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McLennan Community College 2015 Counselor Workshop TSI Assessment Presentation
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1
Who is responsible to make sure students complete a PAA at a high school testing site?
Testing software
College staff
High school staff
Students
2
How must the McLennan Testing Center receive TSI scores from a high school test site?
A copy of the TSI score report
High school transcript
TSI Database
Spreadsheet including names and scores
3
Keeping up with the TSI is a piece of cake.
True
Are you kidding me??
4
The Pre-Assessment Activity must be completed:
At the college administering the test
Before taking the TSI Assessment
All of the above
Online
5
PAA stands for:
Post-Assessment Activity
Primary Assessment of America
Pre-Assessment Activity
Pre-Activity Assessment
6
The TSI Assessment tests all of the following
except:
Math
Writing
Reading
Critical Thinking
7
If a student uses a PSAT waiver for Dual Credit as a junior, when does that exemption expire?
After five years
Upon high school graduation
Never
At the end of the junior year
8
What is the time limit to complete the TSI?
4 hours
6 hours
14 calendar days
3 hours
9
The only college placement test currently being used in Texas is:
THEA
TASP
Accuplacer
TSI
10
In order to skip College Algebra (MATH 1314) and take Calculus 1 (MATH 2413), a student must:
Receive permission from the MCC Math Department
Earn a perfect score on the SAT math test
Score 70%+ on the math department placement exam
Score 375+ on the math section of the TSI Assessment
11
A passing reading TSI score or an exemption/waiver is required to take:
Freshman Composition
National Government
All of the above
College Algebra
12
Which test does not provide a TSI exemption for a high school graduate?
SAT
PSAT
ACT
STAAR
13
If a student tests at another college, McLennan staff can assume they also completed the PAA.
True
False
14
If a student tests at a high school, McLennan staff can assume they also completed the PAA.
True
False
15
Students must have an ID number from McLennan before completing the Pre-Assessment Activity.
True
False
16
A DC waiver for PLAN as a junior, can qualify as a senior in all of the following ways except:
ACT/SAT Exemption
PSAT/PLAN scores
Complete a college-level course in a reading intense course
TSI Assessment
17
TSI stands for:
Texas Success Innovation
Texas State Inquisition
Testing Stinks Incredibly
Texas Success Initiative
18
A TSI waiver based on English 2 STAAR EOC scores can continue through the senior year if:
Student completes any dual credit course as a junior
Student completes a college-level writing course as a junior
Student receives special permission from MCC staff
It cannot be continued through the senior year in any case.
19
A TSI Waiver based on English 2 STAAR EOC scores can be granted to:
High School Graduates
Seniors Only
Juniors only
Both Juniors & Seniors
20
What's the highest level math a student can be placed into using the TSI or a waiver/exemption?
Any college level math class
College Algebra (MATH 1314)
Calculus I (MATH 2413)
Pre-Calculus (MATH 2412)
