Skills Assessment Preparation: Math Newnham & York Learning Centre

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SKILLS ASSESSMENT PREPARATION: MATH NEWNHAM & YORK LEARNING CENTRE AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP Introduction Purpose for testing Testing conditions Useful links Testing types: Arithmetic Algebra Technical Math Select practice problems

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SKILLS ASSESSMENT PREPARATION: MATHNEWNHAM & YORK LEARNING CENTRE

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOPIntroduction

• Purpose for testing• Testing conditions• Useful links

Testing types:• Arithmetic• Algebra• Technical Math

Select practice problems

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• Tool to determine academic placement;• All new Seneca students take placement

tests;• Is done after acceptance to the program;• First-semester timetable depends on

assessment

INTRODUCTIONWhy skills assessment?

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TEST CENTREsenecacollege.ca/testcentreLEARNING CENTREsenecacollege.ca/learningcentresKNOW WHAT TESTS YOU WILL WRITE:senecacollege.ca/testcentre/program-testing.htmlSKILLS ASSESSMENT (SAMPLE QUESTIONS)senecacollege.ca/testcentre/assessment-prep.htmlACCUPLACER (INFORMATION)senecacollege.ca/testcentre/accuplacer.htmlSTUDY TIPSsenecacollege.ca/learningcentres/tips.html

Important Links

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Please Notescrap paper is not permitted

• You may use the paper you receive, during the exam, as scrap paper

Calculators are not permitted• You are not allowed to use a calculator during the exam

Cellphones or other communication devices are not permitted in the Test Centre

Length of Math Examination

English/Math testing – approx. three hours

Important Information

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Arithmetic (17 questions)Operationsaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division

• With whole numbers;• With fractions;• With Decimals

General number facts• Arranging in order• Rounding• Estimating

Percent calculationsApplications and problem solving

Arithmetic Testing

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Number• Expressions with absolute value• Operations with integers and rational numbers• Operations with roots (radicals) and simplifying expressions

with radicals

Expressions• Evaluating• Solving equations• Solving and graphing Inequalities• Adding and subtracting polynomials• Solving quadratic equations (by factoring)

 Word problems• Translating written phrases into algebraic expressions• Solving word problems• Solving verbal problems presented in an algebraic context

Algebra Testing (14 questions)

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Basic geometric facts:• The sum of internal angles in a triangle, rectangle• The area formula for a rectangle, square, triangle, circle• The idea of perimeter

Basic number facts and properties• Division by zero is not permitted• Square root of negative numbers is not permitted

Properties of Operations• Exponent properties• Operations with negative numbers• Order of operations

Percent• Converting between fractions, decimals, and percent• Calculating percent of a number, what percent is a number, and of what number is

given percent

Arithmetic and Algebra general expectations

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TEST TERMS/ FORMAT• 40 min long, 30 multiple choice questions• Calculators are not permitted

Technical Math (CAT3 Level 19 Test) For Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Technology students ONLY - Canadian Achievement Test 3rd Edition – CAT3 - Mathematics

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Expressions• Evaluating• Solving equations• Adding and subtracting polynomials• Multiplying binomials

Word problems• Translating written phrases into algebraic expressions• Solving word problems• Solving verbal problems presented in an algebraic context• Proportional reasoning questions (rates and proportions)

Graphing• Slope• Increasing and decreasing relationships• Reading from and interpreting bar graphs, histograms, and other

Technical Math (CAT3 Level 19 Test)

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General Expectations

Basic geometric facts:• The sum of internal angles in a triangle, rectangle• The area formula for a rectangle, square, triangle, circle• The idea of perimeter

Basic number facts and properties• Division by zero is not permitted• Square root of negative numbers is not permitted

Properties of Operations• Exponent properties• Operations with negative numbers• Order of operations

Percent• Converting between fractions, decimals, and percent• Calculating percent of a number, what percent is a number, and of what

number is given percent.

Technical Math (CAT3 Level 19 Test)

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SELECT PRACTICE PROBLEMS WILL FOLLOW…

Thank you for participating and good luck with your studies

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The Learning Centre is here to assist you with your studies through one-on-one tutoring, workshops, resources and more.

SenecaLC www.senecacollege.ca/learningcentres