Math Skill Assessment Description Production Technician Academy/CNC Operator Academy

The CNC Operator Academy and the Production Technician Academy include teaching and skill assessments to assure graduates have the ability to understand and apply fundamental mathematics. This is accomplished by pre admission testing to assure students have the arithmetic skills needed to learn the technical mathematics material taught in the program.

Pre- Admission testing is based on these skills:

Understanding Place Value, to Thousands Addition

Three or Four Numbers

Multi-Digit Numbers Subtraction

1-Digit Number from a 2-Digit Number

Two 2-Digit Numbers

Multi-Digit Numbers with Regrouping

Multi-Digit Numbers with Consecutive Regrouping

Across Zeros Multiplication:

2-Digit Number by a 1-Digit Number

3-Digit Number by a 1-Digit Number

2-Digit Number by a 2-Digit Number

Multiple of 10 or 100

Multiple of 10 by a Multiple of 10 Division

Multi-Digit Numbers by a 1-Digit Number

Multiples of 100 Story Problems

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication; Division Finding Equivalent Fractions Simplifying Fractions

The Test is computer based on 100 questions are asked, 5 questions for each of the bulleted items above. 80% in each of the 20 modules is required to pass. The test is delivered through a tutorial program, PLATO. Candidates, who miss one or more area, are guided to short, specific tutorials in order to learn the topic prior to retesting. Access is available via the internet and is free to the candidate. A second attempt at the test will be scheduled when the candidate has had the chance to study.

Program Learning Objectives are listed below. Instructor lead content leads to competency testing in the form a written assessment

CNC Operator Academy

• Calculate rate, ratio, decimal and proportion with and without the use of a calculator • Understand how to plot and read Right hand Cartesian Coordinates • Calculate rotational velocity equations (RPMs) • Calculate speeds, feeds, and horsepower requirements for machining

Production Technician Academy

• Apply basic math functions to solve workplace problems • Calculate percentage, rate, ratio, decimal and proportion with and without the use of a calculator • Create and interpret basic graphs and charts commonly used in manufacturing

Math Skill Assessment Description Production Technician Academy/CNC Operator Academy

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Understanding Place Value, to Thousands 1. Select the place where the digit 8 sits in this number: 387,950

A. Tens B. Ones C. Ten thousands

D. One thousands E. Hundred thousands F. Hundreds

Addition 2. 18+14+42=____ 3. 3492+1660=_____ Subtraction 4. 57-4=___ 5. 92-21=____ 6. 880-33=____ 7. 4936-2669=____ 8. 6032-677=____

Multiplication: 9. 57×6=____ 10. 102×6=___ 11. 14×80=___ 12. 43×100=___ 13. 30×30=___ Division 14. 338÷9=___R__ 15. 2100÷21=___

Story Problems: 16. Trang has a job planting shrubs beside the highway. He needs to plan 500 shrubs in a week. So far, he has

planted this many: Monday-84 Tuesday-92 Wednesday-87 Thursday-104 How many shrubs does Trang need to plant on Friday? A. 133 B. 367 C. 33 D. No more shrubs are needed.

17. Angel and Robert want to hike a trail that goes from Maine to Georgia. The trail is 2050 miles long. If they

hike 12 miles a day for 30 days, how many miles do they have left to hike? A. 1,690 miles B. 169 miles C. 360 miles D. 2,410 miles

18. Rachel is a lunchroom supervisor at West School. The children eat lunch at 15 long tables. When all tables

are used, 240 children can eat at one time. How many seas are there at each table? A. 8 seats B. 12 seats C. 16 seats D. 20 seats

Finding Equivalent Fractions

19. Write any fraction that is equivalent to

.

Simplifying Fractions

20. Write the fraction in the simplest form

Orientation & Application

Does Applicant

meet minimum criteria?

APPLICANT REJECTED

No ACT Performance Test KVCC Math Assessment

Yes

Did Applicant

pass?

Yes No Structured Interview

Did Applicant

pass?

No Yes Provisional Acceptance

Criminal Background Check & Drug Screen

Did Applicant

pass?

FINAL ACCEPTANCE

Yes

No

Math Testing Recommendation Production Technician Academy/CNC Operator Academy

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommendation Replace the ACT WorkKey Assessments with the KVCC Math Assessment in the second step of the application process. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Currently, applicants of the Production Technician Academy are required to earn a Bronze level on the three ACT WorkKey assessments that comprise the National Career Readiness Certificate. After reference checks, candidates must call the Michigan Works Service Center and schedule their assessments. The ACT Performance test is conducted at the same visit. The Production Technician Academy has graduated 3 cohorts of students and Mark Sigfrids, full-time KVCC mathematics faculty, has taught the Technical Math portion of the course. Mark found that there were students who didn’t have the foundation of math necessary for him to teach the Technical Math Learning Objectives for the course, though they all earned at least a bronze level on the Work Key Applied Math assessment. He often had to go back and teach basic Arithmetic skills to students to get them up to speed to teach the course content. Candidates for the programs frequently express a fear of the math assessment and we have lost candidates at this stage of the application for each program. As a planning step for the CNC Operator Academy, an assessment of math skills was performed by Mark Sigfrids, Howard Carpenter, Bill Willging, Ph.D., Director of the Expressways Program, Tom Sutton, Associate Director and Katie Herweg. They identified the pre-requisite math skills needed to perform the technical math required of a CNC Operator. Once this was established, the group found that the same pre-requisite math level was needed for success in the PTA. A skill assessment was created in our Plato tutoring program, so that remediation can be based specifically on the areas the candidate missed. Tutoring is free and available 24 -7. Anecdotal Feedback

• Two candidates that passed the Work Keys assessment for PTA moved their application to the CNC. They were not able to pass the KVCC math assessment.

• Out of 117 Candidates for the PTA, 1 person failed to pass the WorkKey Assessment. • 28 of 117 (24%) of the PTA Candidates dropped out of the application process during

Math Testing. • Currently, 22 hours of class time are dedicated to teaching math. Eight hours are

dedicated to reviewing Arithmetic skills. According to Mark Sigfrids, we could drop the math time in the class down to 14 hours if the students came in with the necessary skills.