The Mathematics Placement Test (MPT) is given to all new students attending Columbia International College. It consists of six parts, which are made up of a variety of questions from the current Ontario Mathematics Curriculum, grades 9 to OAC. No dictionary or calculator is allowed during the 75-minute test. Depending on the results of the test, the student will receive an initial recommendation from the Math Department Head as to the appropriate level of mathematics for that semester.
The MPT result is used as a guiding tool only, indicating a student's math abilities in a foreign language such as English.
A students' future goals and personal file will provide the Principal and guidance counselors with added information, which is then used to make a final decision about the mathematics courses students should take.
The MPT results will not be used in the computation of any marks, for any courses, at any time.
Questions may include the following instructions:
- Calculate
- Evaluate
- Factor
- Find
- Simplify
- State
- Solve
- Graph
Topics to be tested:
- BEDMAS Rule
- Factoring Polynomials
- Solving Equations
- Graphing Functions
- Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
- Trigonometry
- Analytic Geometry
- Logarithms
- Sequences and Series
English Placement Test
Academic Placement Test
