An Online Mathematics Assessment, Placement and Learning System

数学（21）数学分班考试在高等教育中广泛使用，因为充分的准备对学生在数学课程中取得成功至关重要。然而，我们的调查表明，大多数分班测试低于其潜在的价值评估和学习，由于测试本身或他们（不）使用的方式。在这个项目中，我们正在创建一个可以在互联网上访问的测试系统，其中包括分班测试，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。该项目的主要目标之一是通过评估改进课程。因此，我们也计划使用这个工具来评估选定的数学课程的有效性，通过管理“退出考试。这种“基于结果”的评估目前正受到认证机构的鼓励。我们的计划是通过将给定课程的分班考试与其先决课程的结业考试联系起来来做到这一点。我们还将该系统提供给高中学生和他们的顾问，以评估大学数学课程的准备情况。这种“提前安置测试”已经在全国几个州的高中生和大三学生中进行了多年。将早期分班测试整合到我们的系统中，只是一个综合的分班、评估和学习系统中的一部分，以改善课程和教学。

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.