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Classroom Placement

Finding Proper Placement for Your Classroom

The Math-U-See Curriculum can be used successfully in classrooms as a core curriculum or as a supplementary means to closing skill gaps. Since Math-U-See does not use traditional grade levels, students can be placed in the appropriate level based on their individual level of mastery without negatively impacting their confidence.

The placement process provides the means to assess a student’s basic computational skills and concept mastery to determine the best entry level in the Math-U-See Curriculum.

How to Administer

Individual testing for placement is ideal, but testing can be done in a group setting if accompanied by careful observation. The instructor should document observations of finger counting, touch points, tally marks, or other counting strategies.

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Check for Readiness

A student should meet these readiness prerequisites before taking the next step. Students must:

  • Demonstrate 1–1 correspondence
  • Demonstrate number recognition
  • Be able to count verbally zero to nine
  • Be able to write numerals zero to nine
  • Be ready for formal instruction

If your student does not meet these readiness prerequisites, please contact us to discuss proper placement for your student.

Placement Pretest

The Placement Pretest includes problems from each level of the Math-U-See Curriculum, Alpha through Zeta. Students should work through the problems in each row. Once the student has missed two or more problems in any one row, the Placement Pretest should be stopped. The level-specific placement test that corresponds with that row should then be administered. If the student completes the entire Placement Pretest without missing two or more problems in any one row, the Pre-Algebra Placement Test should then be administered.

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Level-Specific Placement Test

Administer the level-specific placement test with careful observation. After your student is finished with their test, use the following to determine if that level is appropriate for your student.

  • A score of 0% to 79% indicates that the student has not yet mastered the material contained in that level and should be placed in that level.
  • A score of 80% to 89% indicates that the student has mastered the material contained in that level and should be placed in the next level.
  • If the student’s score is 90% to 100%, the placement test of the subsequent level should be administered.

 

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General Math Placement Tests and Answer Keys

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Alpha
Single-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Beta
Multiple-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Gamma
Single & Multiple-Digit Multiplication

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Delta
Single & Multi-Digit Division

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Epsilon
Fractions

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Zeta
Decimals & Percents

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Secondary Math Placement Tests and Answer Keys

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Pre-Algebra
Negative numbers, order of operations, and solving for the unknown

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Algebra 1
Graphing, simultaneous equations, exponents, polynomial, and unit multipliers

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Algebra 1: Principles of Secondary Mathematics
Linear equations and functions, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomial expressions and equations, and Quadratics, exponentials, and radicals

Readiness Check Bridge Materials

Geometry
Points, line, planes, angles, circles, triangles, quadrilaterals, Pythagorean Theorem, conic sections, and proofs

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Algebra 2
Factoring polynomials, quadratic formula, and graphing conic sections

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

PreCalculus
with trigonometry, identities, polar equations, logarithms, sequences, limits and other topics to prepare for calculus

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Calculus
Derivatives, integrals, calculus applications, and differential equations

Placement Test Placement Test Answer Key

Have questions about finding proper placement?

If you need assistance with placement or have questions about the results, please contact our Schools Team.

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