Which ALEKS will help prepare for accuplacer tests?

[AdrianPeterson]

Which ALEKS will help prepare for accuplacer tests?

[nj593]

Which ALEKS will help prepare for accuplacer tests?

Hi,
From what i saw just now on accuplacer they have in math basic math, intermediate math, and college math into precal. So I would say then focus on that in Aleks. Its an adaptive test so this means it will go harder if you keep getting them right. But according to the site in those areas i mentioned in Math. So it will not move on to say trig if you do outstanding in the other areas.
I provided the link to what will be on the test below.
The ACCUPLACER Tests
take care

[P00057870]

Accuplacer also tests grammar, reading, comprehension, etc. Make sure to study as those portions are also adaptive -- if I remember correctly.

[nj593]

Yes you are correct that is what the site said. Aleks I think has an english section to that could help.

Accuplacer also tests grammar, reading, comprehension, etc. Make sure to study as those portions are also adaptive -- if I remember correctly.

[P00057870]

Something else just came to mind that I wanted to share. I had to take the Accuplacer when I returned to the community college after 30+ years. I did well on the grammar, reading and comprehension but not on the Math. My counselor allowed me to take other courses while I studied Math on my own as I did not want to pay to take Beginning Algebra and the course I was pursuing required Intermediate Algebra.

I decided to go back and study pre-algebra on my own, found a community school who did the beginning algebra on Saturdays (book and school cost combined were about $100 -- less than a Beginning Algebra course at the school). Boy it was hard to dust off the memory banks as it had been 42 years since I had done Algebra and frankly the methods of teaching it had changed and some of the terminology was a little different.

To make a long story short, when I finally felt like I had a grasp of beginning and a chance of taking Intermediate and passing, I contacted my counselor who allowed me to retake that portion of the Accuplacer test only. Remember my goal was to bypass and get straight into Intermediate

When I tested, not only did I pass but the testing center supervisor came out to give me my grade and told me I tested so high that if I wanted to I could test for the next level of Accuplacer and bypass 2 college level math courses. (Intermediate and another one, I can remember specifically which one).

Bottom line -- there is another way of testing out of math classes if you are really good at it.

I was not confident enough that I could study advanced algebra, statistics, and trigonometry so took the one required class.

Just wanted to share another way you can bypass some maths (perhaps) if your college allows.

Judy