MAA-Maplesost Placement Test Suite
The MAA-Maplesoft Placement Test Suite 3.0
contains many new features.
The calculator-based tests from the Mathematical Association of America
(MAA) are now available for on-line delivery through the Placement Test
Suite. With these tests, you have the option of allowing your students
to use calculators while solving the problems. The calculator-based
tests contain problems similar to those seen in typical classrooms
where calculator use in encouraged, while maintaining the stringent
statistical controls and high content validity of the traditional MAA
placement tests.
- Subjects: Arithmetic and Skills, Basic Algebra,
Algebra, and Calculus Readiness
- Four parallel forms of each test are available
- Each test available as a built-in assignment
- Tested, reviewed and approved by the MAA
Analysis
- Access scores for individual questions as well
as for the assignment as a whole
- See grade reports on groups of questions selected
from a test
- Get a breakdown of the number of students that chose
each answer for a particular question
- Customize feedback when setting a passing score.
Schools can recommend the class in which to register based on the
student’s result or even recommend a subsequent test that the student
should take
Administration
- Single sign-on.
Once a student is logged into the system, they have immediate access to
the appropriate tests. There is no need to log in multiple times
- Force-grade open assignments.
Schools can force-grade assignments at the end of an orientation
session to ensure they have captured the results of all students before
doing their analysis
- Tighter administration controls prevent students
from creating multiple accounts through the use of a student roster for
enrollment
- The use of student rosters provides tighter
administration controls and prevents students from creating
multiple accounts
Ongoing development will add new features and tests that will be made
available to subscribing institutions.
Product
information on the MAA-Maple Placement Testing Suite on the
Maplesoft website.
Press release announcing PTP 3.0
(February 2008).
Press release
announcing the development agreement with Maplesoft (July 2005).