Frequently Asked Questions
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Who can I contact if I have any
questions about Essential Mathematics?
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You can email or phone the following people: |
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How do I get an account? |
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You can download the registration form to sign up for Essential
Mathematics. Click
here to download the Registration form.
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There are from 20 to 25 questions in each
Assessment. Do I have to do all of them? |
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No. Students may do as many problems as they like. The results
will report the number of problems, correct, wrong, or not attempted. If a
problem is skipped, students may go back to it. There is an option
to exit the assessment at any time. The remainder of the problems will be
considered as not attempted.
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Can I print out the results? |
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Yes, you can.
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How often can I visit the site? |
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At anytime from anywhere that has Internet service and as often
as you want.
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How are these assessments different? |
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The separate Assessments relate to
different California Standards.
Grades 4-7
Foundations I - Reviews skills from grades 4-7 with problems related to
the foundational standards in preparation for the CAHSEE.
Grades 4-7
Foundations II - Reviews foundational skills that may be more difficult
than those in Assessment 1.
CAHSEE Preview
- Reviews some higher level foundational skills, along with the standards
directly assessed on the CAHSEE for grades 6 and 7.
Alegbra I -
Covers the Algebra I standards.
Grade # - Trimester
or Quarter - Reviews the standards for grade levels 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, or Algebra I. These are broken down into Trimester or Quarter
assesments, with components of some standards assessed for different
benchmarks.
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Is it the same Assessment every time? |
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No. Each time an Assessment is taken, questions are
randomly drawn from the Essential Mathematics test bank. The bank is
being expanded on a regular basis to allow for greater variation.
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What do the code numbers on the individual problems mean? |
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All problems have a code that identifies the strand, grade
level, and standard. Each problem addresses only one component of a standard.
An example is NS 7 (1.2) This means the Number Sense, Grade 7, Standard
1.2. If you want to see what this standard is, you can go to the
Standard Search page, select the strand (NS), enter the grade level (7), the
standard code (1.2), and the standard will be displayed on the screen.
Some standards are broken up into more than one component that is identified by
letters added to the code, such as 3AF(1.1b).
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How can I access the full standard? |
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You can access all standards on the Standard Search
page. You also have the option to search for an individual standard
by itself.
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What information will be provided after taking an
Assessment? |
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After taking an Assessment, you will find the standards you
have correctly answered, attempted, or skipped in the report. In
this way, a teacher can find out if there are specific areas of need for
individual students or a full class. Students may be asked to only
do problems related to particular standards and skip all other standards.
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If I am a teacher, how do I find a student record or class
record? |
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Teachers can find a student's record by selecting the class,
and then a student. An individual summary of their assessments over
time will be in the report. Teachers may select an entire class data
or all data for each student in the class. This will give a quick
way to assess class areas of strengths and weaknesses. Students are
listed in alphabetical order, then by date.
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Are there any tutorial pages that can help me with
specific standards? |
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Currently, when a student finishes an assessment, there are links to worksheets
and on-line resources, primarily for California mathematics
standards. Eventually we hope to include more specific tutorial
pages, as well as potential lessons that teachers or students might use to
improve their understanding. |