Math Placement Tests (Computer Assisted Tests)

Our placement test uses computer adaptive test (CAT) technology to assess skills quickly. The Placement CBM Skills module will work well for students in grades K-3 or students working on skills typically introduced in these grades.

Once your students have completed a module, use the teacher reports section to view the individual test items, total score, and percentile score. The percentile score can be used to compare test performance (higher is better),but please keep in mind that the percentiles are based on mastery of content questions from the entire K-3 standards.

Geometry: Items focus on identifying and describing 2D and 3D geometric shapes based on their attributes, analyzing, and comparing 2D and 3D geometric shapes, creating composite shapes from multiple smaller shapes, dividing circles and rectangles into two or four equal parts and describing parts using words like halves, thirds, fourths, and quarters, finding the perimeter of a 2D shape. 

Cardinality and Counting: Items focus on counting in sequence within 20, comparing group size within 20, identifying number values within 20, comparing numbers within 20 using words greater, smaller, and equal, skip counting by numbers, counting to answer"how many?" within 20. 

Fractions: Items focus on identifying and representing fractions as a number on the number line, comparing two fractions using <, =, and > , recognizing and generating fractions from a visual fraction model, adding and subtracting fractions, solving word problems that involve fractions, relating decimal notation for fractions, converting fractions to decimals. 

Number and Operations: Items focus on recognizing and writing numbers (1-3 digits) adding and subtracting within 1-2 digits, place value (hundreds, tens, and ones), skip counting by1's, 2's, 5's, 10's, and 100's, identifying <, =, and > with two numbers(1-3 digits), solving math word problems with addition and subtraction within100. 

Measurement and Data: Items focus on using addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving length given in the same units, telling time from analog and digital clocks, solving word problems involving dollar bills, dimes, nickels, and pennies, recognizing area as an attribute of plane figures and understanding the concept of area measurement, applying the area formulas for rectangles, reading and interpreting information from a scaled picture graph, line graph, or bar graph that represents data with several categories.