EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing Imagine you’re 16. You’ve just passed your California driver’s test, and you’re lining up to get what you think will be your ...

In the gap between graduating from high school and entering college, incoming freshmen encounter a major buzz kill: placement tests. Many students, caught up in the excitement of setting foot on their ...

Placement, Learning and Understanding Mathematics (PLUM) is a program designed to help entering students determine which first-year mathematics or statistics course is the right choice for them. The ...

Students come to Bethel with a variety of backgrounds and histories in math that may have included previous work in algebra, precalculus, or calculus. Success in Bethel’s Precalculus and Calculus 1 ...

To ensure that new students are placed into courses for which they are well prepared, Drexel's faculty has developed a set of required placement examinations. These examinations reflect the ...

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ALEKS PPL is an online, adaptive system that covers a broad spectrum of mathematics topics. The length of the Placement Assessment will vary, but can be up to 30 questions. Each assessment will ...

When students transition into a community college, the results of their placement tests determine a great deal about their future. More than half of all entering students end up being funneled into a ...