Skills Assessment Preparation: Math Newnham & York Learning Centre
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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
• 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?
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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)
SELECT PRACTICE PROBLEMS WILL FOLLOW…
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