An Online Mathematics Assessment, Placement and Learning System

数学(21)数学分级考试在高等教育中被广泛使用，因为充分的准备对学生在数学课程中的成功非常重要。然而，我们的调查表明，大多数分级测试没有达到其评估和学习的潜在价值，要么是因为测试本身，要么是因为它们被(不)使用的方式。在这个项目中，我们正在创建一个可在互联网上访问的测试系统，其中包括分级测试、练习考试以及为需要更多帮助的学生提供概念和解决方案的在线解释。这个项目的主要目的之一是通过评估来改进课程。因此，我们还计划使用这一工具来评估选定的数学课程的有效性，通过管理“出口考试”。认证机构目前正在鼓励这种“以结果为基础”的评估。我们的计划是通过将给定课程的分级考试与其必修课程的毕业考试联系起来来实现这一点。我们还向高中生和他们的导师提供了这个系统，以便评估他们对大学水平数学课程的准备情况。多年来，美国几个州的高二和大三学生都参加了这样的“提前入学测试”。将早期分级考试融入我们的系统中，只是改善课程和教学的一个全面的分级、评估和学习系统中的一部分。

Mathematics (21)Mathematics placement examinations are widely used in higher education because adequate preparation is extremely important for student success in mathematics courses. However, our survey indicates that most placement testing falls short of its potential value for assessment and learning due either to the tests themselves or the way in which they are (not) used. In this project, we are creating a testing system accessible on the Internet that includes placement tests, practice exams, and online explanations of concepts and solutions for students who require more assistance. One of the main aims of this project is to improve the curriculum through assessment. Therefore, we also plan to use this tool to assess the effectiveness of selected mathematics courses by administering "exit exams." Such "outcomes-based" assessment is currently being encouraged by accreditation agencies. Our plan is to do this by linking placement exams in a given course to the exit exam in its prerequisite course. We are also making the system available to high school students and their advisors in order to assess readiness for college level math courses. Such "Early Placement Tests" have been given to high school sophomores and juniors in several states across the country for years. The integration of an early placement test into our system is simply one more piece in a comprehensive system of placement, assessment and learning to improve curriculum and instruction.