Placement Tests: Your First Steps to Success

Hi, I'm Enzel.

And I'm Mark.

Welcome to your first college
assignment: placement tests.

You're probably thinking
you know all about placement tests.

Let me tell you something you may not know.
Placement tests have the wrong name.

They are actually 'success tests'.

Placement tests,
like the one you will be taking,
are precision testing instruments.

Each question you answer,
whether the answer is correct or not,

let's us know where your strengths are,
or if you face challenges in your
Math, Reading, and Writing skills.

After answering the questions,
your results will help tell us

what classes you would need to take
to ensure your success
here at Kishwaukee College.

For example,
you may be placed in Calculus;

or you may be placed in Arithmatic,
or in between.

Where you're placed is the
precise point that you need to gain

the skills and knowledge to be
succesful in Mathematics,

or any program where you plan to study,
to have the career that you want.

This is the same for English and Reading skills.
You may be ready for a college course,

or you may need to take another class
to help build up your skill.

The bottom line is,
your acedemic success.

Kishwaukee wants you to succed,
and that is the reason there are

different levels of Math,
Reading, and Writing classes.

Everyone has strengths
in particular areas,

and other areas that have
always been a challenge.

You know yourself better than anyone,
and you know which areas

have come more easily
to you than others.

The placement tests at Kishwaukee College
covers topics, skills, and knowledge

that meet the
expected national standards,

not just what was
covered by your high school.

So there may be concepts
that you've never seen before.

That is okay.

It's how the tests works
to find out what you know.

For the placement tests to be
as precise as they are designed to be,
you have to do the best you can.

The placement test does not allow you
to return to questions
to rethink your answer.

Plus, if you answer
something incorrectly,
the test will stop you,

because it will evaluate you
as not being prepared in your subject.

That is why practicing with
the sample test questions

before taking the placement tests
can help you prepare.

When you take the placement tests,
use the test-taking strategies
that you learned at your highschool.

You do not have to take
all three sections on the same day.

If you are stressed, or tired,
come back another day and take the exam.

But most of all, relax.

The placement test is not timed,
so you can take your time,
and do your best.

Remember, this is your
personal placement test
to ensure your college success.