Placement in First-Year College Mathematics Courses Using Scores in SAT-Math and a Test of Algebra Skills.

Odell, Patricia; Schumacher, Phyllis

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Publication Date: 1995

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Placement in First-Year College Mathematics Courses Using Scores in SAT-Math and a Test of Algebra Skills.

Odell, Patricia; Schumacher, Phyllis

Primus, v5 n1 p61-72 Mar 1995

Correlations of a test of algebra skills, SAT mathematics scores, and final mathematics grades indicated that most college freshmen would be better placed in mathematics courses by using the test of algebra skills and SAT scores than by using SAT scores alone. (18 references) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, College Freshmen, Correlation, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Standardized Tests, Student Placement

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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