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Pre Registration TestingI took the Accuplacer at another College - can I transfer my scores to Brookdale?My new College wants the scores from the Accuplacer test I took at BrookdaleAll new degree students must take the Basic Skills (Accuplacer) Placement Test which includes measurement of reading, writing and mathematics. This test is designed to assure that students are ready to perform college-level work. Waivers of testing are available to students under the following provisions: Full Test Waiver (you will not have to take the test) 1) You have completed at least 24 college level credits with a grade of "C" or better from an accredited college. These 24 credits must include English Composition and a mathematics course higher than Elementary Algebra. 2) You have taken the Accuplacer or NJBST test at another New Jersey college. 3) You have at least a four-year degree from an accredited college. Partial Test Waiver (you only need part of the test) 1) You have take the SAT test and have scored as follows (as of 9/1/07) 2) You have credits from another college that do not meet the full guidelines of the full test waiver category above. You MAY qualify for a partial waiver. An individual assessment must be made. Non-native speakers of English and persons age 65 and older may also be eligible for a test waiver. To receive a waiver of testing, students must apply in person in the Admission Office. Those wishing to waive on the basis of previous credits must provide an unofficial or official transcript or a college diploma. Students with documented disabilities who would like to request appropriate accommodations should contact the Disability Services office at 732-224-2730 prior to testing. Students will be given information on how to make an appointment with their student development specialist (counselor) at the end of the test. Students who waive testing will be given counselor names in the Admission office upon completion of the waiver form. It is the student's responsibility to make an appointment with the counselor to have the Basic Skills Test results interpreted and to select appropriate courses for their initial term. Students whose scores indicate the need to enhance skills in the areas of reading, language arts and/or pre-algebra or elementary algebra will be placed in the appropriate courses. Students with gaps in their academic backgrounds or who, with the passage of time, have grown rusty in one or more of these areas, will find the developmental courses are designed to bring basic skills up to the necessary level for optimum college performance. Students needing such work must take and satisfactorily complete the developmental courses, although credits do not count towards graduation. Students whose scores indicate no need for developmental work may not enroll in them. Frequently Asked Questions What is a computerized test? Click on the test name for test description and sample questions Practice online for the: Or go to www.testprepreview.com Click here for access to the new Accuplacer Preparation Brochure. This includes sample items for the College Level Math (CLM) test. Please note that not all tests included in the brochure are utilized by Brookdale Community College. What happens at the end of the test? Need help preparing for Accuplacer?Consider A+dvancer!!!A+dvancer: Is a basic skills preparation program aligned with the competencies identified in Accuplacer
Benefits
While there are no guarantees that you will place into college level classes, after using A+dvancer, this program can:
For more information, contact:
Nancy O’Shea, M.A.
Manager, Testing Services
732-224-2076
You take the Accuplacer Basic Skills test using a computer. You use either the keyboard or the mouse to enter your answers and supply other information. A Test Administrator will always be present if you have questions or problems. The Test Administrator has the ability to resolve any difficulties that may occur. You will be presented with from 12 to 20 questions. The questions appear one at a time on the computer screen. Most questions are multiple choice, and all you need do is use the "Enter" key or mouse to select an answer. When you have completed the question and confirmed your answer, a new screen will appear with your next question. Each test is adaptive. This means that the computer automatically determines which questions are presented to you based on your responses to prior questions. This technique selects just the right questions to ask without being too easy or too difficult. Each test is untimed so that you can give each question as much thought as you wish. However, once you have selected and confirmed your answer, you can not return to that question. We have found the full battery of tests (reading, sentence skills, computation and algebra) can take students anywhere from one to three hours. Who must take the test? All first time matriculated students are required to be tested for placement. Some students may be waived from all or part of the tests. Please click here for details on Full or Partial Waivers. When and where are the tests given? The Accuplacer Basic Skills test is available in the Testing Center, located in the lower level of the CAR Building on the Lincroft Campus. Click here for hours. No appointment is necessary. The test is also available at Brookdale's Higher Education Centers and Branch Campus by appointment. Click on the name for contact information.
You may also stop in anytime during an Express Registration Day event - held in January, April, June, July, August, and December at all locations. What if I need to make special arrangments? If you have a disability or temporarily disabling condition that will prevent you from taking the tests under standard conditions, contact the Disability Services Office at 732-224-2730 or TTY at 732-842-4211. What should I bring to the test? On the day of the test, be sure to have a government issued photo ID and a walk-in pass (available from Recruitment) or referral (available from a Counselor). The staff of the Testing Center will supply pencils and scratch paper. Can I use my dictionary or calculator? Textbooks, notebooks, dictionaries, calculators, or other papers of any kind (except scratch paper supplied by the Testing Center staff) are not allowed in the testing room. At the Testing Center in Lincroft you will be asked to lock up all personal items, and personal items at all other locations must be placed in a secure location. Additionally, anyone who gives or receives help during the test or uses notes or books of any kind, will not be allowed to continue the test. Following the test, no materials or notes may be removed from the room. Brookdale may cancel your score if there is reason to question its validity. This is an adaptive test. This means that the questions are chosen for you on the basis of your answers to previouis questions. Because the test works this way, you must answer every question when it is first given. You can change your answer to a particular question before moving on to the next question, but you can not leave a question out or come back to it later to change your answer. Once you go on to the next question, you can not return to the question. If you do not know the answer to a question, try to eliminate one or more of the choices, then pick from the remaining choices. What kinds of questions are on the test? This test measures your understanding of sentence structure - how sentences are put together and what makes a sentence complete and clear. Before you begin, there will be two sample questions with the correct answers indicated. In some questions you will be asked to select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is the best, choose the first one. Sample Question Ms. Rose planning to teach a course in biology next summer.
