Career Skills Enhancement Program (CSEP)
The XYZs of Algebra
OVERVIEW
This course’s main objective is to provide
the employee with an understanding of algebra.
The lessons and exercises in this course will provide the participant
with the practice and experiences necessary to develop algebra knowledge,
skills, and abilities. Course
includes a variety of exercises and is based on ETSU’s Developmental Studies
algebra curriculum.
Upon completion of this course, the
participant will demonstrate competencies in algebra in the following subject
areas:
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Fractions,
Decimals, Percents |
|
Operations
with signed numbers |
|
Order
of operations |
|
Working
with exponents |
|
Solving
linear equations & inequalities |
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Translating
and solving written problems |
EVALUATION
Evaluation process includes an informal
in-take on the current level of participant’s knowledge and skills as related
to arithmetic and algebra. Competencies
in each subject area will be measured with an exam.
Upon completion of each section’s lessons and exercises, the particpant
will score 80% or higher on the evaluative exam.
Instructor and participant evaluation used
to determine rate of progression. Participant
will gain an understanding of many new words and terms throughout course.
COMPLETION
Participant completes course when all
individual exercises have been completed, and when the participant has obtained
a score of 80% or higher on the final assessment. The participant must score 80%
or higher on each evaluative exam to proceed to next subject.
Campus Box 70564, Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: (423) 439-6130
Fax: (423) 439-8354
Email: hrga@etsu.edu