Y 31.0%, 388
153 34.4% 32 Y 49.0%, 590
159 52.2% 23 Y 58.5%, 118
165 25.0% 08 No 38.7%, 321
166 100.0% 01 No 37.8%, 172
221 00.0% 03 No 31.6%, 174
MATH Level 9 Message
Only 3 students placed into this domain.
Next few levels show good DFW rates.
Look at bottom level messages.
MATH Level 1 Message
Course
DFW Rate
n Compliant Overall DFW, n
M001 100.0% 02 No 60.3%, 083
001 75.0% 04 No 22.0%, 959
MATH Level 2 Message
Course
DFW Rate
n Compliant Overall DFW, n
M001 61.4% 70 No 60.3%, 083
001 50.0% 52 No 22.0%, 959
110 83.4% 6 No 35.8%, 547
159 100.0% 1 No 58.5%, 118
MATH Level 3 Message
Course
DFW Rate
n Compliant Overall DFW, n
M001 100.0% 1 Y 60.3%, 083
001 33.4% 6 Y 22.0%, 959
110 100.0% 1 No 35.8%, 547
111 100.0% 1 No 39.1%, 753
M118 100.0% 2 No 35.9%, 792