The correct answer is plans. The sentence should be "Ms. Rose plans to teach a course in biology next summer." Sample Question Being a female jockey, she was often interviewed. This test measures your ability to understand what you read. Before you begin there will be two sample questions with the correct answers indicated. Some questions will ask you to read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. Sample Question There are two types of pottery that I do. There is production pottery---mugs, tableware--- the kinds of things that sell easily. These pay for my time to do the other work, which is more creative and satisfies my needs as an artist. The author of the passage implies that artists have a tendency to waste valuable time The correct answer is creativity and mass-production are incompatible. The author of the passage implies that creativity and mass-production are incompatible. In other questions, two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement. Sample Question The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years. What does the second sentence do? It restates the idea found in the first. The correct answer is It states an effect. The Arithmetic test measures your skills in three primary categories. The first is operations with whole numbers and fractions and recognizing equivalent fractions and mixed numbers. The second category involves operations with decimals and percents, fractions and percent equivalencies and estimation problems. The last category involves applications and problem solving. Questions include rate, percent, and measurement problems, and geometry problems. Before you begin there will be a sample question with the correct answer indicated. Sample Question Solve the following problem. You may use the paper you have been given for scratch work. 10 + 3 = The correct answer is 13. There are three categories in the Elementary Algebra test. The first is operations with integers and rational numbers, the use of absolute value and ordering. The second category is operations with algebraic expressions with the evaluation of simple formulas and expressions and the evaluation of positive rational roots and exponents, simplifying algebraic fractions and factoring. The third category tests skills in equation solving, inequalities and word problems. These questions include solving systems of linear equations, the solution of quadratic equations by factoring, solving verbal problems. Before you begin there will be a sample question with the correct answer indicated. Sample Question Solve the following problem. You may use the paper you have been given for scratch work. 2x + 3x + y = 6xy The correct answer is 5x + y. What happens at the end of the test? At the end of the test, you will either see a page indicating that you have completed all the testing or one indicating the test that you have just completed followed by the next test you will take. Once you have completed the Basic Skills tests, it is your responsibility to call your Student Development Specialist at the numbers listed below and make an appointment to have the results evaluated.
Your Student Development Specialist will work with you on course selections that will meet academic goals. Your test scores and the information you provide when taking the tests will only be used by Brookdale for placement purposes. It may also be used by Brookdale and The College Board for research and training purposes. Your test information will not be disclosed for any other purpose without your permission. If the data are used for research purposes, special precautions will be taken to ensure that your identity is kept confidential. If you have questions about a test question, you may write to: The College Board You will receive a written response to any question you submit. I understand that I must comply with these testing rules and conditions and if I fail to do so, my test results may be canceled, no monies will be refunded and legal action or other remedies may be pursued. I understand that the Basic Skills test is administered to obtain information to assist in placing me in the appropriate course, determining the need for developmental coursework or meeting college or other governing body mandates. I further understand that the test may only be taken for these reasons and may not be taken for any other reason. I understand that I must have proper identification to be permitted to take the Basic Skills Test. Proper identification includes two pieces of positive identification one of which includes a picture. I understand that my responses may be used for purposes of training and instruction. Further, I understand that if my response is used for these purposes individual identifying information will be removed I understand that the test administrators are responsible for maintaining a secure test administration and that I authorize the administrators to act as my agents in maintaining test security and will cooperate with them. I further agree to follow all reasonable oral or written instructions presented at the test administration. I understand that if I fail to comply with this requirement, I may be dismissed from the test administration and/or my score may be canceled. I agree not to communicate with other examinees or other individuals other than the test administrators during the test administration. I further agree not to disrupt or in any way behave in any way that would adversely affect my performance or the performance of other examinees. I understand that if I fail to comply with this requirement, I may be dismissed from the test administration and/or my score may be canceled. I understand that all test questions and other test materials are the property of The College Board and/or its contractors and have been developed at great cost. I further understand that the materials must be kept confidential and secure from disclosure. These materials are not available to me outside of the test administration, either before or after the test administration. I understand that I can not and will not take any assessment materials including notes from the test administration room. Any other duplication of test materials, in whole or in part is prohibited. I promise and agree not to disclose any of the contents of the assessment and will not duplicate or reproduce information contained in those booklets in whole or in part. I understand that if I should fail to comply with this requirement, I may be liable for the costs associated with a failure to comply and may be subject to other legal remedies including injunctive relief for any such action on my part. I understand that my scores will be made available to institutions of higher education, and appropriate state agencies. If I wish to cancel my scores I must do so before leaving the test center by notifying the test administrators in writing of my desire to do so. If The College Board has any doubt about the legitimacy or validity of my score, they may cancel my test score if in their sole opinion there is adequate reason to question the validity or legitimacy of the score. I understand and agree that liability for test administration activities, including but no limited to the accuracy of the assessment materials, assessment scores, administration conditions including computer equipment, will be limited to a retake of the assessment or correction of the scores at no additional charge. I waive all rights to all further claims arising out of any acts or omissions of The College Board or its contractors. I understand that the assessment itself, and the assessment program, are subject to change at the sole discretion of The College Board and its contractors. If I object to any of these rules or conditions, I understand that I will advise the test administrators before the test administration and the objection will be considered prior to allowing me to take the assessment. If my objection is not honored, I will not be permitted to take the assessment. I understand that should any of these rules or conditions or other aspect of the assessment process be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or illegal, the remaining rules, conditions and assessment components will not be affected and will remain in effect. |