ADULT BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS HEADING FOR COLLEGE:A ‘HEADS UP’ WORKSHOP ABOUT THE COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST (ACCUPLACER)[SE]

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Overview

Despite high school experience and/or completion of the GED test battery, many students arrive at the community college without the reading and math skills needed to succeed in college work. In this interactive training, participants will learn about and have the chance to experience the College Placement Test – ACCUPLACER, the test used to evaluate students who may need developmental courses at the Community College. The presenters will compare the test structure and purposes to the GED components, and provide resources for instructional models to prepare students for this placement exam.

Details

This training will be held in Building L Room 102 at Bristol Community College and is geared specifically toward ABE/ESOL/GED practitioners.

When

May 13, 2008 from 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Where

• Bristol Community College
• 777 Elsbree Street
• Fall River, MA 02720

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Registration Deadline

May 09, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Topics

ABE, ESOL, GED

Multi-session attendance required

no

Contact info

Janet Dutra
janet.dutra@bristolcc.edu
(508) 678-2811 ext. 2278

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

Participants in this workshop will:

 

1. Gain a full understanding of the content and format of the College Placement TEST/ ACCUPLACER in both Reading Skills and Math
2. Understand the different purpose and format of the Reading and Math components on the GED as compared with the ACCUPLACER
3. Understand appropriate instructional models for preparing students to achieve the highest possible score in the Reading component
4. Understand instructional models for preparing students to achieve the highest possible score in the Mathematics components

Presenters

Sally Gabb and Jean Myles

Presenters Bio

Sally Gabb is currently the Reading Skills Specialist for the Bristol Community College QUEST student support program, a part of the Center for Developmental Education at BCC. She has 30 years experience working in adult basic education, as teacher, curriculum developer, and education director, and most recently as Director of SABES Southeast. She has a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in adult developmental reading. Jean Myles received her B.A. in Psychology & Elementary Education from UMass Dartmouth and an M. Ed. in Special Education from Rhode Island College. She served as an Academic Support Counselor at Bristol Community College from 2001 to 2005, and from 2005 to the present has served as a QUEST Mathematics Skills Specialist.

Prerequisites

None

Host RSC

Southeast Massachusetts Region

PDPs

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