SKILLS ASSESSMENT PREPARATION: MATHNEWNHAM & YORK LEARNING CENTRE

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOPIntroduction

• Purpose for testing• Testing conditions• Useful links

Testing types:• Arithmetic• Algebra• Technical Math

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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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Important Links

Please Note

scrap 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 calculations

Applications 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)

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