We’re excited to announce that as previewed on March 8 [1], the new Algebra Readiness (AR) and High School Fundamental Skills Assessments (HSFS) have been released!
The release consists of Pre-Assessments, supporting curriculum for both Assessments and Answer Keys for all the above. All items are in their appropriate libraries (PKs, Assessments, etc.). The AR assessment entry option is located in the Mathnasium dropdown menu, and the HSFS entry option is located in the Computation dropdown menu.
These Assessments were designed to replace the Core/Original Level 8 as the Pre-Algebra Assessment. Additionally, they will serve as the first Assessment for many struggling high school students, building on the solid foundation established by Mathnasium Assessments 1-7.
Please read Algebra Readiness and High School Fundamental Skills – Administration Directions [2] carefully for more specifics on the intended audiences, as well as administration guidelines and recommendations for transitioning existing students.
As with previous releases, Core and Original Level 8 will remain available for at least six months to allow existing Learning Plans to be completed and students to be Post-Assessed.
In the near future, you can look forward to Post Assessments, Partial Post functionality for both AR and HSFS, a WOB 4.5 specifically designed to support an AR student, as well as HSFS & AR materials mapped to Canadian Core, Test Prep, and Pre-Calculus Assessments where appropriate. Keep watching Mathnasium Matters for more on these upcoming initiatives!
P.S. The Marketing Department has updated the Readiness campaign [3] with new materials that empower parents to start thinking about whether their child is ready for math [4] & Algebra [5] success… now available on Download Depot [6]!
7 Comments To "Education Department Update: NOW AVAILABLE – Algebra Readiness (AR) and High School Fundamental Skills (HSFS) Assessments!"
#1 Comment By Scott Thompson On March 25, 2016 @ 11:14 am
I’m not able to locate the answer keys for these assessments. Can someone point me in the right direction?
#2 Comment By Scott Thompson On March 25, 2016 @ 11:36 am
Nevermind, I found it in the “Mathnasium_Pre-Assessment_Answer_Keys” zip file. It just hasn’t been added to the shared answer keys folder on google drive.
#3 Comment By Travis Loeschen On March 28, 2016 @ 9:27 am
Will the new PK’s be mapped to the existing core 9 for the interim until the new Algebra I assessment is ready, or will we have to manually replace those topics in the LP?
#4 Comment By Sabre Karpowicz On March 28, 2016 @ 12:49 pm
The word “Solve” is spelled wrong in the Campaign.
#5 Comment By Mathnasium Education Department On March 29, 2016 @ 7:02 pm
Thank you everyone for your feedback and interest! Sabre, updated campaign materials are now available on Download Depot.
Travis, we will be mapping the new PKs to the SAT, ACT and Pre-Calc Assessments because those Assessments will be with us for a significant time. Our goal is to replace the existing Level 9 Assessments in as close to six months as we can, so we will not remap those.
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